Currently in the Twin Cities — July 3, 2024: A one-day break before the rain returns

The weather, currently.

Enjoy Wednesday because it will be the one sunny, dry day for the remainder of the week. Highs will be in the mid 80s.

Already another system aims to make for a potentially unpleasant Fourth of July. Showers and storms with the potential for an additional 1 to 3 inches of rainfall will roll through on Thursday into Friday. The weekend offers more isolated/spotty thunder chances and perhaps a bit more sun but it won’t be 100% dry.

— 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.