Currently in NYC — November 9, 2023: Mostly cloudy with a few showers

The weather, currently. 

We’ll have a warm front moving through our area on Thursday. Depending on how far north it gets, our highs will end up either being in the low 60s or the high 60s. Regardless, that’s above average for us so you can exchange the coat for the jacket on Thursday. We could see some showers, especially early. Otherwise, a mostly cloudy day is likely. Want an early peek into this weekend’s weather? So far it’s looking sunny and chilly! I’ll take that!

Bike Forecast:

6 out of 10

— Stacy Blundell

What you need to know, currently.

According to the latest US drought monitor, California is now entirely drought-free for the first time since early 2020 — thanks to a series of beneficial rains brought in part by Hurricane Hilary and a growing El Niño.

Almost every major lake and reservoir in the state is currently filled higher than normal — a rarity for California in this era of megadrought. Some areas of the Sierra Nevada mountain range are more than 20 inches ahead in 2023 alone. The state also made it through peak wildfire season with hardly any major threats, thanks mostly to the wet soil.

In fact, state officials have begun to release extra capacity from California reservoirs to hold heavy rains that might come with El Niño this winter. The first potential atmospheric river of the season could arrive as early as this weekend.

— Eric Holthaus

What you can do, currently.

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