Currently in Boston — August 23, 2024: A Stunning Weekend Ahead

The weather, currently.

A great stretch of weather continues into the weekend with sunshine Friday through Sunday.

Winds are going to be light this weekend with plenty of dry air and lower levels of humidity. That humidity will increase next week, so for now enjoy the dry stuff.

Nights will be comfortably cool and nice for sleeping. Highs reach the lower 80s the next two days and move into the mid 80s on Sunday. Have a great 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.