BOSTON - Snow is coming to Boston and most of Massachusetts today. This "kitchen sink" winter storm will drop a few inches of snow, a layer of icy sleet pellets and freezing rain. The WBZ weather team is continuing our NEXT Weather Alert for Thursday.

A winter weather advisory is in effect in Massachusetts today as several inches of snow is expected to fall across the state, according to the National Weather Service's Boston office. Snow is already beginning in western Massachusetts as of 8 a.m. Thursday, and it will pick up in the eastern part of the state later this morning.

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – A 22News Storm Team Weather Alert has been issued for snow and ice on Thursday. A Winter Weather Advisory has also been issued for Thursday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin County, and from 4 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Berkshire County.