The storm, which started on the West Coast as a “bomb cyclone” in the days leading up to Thanksgiving, is expected to linger until Tuesday morning. It could bring six to eight inches of snow to Boston and up to 15 inches in some areas away from the coasts, the National Weather Service said on Sunday night.

[Read more on how the storm is affecting the New York area.]

Boston was under a winter weather advisory. Snow on Sunday evening was expected to transition to rain overnight and Monday.