Currently in Portland — June 5, 2023

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Eric Holthaus
June 04, 2023

The weather, currently.

It'll be a warm and sunny but windy Monday!

What a weekend! It really couldn't have been more beautiful. This week will be pretty lovely, too, though some wind is being added to the mix. Monday will reach a high temp of 84, but we'll also be getting winds of 10-17mph, and gusts up to 30mph. Even on a warm day, that can bring a chill! Be sure to bring some layers, even if it looks nice out. And be careful if you plan to enjoy the sun from the water, as these winds will bring choppy waves and also some sharp sandblasts if you're staying on the shore. Monday night will cool to the mid-50s and that wind will keep going all night, so stay cozy!

What you need to know, currently.

France Télévisions, the French public television network, has revamped its daily weather broadcasts to incorporate climate change. The change is being heralded by climate journalists around the world.

The goal is to “not just to say, ‘It will be sunny tomorrow or it will rain,’ but to explain why,” Alexandre Kara, the editor-in-chief of France Télévisions, said in an interview with the AFP news agency. Kara added that it is no longer “acceptable to be happy that it is 25 degrees [77 degrees Fahrenheit] in [the seaside resort town of] Biarritz in February without explaining why.”

Covering Climate Now

What’s more, their entire newsroom — not just weather journalists — will no longer fly to report on domestic stories “except in cases of urgent breaking news.” Bon travail, France Télévisions!

-Eric Holthaus

A Path-breaking Innovation in Climate Journalism

French public television replaces traditional weathercasts with weather-and-climate reports

coveringclimatenow.org/climate-beat-story/a-path-breaking-innovation-in-climate-journalism

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