Currently in the Twin Cities — August 2, 2024: A weekend in the 90s

The weather, currently.

The system that brought strong storms over the past 24 hours is exiting Minnesota, allowing for sunny skies to develop for Friday and Saturday. Both days will be near 90 degrees for highs.

If you like the heat, get out and enjoy it because we’re in for a prolonged, cooler pattern starting early next week. Highs next week will be mostly in the 70s. We also have the chance of storms overnight Saturday night and again Monday.

— Sven Sundgaard

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.