Currently in the Twin Cities — August 9, 2024: Unusually cool weather continues

The weather, currently.

Temperatures again will be 10 to 20 degrees cooler than normal Friday as unusually cool air persists. Morning sun will give way to afternoon clouds again with some sprinkles mainly north of the Twin Cities due to the unusually cold air aloft combined with early August sunshine. Highs will be in just the upper 60s.

We may be in for at least 9 consecutive days of highs below 80 in the Twin Cities- a feat that hasn’t happened since late May into the first two days of June. The weekend looks pleasant with highs in the 70s and dry weather with afternoon partly cloudy skies.

— 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.