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 8:45 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
9:45 AM
Arrives
9:21 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 8:45 AM Partly Cloudy 4 score ★ Best Your time 9:45 AM 1 stop of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 85 score Selected 1 hr later 10:45 AM 1 stop of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 83 score

Stop-by-stop

  1. 9:45 AM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Kansas City, Missouri
    81° Partly Cloudy
  2. 11:14 AM · 86 mi in
    Near Township of Maple Hill, KS
    79° Sunny 1%
  3. Sunrise 11:19 AM
  4. Rest break 15 min 11:45 AM
  5. 12:58 PM · 172 mi in
    Near Township of Elm Creek, KS
    82° Sunny
  6. Rest break 15 min 2:00 PM
  7. 2:41 PM · 258 mi in
    Near Township of Herzog, KS
    90° Sunny
  8. 4:10 PM · 344 mi in
    Near Grinnell, KS
    92° Sunny
  9. Rest break 15 min 4:15 PM
  10. 5:54 PM · 430 mi in
    Near Burlington, CO
    98° Sunny
  11. Rest break 15 min 6:30 PM
  12. 7:37 PM · 516 mi in
    Near Agate, CO
    99° Sunny 5%
  13. Rest break 15 min 8:45 PM
  14. 9:21 PM · 602 mi in
    Arriving in Denver, Colorado
    101° 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.