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 1:52 PM departure avoids 2 stops 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
12:52 PM
Arrives
12:27 AM · Thu, 7/2

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 11:52 AM 1 stop of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 89 score Your time 12:52 PM 2 stops of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 166 score Selected 1 hr later 1:52 PM Mostly Cloudy 9 score ★ Best

Stop-by-stop

  1. 12:52 PM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Kansas City, Missouri
    80° Mostly Sunny 1%
  2. 2:21 PM · 86 mi in
    Near Township of Maple Hill, KS
    80° Mostly Sunny 3%
  3. Rest break 15 min 2:52 PM
  4. 4:04 PM · 172 mi in
    Near Township of Elm Creek, KS
    85° Partly Sunny 5%
  5. Rest break 15 min 5:07 PM
  6. 5:48 PM · 258 mi in
    Near Township of Herzog, KS
    91° Sunny 6%
  7. 7:17 PM · 344 mi in
    Near Grinnell, KS
    92° Sunny 2%
  8. Rest break 15 min 7:22 PM
  9. 9:00 PM · 430 mi in
    Near Burlington, CO
    90° Sunny 5%
  10. Rest break 15 min 9:37 PM
  11. 10:44 PM · 516 mi in
    Near Agate, CO
    88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
  12. Rest break 15 min 11:52 PM
  13. 12:27 AM · Thu, 7/2 · 602 mi in
    Arriving in Denver, Colorado
    88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%

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.