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Currently in NYC — July 24, 2023: Very humid with some storms

Plus, Typhoon Doksuri is rapidly strengthening as it approaches the Philippines and Taiwan.

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Stacy Blundell & Eric Holthaus
July 23, 2023

The weather, currently.

Partly sunny and warm

This is a PSA for those who hate the heat: Run. Monday will be perfectly fine, doable humidity and a high around 85°F. It’s partly sunny, it’s seasonable, it’s acceptable. A harmless stray shower is possible but not likely. But, by later in the week BIG heat is likely to head our way and temperatures will climb up into the 90s with sweltering humidity. It could feel like the 100s in a few days so definitely enjoy your day on Monday. Then, yeah, run… somewhere much cooler.

Bike Forecast:

8 out of 10

What you can do, currently.

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What you need to know, currently.

Typhoon Doksuri has rapidly strengthened over the weekend and is now approaching the Philippines with a chance at becoming a super typhoon.

Doksuri’s track has been shifting slightly south over the past day or so, increasing the threat to the northern part of Luzon in the Philippines, and diminishing the threat somewhat for Taiwan. However, if Doksuri makes landfall in Taiwan, it will be the island’s first typhoon in six years — a long streak for one of the most typhoon-prone places in the world.

Super typhoons have sustained wind speeds of at least 150 mph (241 kph) and are by far the most damaging type of typhoons. (A typhoon, hurricane, and tropical cyclone are all different regional words for the same thing.) Back in May, Super Typhoon Mawar, the 2023 season’s first super typhoon, became one of the strongest typhoons ever to strike the island of Guam.