Currently in Portland — September 6, 2023: The sunshine is back

The weather, currently.

After a couple months of record heat, we’re back to the temps we’re supposed to have for September—and that’s quite a relief! Already a taste of fall is in the air, and the rain we’ve gotten over the last week is bringing gardens back to life and allowing dormant seeds to sprout. My seemingly doomed heatwave plantings seem to be sprining out of the ground and the grasses are turning green. This is the PNW I know and love! Wednesday will be a mostly sunny day, with high temps reaching the mid-70s. Just about perfect, in my opinion. And overnight temps will drop to a cool mid-50s.

— Stella Harris

What you need to know, currently.

We’re excited to welcome seven new weather experts to the Currently crew today! Sign up in one-click to your city below:

Loren Drummond is our new Seattle writer. She loves spending the weekends mountain-climbing in the Cascades.

Britta Shoot is our new San Francisco writer, who has written for publications as varied as Bay Nature and the Economist. As we head into this El Niño winter, we’ll also be experimenting with hyperlocal daily weather newsletter across the Bay Area — waitlists open now!

Julia Dinmore is our new Denver writer, and has a flourishing career advocating for environmental action in Colorado.

Anne Hebert is the new writer for our brand-new Austin, Texas newsletter. She’s born and raised in central Texas and a big-time weather nerd.

Katje Sabin is our new Chicago writer, who loves living by the lake and the powerful midwest thunderstorms there.

Abe Musselman is our new Philadelphia writer, who loves exploring the outdoors across the Mid-Atlantic.

Myriam Vidal Valero is our new Washington, DC writer, and is a bilingual science and environmental journalist who has published in news outlets around the world.

What you can do, currently.

One of my favorite organizations, Mutual Aid Disaster Relief, serves as a hub of mutual aid efforts focused on climate action in emergencies — like Hurricane Idalia. Find mutual aid network near you and join, or donate to support networks in Florida: