Currently in Boston — August 1, 2024: Oppressively humid

The weather, currently.

Very humid weather is going to continue for the next several days with dew points in the upper 60s to lower 70s. On Wednesday the dew points reach the mid-70s in many spots making for an oppressively humid afternoon.

Temperatures on Thursday and Friday will reach near 90° after starting in the lower 70s. There is a small risk of a pop-up shower or thunderstorm but it's ever so small and highly unlikely. Over the weekend I'm expecting more humidity with temperatures 85 to 90° and the chance for an afternoon shower or thunderstorm. The warm weather continues into next week.

— Dave Epstein

What you can do, currently.

A Media Matters analysis found that last year — the hottest calendar year on record — network coverage of climate actually declined in the US. What’s worse, just 12% of reports about climate change mentioned fossil fuels as the driving cause. The media still reported on extreme weather, but stopped short of making the climate connection.

Independent climate journalism like Currently is needed more than ever. And this year, with all of these weather warnings already underway, we’ll unfortunately have plenty of opportunities to do better.