Steady rain is now moving into the Sierra and northeast California with the main cold front just off to the northwest. Expect widespread, moderate to heavy rainfall this morning, along with strong, gusty winds into the evening. As the dynamic cold front moves through the region by 7 am, a brief 3-hour period of heavy rainfall with rates up to 0.5" per hour in the Sierra and 0.25" per hour in lower elevations to the east is expected. Rain should taper off later this afternoon leaving behind stron