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.

Smoke from wildfires blazing across Canada is once again wafting over huge portions of the U.S. Midwest and worsening air quality there. On August 1 conditions are particularly bad in Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois.

Widespread special air quality statements are in effect across much of Ontario and Quebec this weekend as thick plumes of wildfire smoke push into the region from the Prairies. Smoke and air quality issues will continue east into Quebec and portions of the Maritimes on Sunday.