Currently in San Francisco — August 6, 2024: Part sun and warming Tuesday

The weather, currently.

The sun should return a bit on Tuesday, with temps rising above 70 in some areas. Winds from the west should offer a cooling breeze, and overnight lows will stay consistent in the mid-50s.

Despite the ongoing Park Fire — now at over 400,000 acres — our air quality remains good, with winds shifting wildfire smoke north. We continue to monitor whether this terrible fire will make itself better known in the Bay Area in the coming weeks.

— 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.