Currently in San Francisco — August 12, 2024: Coolest day of the week

The weather, currently.

Temps will rise later into the 70s most days this week. But Monday will be mild, with highs in the mid-60s. Winds will also be stronger Monday, up toward 20mph. Morning will likely be brisk until the sun emerges, and the overnight lows will stay steadily in the mid-50s like they’ve been for months now.

We’ll continue to monitor the air quality, with wildfire season unfortunately underway. So far, the city has mostly been spared the smoke. Grateful for that.

— Britta Shoot

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.