Currently in Boston — August 21, 2024: Continued cooler than average

The weather, currently.

Temperatures will start in the 50s on Wednesday along with sunshine. Afternoon highs will reach the lower 70s with a few building clouds. A few showers could pop up, especially east of Route 495. Northern New England has a better chance of showers. Dew points continue in the 50s, so comfortable levels of humidity.

It turns a bit warmer on Thursday along with sunshine and highs in the mid to upper 70s. It gets near 80 on Friday and into the 80s over the weekend all with sunshine. Slightly warmer than average conditions will be here this weekend with comfortable air for sleeping at night.

-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.