Currently in Boston — July 3, 2024: Warm and humid weather continues

The weather, currently.

Wednesday will bring more sunshine and warm temperatures. Afternoon maximums will reach the 80s after starting in the lower 60s at sunrise. Humidity levels will continue to be in the comfortable range. This is the last day of lowish levels of humidity until at least next week.

On Independence Day I am expecting a blend of clouds and sunshine and there could be a shower especially West of route 495. It will be noticeably more humid by the time the afternoon arrives and it should be dry for the fireworks.

Friday is my pick of the 4-day weekend with temperatures in the 80s along with lots of sunshine. It's generally partly to mostly sunny the rest of the weekend but there is a small risk of a shower.

— 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.