Road Trip Planner

Weather on the road.

See the weather you'll actually drive into — not the weather at the moment you leave. Enter a US start and destination; we'll sample the forecast along your route.

Try leaving 1 hr earlier. The 5:01 PM departure avoids 1 stop with slight chance showers and thunderstorms.

Trip summary

Route
Kansas City, Missouri → Denver, Colorado
Distance
604 mi
Drive time
10 hr 20 min + 1 hr 15 min stopped
Departing
6:01 PM
Arrives
5:36 AM · Sun, 6/28

Stops are sampled at even drive-time intervals. Each shows the NWS hourly forecast at that location for your estimated arrival hour. Adjust your departure by leaving later or earlier — forecasts shift accordingly.

Departure options

Same route, different start. Lower score = smoother driving weather.

1 hr earlier 5:01 PM Clear driving 4 score ★ Best Your time 6:01 PM 1 stop of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 83 score Selected 1 hr later 7:01 PM 1 stop of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 84 score

Stop-by-stop

  1. 6:01 PM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Kansas City, Missouri
    81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
  2. 7:30 PM · 86 mi in
    Near Township of Maple Hill, KS
    85° Mostly Sunny 12%
  3. Rest break 15 min 8:01 PM
  4. 9:13 PM · 172 mi in
    Near Township of Elm Creek, KS
    90° Mostly Sunny 1%
  5. Rest break 15 min 10:16 PM
  6. 10:57 PM · 258 mi in
    Near Township of Herzog, KS
    92° Mostly Clear 1%
  7. 12:25 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 344 mi in
    Near Grinnell, KS
    91° Clear 1%
  8. Rest break 15 min 12:31 AM · Sun, 6/28
  9. 2:09 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 430 mi in
    Near Burlington, CO
    86° Mostly Clear 2%
  10. Sunset 2:19 AM · Sun, 6/28
  11. Rest break 15 min 2:46 AM · Sun, 6/28
  12. 3:53 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 516 mi in
    Near Agate, CO
    74° Clear
  13. Rest break 15 min 5:01 AM · Sun, 6/28
  14. 5:36 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 602 mi in
    Arriving in Denver, Colorado
    75° Mostly Clear

Powered by OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM) and the National Weather Service. Drive times are estimates and don't account for traffic, weather slowdowns, or stops. Hourly forecasts beyond ~7 days are interpolated and less reliable.