Currently in Boston — July 10th, 2024: Hot and humid with showers

The weather, currently.

The remnants of what once was a formidable hurricane, Beryl, will pass the northwest of southern New England the next 36 hours and bring a southerly flow of tropical air.

There could be a few showers, especially Wednesday afternoon and the first part of Thursday. The humidity will be about as high as it can get in New England with a heat advisory posted for Wednesday. Highs will reach 88-92.

With the clouds being more present Thursday readings should stay under 90 and break the heat wave which has been going on since Sunday over inland areas. Otherwise look for sunshine and a few clouds. The early morning and hour or two just before sunset will be the most comfortable to do any outdoor work such as gardening.

— 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.