Critical fire risk day in NE CA today due to potential for relatively widespread dry lightning. Dry strikes away from wetting rainfall in storm cores expected; despite cooler than avg temps presently, fuels are now dry enough (from earlier heat) to be receptive. #CAwx #CAfire

The good news, in this case, is that temperatures in this region are currently cooler than avg for July & there are no major wind events on horizon (nor is there a drought presently). So while there will probably be new fires, they will probably not be immediately threatening.