Currently in Chicago — October 26, 2023: Cloudy, rainy, and warm

The weather, currently.

Chicagoland will continue to see overcast skies with scattered showers, rain, high humidity, and possible thunderstorms all the way through Saturday. Wednesday night’s chance of precipitation is 60%, with a low around 62. Thursday will be rainy off and on all day, with a high near 72, gusts up to 30mph, and potential thunderstorms before 10am.

The showers will continue through Thursday night, with an increased chance of thunderstorms between 1 and 4am. Alert for my fellow Chicago-area gardeners: this weekend is your last chance to move tender plants indoors, because we will likely see our first freeze on Monday night.

— Katje Sabin

What you need to know, currently.

On Wednesday, I joined Science Friday’s book club for a live video chat about my book The Future Earth — and the discussion was one of the best I’ve had in a long time.

My book is about hopeful and possible paths to escape climate doom and bring about collective liberation — and as brutal as this year has been, I know any evidence of hope is very much needed right about now.

If you have an hour, give it a listen. And thank you all for supporting me and my work in each of your ways over the time we’ve known each other. 🙏

— Eric Holthaus

What you can do, currently.

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