Currently in Los Angeles — July 28, 2023: Another great beach weekend

The weather, currently.

My thermostat on my balcony hit 92 yesterday. But I have to say, with the afternoon sea breeze, it didn’t feel as bad as previous days. Today, expect similar weather with 90s away from the immediate coast. I’ll likely be hitting the beach this weekend. Saturday looks to be a clearer day than Sunday, where there’s another chance of convection inland. 6 hours east, Phoenix finally got hit with some thunderstorms of their own on Wednesday night. Maybe monsoon season is arriving in earnest.

— Ade Adeniji

What you need to know, currently.

We’re about to switch our full attention back to the weather, but I wanted to make one last pitch for everyone to become a paid member of Currently.

The climate news has been all-encompassing in recent days. Today, in fact, the UN Secretary-General declared a transition from the era of ‘global warming’ to a new era of ‘global boiling’. And he’s right. I mean, there are people in Phoenix this week who suffered 3rd-degree burns just from falling on the pavement.

This does not have to be our lives. This does not have to be our future. A better world is possible. And, each of us have a place in bringing that world into being.

Currently exists to connect people with timely and accurate weather and climate info — and our mission is to make that info available in every language for every person on Earth. No other weather service in the world has this mission. It’s our contribution to climate justice.

The next three months of August, September, and October are peak hurricane season, peak wildfire season, and with a growing El Niño and global temperatures at record highs, God knows what else. Currently will be here to keep you updated. Over the coming days we’ll be doing a big re-launch of our interactive weather messaging service that will provide customized weather alerts for almost any criteria, anywhere in the world.

Becoming a Currently member costs $5 a month to continue making this service possible. With that you’ll get first dibs on our new services, plus a share of direct ownership of our success. More on that soon, too.

Our goal is getting 397 new members before July 31 — and I’d love for one of those to be you. Thank you!!

—Eric Holthaus