Currently in Boston — July 12, 2024: Hot and humid

The weather, currently.

More heat and humidity is on tap for Friday with mostly sunny skies and temperatures up near 90°.

It looks to me like there’s a chance for a couple of showers in the afternoon and maybe a thunderstorm but most of the day is dry. There's a better chance for showers on Saturday especially the first half of the day with temperatures in the 80s along with plenty of humidity. Readings get back near or a little above 90 for Sunday through the middle of next week for another heat wave. The extreme humidity should back off after that. 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.