If you are heading north to a vacation in British Columbia, you might turn around. It is going to be extraordinarily wet up there.Bad for outdoor fun, very good for suppressing wildfires.You won't believe what I am about to show you. First, here is the predicted total precipitation through 5 PM Saturday. Cross the international border and you will get drenched, with some locations getting 2-5 inches. And this is supposedly the dry season.Much more precipitation in the same east-west band.Amazing. The north Cascades gets a piece of it, as does the northern Rockies. But look offshore! An area of rain is heading inland from the southwest, with the Oregon coast starting to get wet. Will that system hit Washington?Here is the 48 h total ending 5 AM Thursday. Western Oregon and Washington get wet, with roughly an inch of rain.They show the same thing. Here is the difference from normal (the anomaly) of precipitation for the next 10 days from the highly skillful European model ensemble.with above normal precipitation extending over western Washington. Wetter than normal as well over northern Idaho and Montana.. The surface over much of the region is moist and will remain so. There is no hint of developing strong, dry offshore (easterly flow). Objective measures of fire threat suggest low probabilities (see below).It is becoming increasingly clear that this will be a very benign July for wildfires and smoke and the forecast models are suggesting that this moist situation will continue into August. Thus, it is a bit frustrating that certain media outlets and some public officials are still suggesting that there will be an unusually severe wildfire/smoke threat this summer. And enjoy the fourth tonight...should be dry here in Washington.