Currently in Austin — December 1, 2023: Partly sunny

The weather, currently.

The redbud tree in my neighbor’s yard has started to bloom, sending out little pink poofs of hope while the trees around it drop their leaves. It’s budding a couple of months earlier than usual, perhaps testing response to the message it’s sending in a warming climate. But it grows along an alley, where not many people will see it. 

I hope it enjoys its brief glory on Friday, on a partly sunny day with a high near 72. Friday night will be partly cloudy, with a low around 48 and calm winds.

This newsletter will be taking a break until January. I admire what Eric has done and continues to do to build Currently, trying to send a message of hope to a warming world, but waiting for the world to notice. Until January, we hope.

-Anne Hebert

What you can do, currently.

Everyone deserves to thrive. Everyone is worthy of a better world. That’s why we’re building a weather service for the climate emergency.

Currently’s new weather service is now live. In the weeks and months ahead, we’ll be continually adding more features and opening up more slots as we develop the service.

But for now, space is limited in the weather service because I want to make sure we can provide the highest quality service we possibly can while we work to refine the system with your input.

If you’d like to put your name on the waiting list, be sure to fill out our baseline survey if you haven’t already which will hold your spot in line.

Our goal — as always — is to co-create the most personalized, most informative weather service that exists. And, above all, to make this service accessible, equitable, and resilient enough to bring safety and joy to the climate emergency.