A year's worth of land has already burned in Canada

Canadian wildfires are on a pace seen by no other year except for the historic 2023, and they are set to deliver more smoke to the United States ahead. The Pacific Ocean is churning out tropical cyclones, as well.

Weather Watch

Canada fires. New rounds of wildfire smoke may work into the U.S. as soon as Tuesday with heavy plumes sitting just north of the border this morning. It comes as the country already passes average for a whole year at over 3.1 million hectares burned to date.

Pacific storms. Barbara briefly became the season’s first hurricane in the eastern Pacific on Monday. Cosme was just shy of that mark early Tuesday. Another area of disturbed weather trailing those storms could also develop into a tropical cyclone ahead.

Authoritarian parade. Saturday should end up a fairly classic June day in D.C., with highs approaching 90 and plenty of humidity. By parade time in the evening, temperatures will probably be in the humid 80s, unless rain drives readings lower. Water droplets from the sky aren’t likely to be widespread, but some storms could be around.

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