Currently in Boston — July 1, 2024: A pleasant start to July

The weather, currently.

Monday features lots of sunshine with temperatures in the 70s. There could be a little sprinkle in the afternoon. Humidity will be much lower than it was on Sunday when dew points got to the upper 70s near the all-time high for June. This is another sign of our warming climate that we are seeing more humidity earlier in the season than ever before.

Humidity returns for July 4th with a mix of clouds and sun and perhaps a morning shower. We'll have to keep an eye to see whether any storms bubble up in the afternoon on that day but right now it looks pretty good and even nice for the beach. Hot weather continues after the holiday into next week when it looks like temperatures will continue significantly above average.

— 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.