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 later. The 4:39 AM 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
3:39 AM
Arrives
3:14 PM

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 2:39 AM 1 stop of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 82 score Your time 3:39 AM 1 stop of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 82 score Selected 1 hr later 4:39 AM Partly Cloudy 4 score ★ Best

Stop-by-stop

  1. 3:39 AM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Kansas City, Missouri
    81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
  2. 5:08 AM · 86 mi in
    Near Township of Maple Hill, KS
    80° Mostly Clear 2%
  3. Rest break 15 min 5:39 AM
  4. 6:51 AM · 172 mi in
    Near Township of Elm Creek, KS
    80° Clear 2%
  5. Rest break 15 min 7:54 AM
  6. 8:35 AM · 258 mi in
    Near Township of Herzog, KS
    77° Mostly Clear
  7. 10:04 AM · 344 mi in
    Near Grinnell, KS
    70° Mostly Clear
  8. Rest break 15 min 10:09 AM
  9. Sunrise 11:22 AM
  10. 11:47 AM · 430 mi in
    Near Burlington, CO
    66° Sunny
  11. Rest break 15 min 12:24 PM
  12. 1:31 PM · 516 mi in
    Near Agate, CO
    67° Sunny
  13. Rest break 15 min 2:39 PM
  14. 3:14 PM · 602 mi in
    Arriving in Denver, Colorado
    72° Sunny

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.