A winter storm on Thursday is expected to drop a half-foot of snow across the region and cause messy driving conditions. Snow began falling in the Portland area by late morning and is expected to pick up in intensity throughout the afternoon.

PORTLAND (WGME) --- More snow is on the way to Maine for Friday evening, although there is still a lot of uncertainty on the extent of the snowfall. Cold air then moves in to start the weekend ahead of more snow Sunday night.

Maine's Total Weather is timing out the snowstorm, which will also bring some fleet and freezing rain during the evening commute.

Areas west of I-495 to Pittsfield will see more snow than any other precipitation type. New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine will welcome all snow from this system.

Snow returns to Maine on Thursday with a messy evening commute expected. A more significant snowstorm looks likely this weekend. Wednesday will be sunny but very cold with highs in the teens to near 20 degrees.

The Boston 25 Weather team is tracking a potentially disruptive winter storm that could bring snow, ice, and rain to Massachusetts later this week. Check your stash as soon as you can. Police said “around 10 people” were killed at a school on Tuesday,

A winter storm brought several inches of snow to multiple communities overnight after many in southern Maine saw 3-5 inches of snow just 48 hours before.

Much of January, the jet stream was far to our south, delivering record snow to parts of the Gulf Coast and Southeast. Most of the snow we've seen recently has been from nuisance fronts and clippers,