Currently in San Francisco — June 2, 2023

The weather, currently.

For the first time in over 10 years, a wolverine was spotted in California (only the 2nd one seen in 101 years!!). On May 20, a skier on Mammoth Mountain spotted what looked like “a small bear … [with a] long tail” that suddenly took off into the woods as another skier approached. Wolverines were largely wiped out in California after human settlements decreased their habitat, but it seems that occasionally the ones that remain in the Rocky Mountains clamber into our state.

—Priya Shukla

What you need to know, currently.

A Tropical Depression has formed in the central Gulf of Mexico, and is expected to continue bringing heavy showers and thunderstorms to most of Florida over the coming few days.

Even though hurricane season just started on Thursday, this depression is the second cyclone of the season. A subtropical storm formed in the Atlantic Ocean in mid-January, but was only recognized months later after forecasters reexamined old weather maps. If this week’s cyclone, TD2, continues to strengthen, it would be given the name ‘Arlene’.

-Eric Holthaus

What you can do, currently.

Welcome to the new-and-improved Currently!

If you’re a big fan of Currently, please share us with a friend! Our brand-new referral program is a way to give our biggest fans direct ownership of our company. We are the first weather service in the world to do this, and we’ll have much more in the coming days on our hopes and dreams for member-ownership, as well as Currently as a whole.

Thank you for taking this exciting journey with us!

—Eric Holthaus