Currently in San Francisco — August 23, 2024: Hotter this weekend

The weather, currently.

San Francisco summer — aka September, sometimes October — isn’t too far away. This weekend looks like a preview, with daytime highs heading into the mid-70s. Next week it’ll be even hotter!

By Sunday, daytime highs will hit 80 or higher in some parts of the city. Overnight lows will be closer to 60 all weekend. And winds will ease down toward 12-14mph, less breeze for our warm days. Stay cool and safe out there!

— 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.