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Storyline · concluded · Season thread

Winter 2023–24

Every dispatch on this road this season, in order: the thread a daily newsletter leaves behind when you read it end to end.

78Dispatches
209Days · OCT 5–APR 30
I-32Winter
The route · every exit
  1. Exit 1 · OCT 5 · Subscribers Cold front finally ending summer
  2. Exit 2 · OCT 6 · Subscribers Cooler air arrives behind fall cold front
  3. Exit 3 · OCT 23 Arctic blast with wintry weather to erase wonderful warmth next week
  4. Exit 4 · OCT 24 · Subscribers Heavy snow and cold in Montana, Otis rapidly intensifying Montana
  5. Exit 5 · OCT 26 Arctic blast poised to slowly erase record warmth
  6. Exit 6 · OCT 27 · Subscribers Winter storm watch for Denver Denver
  7. Exit 7 · NOV 6 · Subscribers West coast storms early next week to bury California Sierra in snow Nevada
  8. Exit 8 · NOV 7 West coast storms early next week to bury California Sierra in snow Nevada
  9. Exit 9 · NOV 8 · Subscribers West coast storms early next week to bury California Sierra in snow Nevada
  10. Exit 10 · NOV 16 · Subscribers Arctic blasts on the way to end November on a colder note
  11. Exit 11 · NOV 20 · Subscribers Major cities escape snowfall from very wet frontal system
  12. Exit 12 · NOV 27 Lake Effect snow piles up for the Great Lakes Midwest
  13. Exit 13 · NOV 30 · Subscribers Meteorological winter begins
  14. Exit 14 · DEC 4 · Subscribers Strong winter storm potential into Great Lakes this weekend Midwest
  15. Exit 15 · DEC 5 Still watching strong winter storm into Great Lakes this weekend Midwest
  16. Exit 16 · DEC 6 · Subscribers Heavy snow band shifts east with uncertain storm system
  17. Exit 17 · DEC 11 · Subscribers Extreme cold in Siberia spills into China South China
  18. Exit 18 · DEC 14 · Subscribers Powerful Nor'easter taking shape this weekend Northeast
  19. Exit 19 · DEC 15 Powerful Nor'easter taking shape this weekend Northeast
  20. Exit 20 · DEC 19 · Subscribers Warmth to build into Canada but cold shots underneath the ridge Canada
  21. Exit 21 · DEC 21 · Subscribers Winter storm system looks more promising
  22. Exit 22 · DEC 22 · Subscribers Dreaming of a White Christmas
  23. Exit 23 · DEC 31 Winter storm watching with A.I. models
  24. Exit 24 · JAN 1 Winter storm watching with A.I. models
  25. Exit 25 · JAN 2 Winter underway by this weekend
  26. Exit 26 · JAN 3 · Subscribers Anticipating building for major winter weather pattern ahead
  27. Exit 27 · JAN 4 · Subscribers Winter has arrived finally in a big way
  28. Exit 28 · JAN 8 · Subscribers After two blizzards, the bottom drops out
  29. Exit 29 · JAN 9 · Subscribers Extreme cold to blanket the Lower 48 over fresh snowfall Lower 48
  30. Exit 30 · JAN 10 Extremely cold Canadian Arctic air to descend upon Lower 48 Texas
  31. Exit 31 · JAN 12 Pool of extreme cold Canadian air descends into Lower 48 Lower 48
  32. Exit 32 · JAN 14 · Subscribers Lake effect snowfall piling up & East Coast snowfall threat Eastern U.S.
  33. Exit 33 · JAN 15 Winter weather from the Southeast into New England British Isles
  34. Exit 34 · JAN 16 · Subscribers Much warmer next week but we need to get through more Arctic air
  35. Exit 35 · JAN 17 · Subscribers Another Arctic blast on the way
  36. Exit 36 · JAN 18 · Subscribers Weekend extreme cold before next week's warmth
  37. Exit 37 · JAN 19 · Subscribers Extended break from polar air for next 2-weeks
  38. Exit 38 · JAN 24 Potential for significant snowfall in the Northeast as rest of continent warms Northeast
  39. Exit 39 · JAN 28 Northeast coastal storm is a snowfall threat Northeast
  40. Exit 40 · FEB 5 California flooding continues. Chance of Plains Winter Storm this weekend California
  41. Exit 41 · FEB 7 · Subscribers Potential for major winter storm increasing Northeast
  42. Exit 42 · FEB 10 Pattern shift to more wintry weather ahead
  43. Exit 43 · FEB 11 Colder end to February
  44. Exit 44 · FEB 12 Tracks shifts south increasing snowfall for NYC New York
  45. Exit 45 · FEB 14 Clipper systems lead to light snowfall accumulations
  46. Exit 46 · FEB 15 Clipper systems line up for nuisance snowfall
  47. Exit 47 · FEB 16 Brief shot of Arctic air behind Clipper System
  48. Exit 48 · FEB 16 A Nor'easter pops up in the 7-day forecast Northeast
  49. Exit 49 · FEB 20 · Subscribers Major warm up into next week
  50. Exit 50 · FEB 21 Not seeing winter returning for the next 2-weeks
  51. Exit 51 · FEB 23 Very powerful Storm system develops Tuesday but not much snowfall Chicago
  52. Exit 52 · FEB 27 · Subscribers Brief shot of winter before spring warmth returns this weekend Midwest
  53. Exit 53 · FEB 28 ECMWF AIFS data now available Eastern U.S.
  54. Exit 54 · FEB 29 Warming trend continues across Eastern U.S California
  55. Exit 55 · MAR 3 Very wet across the East and chance of a Weekend Winter Nor'easter Northeast
  56. Exit 56 · MAR 10 · Subscribers Turning much colder in extended range the following week
  57. Exit 57 · MAR 11 · Subscribers Denver looking at a significant snowstorm Thursday Denver
  58. Exit 58 · MAR 12 Colorado will see major winter storm as Spring spreads across Eastern U.S Colorado
  59. Exit 59 · MAR 14 · Subscribers Winter Storm Warnings vs. Florida Spring Break Heat Wave Denver
  60. Exit 60 · MAR 14 · Subscribers Very warm across Eastern U.S. while snowing hard in Colorado Colorado
  61. Exit 61 · MAR 16 Last week of winter will be chilly across Eastern U.S Eastern U.S.
  62. Exit 62 · MAR 18 Colder pattern by this weekend across Western U.S Midwest
  63. Exit 63 · MAR 19 · Subscribers Calendar says spring but wintry weather continues with busy weather pattern ahead Midwest
  64. Exit 64 · MAR 20 Minnesota to see major snowfall while cold air for late-March settles across Northern Lower 48 Minnesota
  65. Exit 65 · MAR 20 Afternoon models continue to pile up the snowfall in Midwest + South Florida deluge Miami
  66. Exit 66 · MAR 22 · Subscribers Still snowing across the Midwest and Great Lakes as Winter Goes Overtime Southeast
  67. Exit 67 · MAR 23 Nor'easter blasting New England with heavy rain and snowfall British Isles
  68. Exit 68 · MAR 24 · Subscribers Severe weather and heavy snowfall with significant impacts from Texas to upper Midwest Texas
  69. Exit 69 · MAR 25 Enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms in Louisiana on Monday Louisiana
  70. Exit 70 · MAR 26 · Subscribers Western storms continue with heavy rain and snowfall The South
  71. Exit 71 · MAR 27 Western snowpack continues to steadily increase into April
  72. Exit 72 · MAR 30 Powerful April blizzard to develop off New England coast with heavy snowfall British Isles
  73. Exit 73 · APR 1 · Subscribers Winter returns to the Great Lakes and New England later in week with 2 strong storm systems British Isles
  74. Exit 74 · APR 2 · Subscribers Severe weather continues across Ohio Valley Ohio
  75. Exit 75 · APR 3 Quiet and cool weather across the central Lower 48 British Isles
  76. Exit 76 · APR 4 · Subscribers Quiet weather across Central U.S. + Eclipse forecast looking up Northeast
  77. Exit 77 · APR 22 · Subscribers Quiet start to week but severe weather chances increase into weekend
  78. Exit 78 · APR 30 · Subscribers Chilly weather with snowfall across northern Rockies Mountain West
END Final dispatch APR 30.

Why I-32?

Winter stories ride Interstate 32, after 32 °F: the line between rain and snow, and between a wet road and an icy one.

32 °F

The freezing point, and the line between rain and everything else on this road's maps.

Nor'easter

A coastal low off the Northeast whose winds come from the northeast; the heavy snow falls to its northwest.

Lake effect

Snow made when cold air crosses a warm lake and drops the moisture downwind in narrow bands.