Currently in the Twin Cities — July 31, 2024: July ends on a hot note

The weather, currently.

Wednesday will see the month end on a hot note and also with strong storms possible late in the day. Cooler and drier air finally will work into Minnesota next week thanks to two cold fronts.

We are in the final hours of the month of July and it will end up a mixed month as far as temperatures and rainfall go for the state. On a statewide basis, northern Minnesota saw July temperatures average 2 to 3 degrees above normal while southern Minnesota, including the Twin Cities pulled off a nearly normal month.

— 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.