Currently in Chicago — July 9, 2024: Clouds from both sides now

The weather, currently.

As our beloved Joni observed, we’ll be seeing clouds from both sides in the next few days: high and wispy versus down and dirty, swooping in and scudding out.

We’ve got a chance of thunderstorms this evening as the low temperatures dip to near 70. Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy and the high will be comfortable in the near-80s before more clouds roll in Tuesday night bringing with them a moderate chance of scattered storms. This pattern of clouds and showers will persist through Thursday evening. Cloud Gate will earn its name, giving us a thoughtful view of feather canyons everywhere.

— 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.