The JAXA/ViSHOP web site is currently undergoing maintenance, but here is how their 2 day average extent graph looked for June 2nd:

Extent was 3rd lowest in the JAXA record, behind 2016 and 2019.

The Alfred Wegener Institute’s sea ice concentration data shows that the Bering Sea is now largely free of sea ice, and the areas of open water in the Beaufort, Chukchi, East Siberian and Laptev Seas continue to expand:

The sea ice concentration map also shows open water in much of Lancaster Sound. Also apparent is the widespread presence of melt ponds along the southern part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Here’s a closer, albeit somewhat cloudy, look:

Water is now flowing onto the fast ice covering the Laptev Sea off the delta of the River Lena:

Melt ponds are also starting to form on the fast ice further south.

Watch this space!