Currently in San Francisco — June 21, 2024: Cool solstice weekend

The weather, currently.

The fog will stay dense in certain areas this weekend, with patchy sun as it burns off throughout the day. Mid-60s on Saturday will be our warmest, with high temps Friday and Sunday otherwise hovering around 60, and down to a cool 50 overnights. The 15mph hour wind will make it feel even colder.

Does it feel like midsummer to you? Happy solstice, if “happy” is the right word for the daylight hours beginning to shorten again.

— 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.