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 3:49 PM departure avoids 2 stops with chance showers and thunderstorms.

Trip summary

Route
Seattle, Washington → Portland, Oregon
Distance
173 mi
Drive time
3 hr 26 min + 15 min stopped
Departing
4:49 PM
Arrives
8:30 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 4 stops of showers and thunderstorms likely 438 score ★ Best Your time 4:49 PM 6 stops of chance showers and thunderstorms 555 score Selected 1 hr later 5:49 PM 7 stops of chance showers and thunderstorms 635 score

Stop-by-stop

  1. 4:49 PM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Seattle, Washington
    57° Slight Chance Light Rain 18%
  2. 5:18 PM · 25 mi in
    Near Federal Way, WA
    59° Mostly Cloudy 14%
  3. 5:47 PM · 49 mi in
    Near Fort Lewis-DuPont, WA
    59° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
  4. 6:17 PM · 74 mi in
    Near Thurston South, WA
    59° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
  5. 6:46 PM · 99 mi in
    Near Napavine, WA
    57° Showers And Thunderstorms 86%
  6. Rest break 15 min 6:49 PM
  7. 7:31 PM · 124 mi in
    Near Longview-Kelso, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, WA
    59° Showers And Thunderstorms 87%
  8. 8:00 PM · 148 mi in
    Near Ridgefield, WA
    60° Showers And Thunderstorms 93%
  9. 8:30 PM · 173 mi in
    Arriving in Portland, Oregon
    62° Showers And Thunderstorms 95%

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.