A rainstorm is set to arrive in the Bay Area Monday and stay through Tuesday afternoon, bringing with it showers and a chance of lightning that is not expected to impact the Monday morning commute but that will likely impact the evening commute, meteorologists said.

The “notable early season storm” began brewing off the Pacific Coast last week and is forecast to bring rainfall to even the Bay Area’s driest spots. The storm comes just days after federal scientists announced that La Niña has started, meaning that the waters off the coast of South American are cooler than normal and may bring drier winter weather to California.

Isolated showers had started in the Bay Area around 5:30 a.m., according to a social media post from the National Weather Service.

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