Currently in Chicago — August 12, 2024: The lovely weather continues

The weather, currently.

The streak of lovely, mild summer days will continue through most of the week. Monday will bring a few more clouds with a high of 79 (with a tiny chance of sprinkles in the afternoon). Then the next few days will end up with highs near 80 and lows in the mid-60s.

If my fellow weather nerds have noticed that Chicago predictions are sometimes a bit off the mark, you’re not wrong. Axios gives the rundown on a study of national forecasts, and why Chicago can be trickier than other places.

— Katje Sabin

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.