Currently in Boston — August 16, 2024: A beautiful Friday

The weather, currently.

After showers and thunderstorms Thursday evening we are setting ourselves up for a beautiful Friday.

Temperatures during the morning will start in the 60s and end up in the low to mid 80s on Friday afternoon.

For the weekend it looks like we'll see a blend of clouds and sunshine. Any shower should hold off until Sunday night so the daylight hours of the weekend are likely to be dry. Look for temperatures to be in the upper 70s to mid 80s on Saturday and lower 80s to perhaps upper 70s on Sunday. Showers likely arrive Sunday night and into Monday. Have a terrific weekend!

-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.