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 6:16 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
5:16 PM
Arrives
4:51 AM · Mon, 7/27

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 4:16 PM 2 stops of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 165 score Your time 5:16 PM 2 stops of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 167 score Selected 1 hr later 6:16 PM 1 stop of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 89 score ★ Best

Stop-by-stop

  1. 5:16 PM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Kansas City, Missouri
    95° Sunny
  2. 6:44 PM · 86 mi in
    Near Township of Maple Hill, KS
    100° Sunny
  3. Rest break 15 min 7:16 PM
  4. 8:28 PM · 172 mi in
    Near Township of Elm Creek, KS
    103° Mostly Sunny
  5. Rest break 15 min 9:31 PM
  6. 10:12 PM · 258 mi in
    Near Township of Herzog, KS
    106° Sunny
  7. 11:40 PM · 344 mi in
    Near Grinnell, KS
    105° Partly Cloudy
  8. Rest break 15 min 11:46 PM
  9. 1:24 AM · Mon, 7/27 · 430 mi in
    Near Burlington, CO
    99° Mostly Clear 6%
  10. Rest break 15 min 2:01 AM · Mon, 7/27
  11. Sunset 2:09 AM · Mon, 7/27
  12. 3:07 AM · Mon, 7/27 · 516 mi in
    Near Agate, CO
    81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
  13. Rest break 15 min 4:16 AM · Mon, 7/27
  14. 4:51 AM · Mon, 7/27 · 602 mi in
    Arriving in Denver, Colorado
    85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%

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.