Currently in the Twin Cities — June 28, 2024: More rain :(

The weather, currently.

Here we go again: more rain is on the way for Thursday night and Friday.

The rainfall will come in two main rounds. The first will be more of a scattered light to moderate rain into early Friday. We’ll have a midday break with a few peeks of sun then storms will redevelop ahead of a cold front. The afternoon storms could be strong to severe. There’s a slight risk (level 2 of 5) for severe weather.

The bigger issue will be if there’s locally heavy rain. Most of us should see one inch or less but in some storms it could be higher. The weekend still looks dry and cool. More storms are possible late 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.