Minneapolis faced severely degraded air quality, ranking among the worst globally due to smoke drifting from Canadian wildfires. The Air Quality Index reached unhealthy levels, prompting alerts across Minnesota and parts of Illinois,

Notably, there are also fire weather concerns for parts of Hawaii, specifically the leeward portions of all Hawaiian Islands and interior sections of the Big Island as dry weather, as well as wind gusts between 35 and 50 mph, will persist through the weekend with conditions improving by late Sunday for the Hawaiian Islands.

Minnesota's air quality is suffering due to smoke from Canadian wildfires, affecting residents statewide with alerts in place until at least Saturday.