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 5:49 PM departure 2 fewer rain stops along the way.

Trip summary

Route
Seattle, Washington → Portland, Oregon
Distance
173 mi
Drive time
3 hr 26 min + 15 min stopped
Departing
4:49 PM
Arrives
8:31 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 3:49 PM 6 rain stops 228 score Your time 4:49 PM 8 rain stops 230 score Selected 1 hr later 5:49 PM 6 rain stops 173 score ★ Best

Stop-by-stop

  1. 4:49 PM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Seattle, Washington
    65° Slight Chance Light Rain 19%
  2. 5:19 PM · 25 mi in
    Near Federal Way, WA
    66° Slight Chance Light Rain 17%
  3. 5:48 PM · 49 mi in
    Near DuPont, WA
    63° Light Rain Likely 55%
  4. 6:18 PM · 74 mi in
    Near Thurston South, WA
    62° Chance Light Rain 43%
  5. 6:47 PM · 99 mi in
    Near Napavine, WA
    63° Chance Light Rain 51%
  6. Rest break 15 min 6:49 PM
  7. 7:32 PM · 124 mi in
    Near Longview-Kelso, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, WA
    66° Chance Light Rain 44%
  8. 8:01 PM · 148 mi in
    Near Ridgefield, WA
    68° Chance Light Rain 53%
  9. 8:31 PM · 173 mi in
    Arriving in Portland, Oregon
    72° Slight Chance Light Rain 21%

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.