Flooding and strong winds are in the forecast as a powerful atmospheric river storm makes its way through the Bay Area early this week, which could make rough road conditions for Tuesday commuters.

High-intensity rainfall and gusty winds are expected to start Monday afternoon in the North Bay and make their way south across the Bay Area through Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

Sonoma and Santa Cruz coastal mountain ranges are forecast to get up to five inches of rain, and lower regions in San Jose, San Francisco, and the East Bay could see one to two inches of rain that could cause road closures and localized flooding.

A floodwatch is scheduled to start Monday night for the North Bay, downtown San Francisco and the Santa Cruz mountains.

This storm came in from Guam in the western Pacific Ocean and is often called a “Pineapple Express,” meaning the wet weather and winds will not bring freezing temperatures to the Bay Area and keep the highs largely in the upper 50s and lows in the 40s.

Tuesday morning commuters in the South Bay could face “nasty” rainfall on their way to work and should use caution, Brian Garcia, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s San Francisco Bay Area office, said in a video posted to Twitter.

“Be careful out there,” Garcia said. “Make sure you take care of yourselves, take care of each other, and by all means be good to each other.”

Strong winds will make their way through the region Monday night, peaking at 60 miles per hour in Diablo and Mt. Helena, and 30 to 40 miles per hour in the South and East Bay. The winds are forecast to die down by Tuesday morning.

The Bay Area is set to get a small break in the rain and showers Tuesday morning before they return later in the afternoon and last through Tuesday evening into early Wednesday morning.

The NWS issued a high surf advisory and beach hazard statement for the coastal regions as well that will last all day Monday and Tuesday.

While this initial storm system is forecast to end Tuesday, the Bay Area will face more rain and cloudy weather through New Year’s Eve. An “unsettled” weather pattern will bring scattered showers through the area nearly every day until the new year.

As this weather system makes its way through the Bay Area, the majority of the country is still reeling from a significant winter storm that brought record-breaking subzero temperatures and intense icy conditions. The weather killed at least 48 people across the United States.

While the Bay Area didn’t feel the arctic blast, local airports canceled hundreds of flights amid the national air travel woes that left thousands stranded at airports across the country scrambling to make it home for the holidays.

Nearly 40% of flights at San Jose Mineta International Airport were delayed, and Oakland International Airport averaged 50 minute-delays on its flights, according to Flight Aware.

Snowfall in Tahoe and the upper Sierra Nevada could reach up to three feet, with the first batch of powder reaching 7,500 feet of elevation. As the week gets colder, snow levels will land between 4,500 and 5,500 feet.

Skiers should be careful of high wind gusts that could reach 65 to 85 miles per hour on mountain peaks.