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 7:38 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
6:38 PM
Arrives
6:14 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 5:38 PM 2 stops of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 167 score Your time 6:38 PM 1 stop of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 89 score Selected 1 hr later 7:38 PM Partly Cloudy 11 score ★ Best

Stop-by-stop

  1. 6:38 PM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Kansas City, Missouri
    100° Sunny
  2. 8:07 PM · 86 mi in
    Near Township of Maple Hill, KS
    101° Sunny
  3. Rest break 15 min 8:38 PM
  4. 9:50 PM · 172 mi in
    Near Township of Elm Creek, KS
    103° Sunny
  5. Rest break 15 min 10:53 PM
  6. 11:34 PM · 258 mi in
    Near Township of Herzog, KS
    104° Mostly Clear
  7. 1:03 AM · Mon, 7/27 · 344 mi in
    Near Grinnell, KS
    101° Partly Cloudy
  8. Rest break 15 min 1:08 AM · Mon, 7/27
  9. Sunset 2:03 AM · Mon, 7/27
  10. 2:46 AM · Mon, 7/27 · 430 mi in
    Near Burlington, CO
    84° Mostly Clear 7%
  11. Rest break 15 min 3:23 AM · Mon, 7/27
  12. 4:30 AM · Mon, 7/27 · 516 mi in
    Near Agate, CO
    75° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
  13. Rest break 15 min 5:38 AM · Mon, 7/27
  14. 6:14 AM · Mon, 7/27 · 602 mi in
    Arriving in Denver, Colorado
    83° Mostly Cloudy 8%

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.