Currently in the Twin Cities — September 6, 2023: A fall-time reality check

The weather, currently.

Tuesday marked the end of a historic heat wave. We saw 5 consecutive days in the 90s: something we haven’t done in 45 years in the month of September. We tied two record highs Sunday and Monday and Monday was also the hottest Labor Day recorded in the Twin Cities. We also broke 2 record warm overnight lows.

Now for the fall reality check. Temps will remain in the 60s Wednesday with lingering clouds before brightening up Thursday. We’ll be back to normal or above temperatures Friday and Saturday before another blast of cool air arrives Monday.

— Sven Sundgaard

What you need to know, currently.

We’re excited to welcome seven new weather experts to the Currently crew today! Sign up in one-click to your city below:

Loren Drummond is our new Seattle writer. She loves spending the weekends mountain-climbing in the Cascades.

Britta Shoot is our new San Francisco writer, who has written for publications as varied as Bay Nature and the Economist. As we head into this El Niño winter, we’ll also be experimenting with hyperlocal daily weather newsletter across the Bay Area — waitlists open now!

Julia Dinmore is our new Denver writer, and has a flourishing career advocating for environmental action in Colorado.

Anne Hebert is the new writer for our brand-new Austin, Texas newsletter. She’s born and raised in central Texas and a big-time weather nerd.

Katje Sabin is our new Chicago writer, who loves living by the lake and the powerful midwest thunderstorms there.

Abe Musselman is our new Philadelphia writer, who loves exploring the outdoors across the Mid-Atlantic.

Myriam Vidal Valero is our new Washington, DC writer, and is a bilingual science and environmental journalist who has published in news outlets around the world.

What you can do, currently.

One of my favorite organizations, Mutual Aid Disaster Relief, serves as a hub of mutual aid efforts focused on climate action in emergencies — like Hurricane Idalia. Find mutual aid network near you and join, or donate to support networks in Florida: