An early-season storm is set to bring the first significant snow of the season to much of the Sierra and soaking rains to the Northern California foothills and Sacramento Valley.

Here's what to expect starting Monday.

Sacramento Valley rain

Rain started moving into the Sacramento area early Monday afternoon. More than a half-inch of rain is expected by around 5 p.m. There is a slight chance of thunderstorms embedded within the rain bands. If these materialize late afternoon or evening, they can produce localized wind gusts of 40-50 mph. Widespread high wind isn't anticipated at this time.

The heaviest rain in the valley will move through later Monday afternoon and evening. Areas of rain will continue into Tuesday, tapering to showers by Tuesday afternoon.

Widespread rainfall totals wi

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