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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 later. The 5:28 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
4:28 PM
Arrives
4:04 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 3:28 PM 1 stop of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 86 score Your time 4:28 PM 1 stop of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 86 score Selected 1 hr later 5:28 PM Clear driving 3 score ★ Best

Stop-by-stop

  1. 4:28 PM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Kansas City, Missouri
    77° Mostly Cloudy 11%
  2. 5:57 PM · 86 mi in
    Near Township of Maple Hill, KS
    81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
  3. Rest break 15 min 6:28 PM
  4. 7:41 PM · 172 mi in
    Near Township of Elm Creek, KS
    90° Mostly Sunny
  5. Rest break 15 min 8:43 PM
  6. 9:24 PM · 258 mi in
    Near Township of Herzog, KS
    90° Sunny
  7. 10:53 PM · 344 mi in
    Near Grinnell, KS
    93° Mostly Clear 3%
  8. Rest break 15 min 10:58 PM
  9. 12:36 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 430 mi in
    Near Burlington, CO
    91° Mostly Clear 2%
  10. Rest break 15 min 1:13 AM · Sun, 6/28
  11. 2:20 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 516 mi in
    Near Agate, CO
    82° Mostly Clear
  12. Sunset 2:25 AM · Sun, 6/28
  13. Rest break 15 min 3:28 AM · Sun, 6/28
  14. 4:04 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 602 mi in
    Arriving in Denver, Colorado
    80° 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.