Currently in Chicago — July 23, 2024: Clouds and storms roll in

The weather, currently.

Our weekend ended with a late-night trip to the Montrose dog beach, with entertainment from the Full Moon Jam on Foster Beach. A true only-in-Chicago moment!

The lovely weather pattern we’ve been enjoying is about to be rudely interrupted by heat and thunderstorms. After a pleasant Monday night, with some clouds and a low of 71, Tuesday will start sunny and hot, up to the mid-80s. Then we will see scattered showers and thunderstorms roll in for the afternoon and overnight into Wednesday. The rain should abate by Thursday and we’ll have a few hot dry days to finish the week.

— 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.