Canadian wildfire smoke covers Eastern US, causing red sunsets
Canadian wildfires covered the Eastern U.S. with smoke, causing the sun to turn red.
AccuWeather Canada Expert Brett Anderson discusses the U.S. impact from the Canadian wildfires and how long we can expect it to be an issue.
Smoke from wildfires in Canada covered most of the eastern and central U.S. on Monday morning and will linger through Wednesday, AccuWeather meteorologists say.
A satellite image shows smoke over the United States Tuesday morning, June 3, 2025. (NOAA/CIRA)
Fortunately for people worried about the air quality impacting their health, most of the smoke has remained high in the atmosphere over the United States and only caused red sunrises and sunsets over the weekend and early this week.
Canadian wildfire smoke turns the sun red and then obscures it, on May 31, 2025 in Spring Hill, Tennessee. (Bryan Watt)
A sun rendered red by Canadian wildfire smoke in Oak Island, NC near sunset on June 1, 2025. (Melody Shelton)
However, for areas closer to the fires in the Midwest, air quality remains poor to unhealthy on Tuesday. Residents concerned about the smoke's health effects can check their local air quality on AccuWeather.com.
A person watches the sunset, reddened by smoke from distance wildfires, from a park Sunday, June 1, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
The largest wildfire burning in Canada is the Shoe Fire in central Saskatchewan, which was out of control Monday, and one of the many sources of smoke over the lower 48 states, according to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Brett Anderson.
A sun turned red by Canadian wildfire smoke in Brunswick, Georgia after sunset on June 2, 2025. (Tory Shaqwand Nelson)
