Washington DC cancels National Mall Independence Day parade due to extreme heatwave as America 250 celebrations face major disruption across the US capital

Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Indiana, Ohio and more US states are set to face a Warm Atlantic weather pattern as a powerful heat dome builds during the first week of July. Meanwhile, after European countries endured intense heat, the same atmospheric setup could batter American travellers with dangerous temperatures, thunderstorms and potential tropical development.

Utah joins Washington, Arizona, Florida, California, Wyoming, Georgia and Alaska as devastating wildfires intensify across the US. Prolonged drought, extreme temperature and strong winds are fuelling dangerous conditions, forcing authorities into emergency response mode.