Currently in Austin — November 16, 2023: Mostly clear and delightful

The weather, currently.

Expect more sunshine on Thursday, with highs in the lower to mid 70s. A north northwest wind around 5 mph will become south southeast in the afternoon. Thursday night brings sweater weather, with a low around 52 and a light breeze around 5 mph. It will be a nice evening to watch the skies, with partial cloud cover, the sun setting at 5:34 PM and a waxing crescent moon. If you downloaded the NASA “Spot the Station” app I mentioned last week, you can use it to catch a glimpse not just of the Space Station as it passes overhead, but also of a wayward toolbag orbiting Earth just a few minutes ahead of it.  

-Anne Hebert

What you need to know, currently.

I’ll just get right to it: Currently’s new weather service is now live.

The first round of invites have been sent to those of you who opted in early via this week’s survey. I’ll be sending out more invitations on Thursday with a special discount to a few thousand of our VIP Currently subscribers — those who’ve supported us and been our most avid fans. 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.

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.

In the weeks and months ahead, we’ll be continually adding more features and opening up more slots as we develop the service.

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.

Everyone deserves to thrive. Everyone is worthy of a better world. And this is our part to make those truths a reality. Thank you for helping make this moment possible.

— Eric Holthaus

What you can do, currently.

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