Currently in Boston — August 9, 2024: Showers start the weekend

The weather, currently.

High humidity will arrive Friday on a southwest flow of air on the east side of the remnants of Debby.

The center of Debby is currently passing through New York on its way to Canada. On this track we will see a few showers Friday, but most of the day is dry. Highs will approach 80 with some sunshine between showers, but not a sunny day.

Showers Saturday morning move east and then clear Cape Cod in the afternoon. The afternoon looks warm with highs in the mid-80s. It’s more comfortable on Sunday with highs in the lower 80s and lots of sunshine. The nice weather continues into the first half of 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.