--- title: Winter Storm Grayson Inspires Game of Thrones Snow Memes description: Winter Storm Grayson has officially arrived and the Internet is delivering the perfect Game of Thrones memes to accompany it. canonical: https://time.com/5087638/winter-storm-grayson-game-of-thrones-snow-memes/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-04T15:57:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:49:31.400Z og:title: Storm Grayson Is Here. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-brief-2026q3/newsletters?i=5eddf932-5fb6-4f6e-ab64-d9e5b43e0e40&cr=time-nl-brief-2026q3-v1)  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 4, 2018 3:57 PM UTC  Helen Sloan—HBO  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 4, 2018 3:57 PM UTC [Winter Storm Grayson](http://time.com/5086677/winter-flight-cancellations-delays-winter-storm-grayson/) has officially arrived and the Internet is delivering the perfect [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/game-of-thrones-2017/) memes to accompany it. After the blizzard — which is the result of a weather event known as a [“bomb cyclone”](http://time.com/5085306/bomb-cyclone-east-coast-weather-cold-winter/) — began battering the East Coast on Wednesday, _Thrones_ fans preparing to brave the snow took to social media to share their seven kingdoms_–_inspired thoughts on the winter blast. Some lamented the fact that it appeared as though the Westerosi weather had somehow made its way to America. “Maybe I just need coffee, but I swear I just saw this guy down the street,” Twitter user [Jean Dunn](https://twitter.com/jeandunn52/status/948891354377150464) captioned a gif of one of the Night King’s White Walker lieutenants charging through the snow. Others took the opportunity to joke about how far away the 2019 debut of the final season of _Thrones_ still is. “[#WinterIsHere](https://twitter.com/hashtag/WinterIsHere?src=hash) — but unfortunately [#GameOfThrones](https://twitter.com/hashtag/GameOfThrones?src=hash) is still a year away,” user [StikeDC](https://twitter.com/StikeDC/status/948919820157902848) captioned a photo of today’s cover of _The Express_, which features a White Walker. > [](https://twitter.com/jeandunn52/status/948891354377150464) > [](https://twitter.com/StikeDC/status/948919820157902848) See some of the memes below. > [](https://twitter.com/kspud31/status/948888787983196164) > [](https://twitter.com/DeadlySnugglez/status/948731923865649152) > [](https://twitter.com/KarmaLeiAngelo/status/948925951911563264) > [](https://twitter.com/nicksmrdel/status/948924197643931648) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5087638/winter-storm-grayson-game-of-thrones-snow-memes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5087638/winter-storm-grayson-game-of-thrones-snow-memes/"},"headline":"Winter Storm Grayson Is Here and So Are All the Perfect Game of Thrones Memes","datePublished":"2018-01-04T15:57:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:49:31.400Z","description":"Brace yourselves, winter is here","url":"https://time.com/5087638/winter-storm-grayson-game-of-thrones-snow-memes/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","Internet","game of thrones","viral","snow","winter","TV","memes"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1d4f365a81e7e764/6988da7086f68eb2716e613f/game-of-thrones-beyond-the-wall-jon-snow-17.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1d4f365a81e7e764/6988da7086f68eb2716e613f/game-of-thrones-beyond-the-wall-jon-snow-17.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"game-of-thrones-beyond-the-wall-jon-snow-17","caption":"","creditText":"Helen Sloan—HBO","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5087638/winter-storm-grayson-game-of-thrones-snow-memes/","name":"Winter Storm Grayson Is Here and So Are All the Perfect Game of Thrones Memes"}}]}] ```