Currently in Chicago — July 30, 2024: Clouds, scattered showers continue

The weather, currently.

Poor Chicago. No meteors, no auroras, not even a measly alligator for us this week. All we’re gonna get for the next few days are clouds, showers, and more thunderstorms, with the storms becoming more likely on Tuesday evening and overnight into Wednesday.

The warming trend will continue as we reach a high in the mid-80s (low 90s inland), and a low tonight of around 67. The hot-and-stormy combo platter will probably keep serving through Friday, then the clouds should clear for a sunny hot weekend. The humidity is at hothouse levels, causing widespread hair chaos and insanely fast zucchini growth. Be careful out there!

— Katje Sabin

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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.