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 2:25 PM departure avoids 1 stop with showers and thunderstorms.

Trip summary

Route
Seattle, Washington → Portland, Oregon
Distance
173 mi
Drive time
3 hr 26 min + 15 min stopped
Departing
3:25 PM
Arrives
7:07 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 2:25 PM 2 stops of showers and thunderstorms likely 289 score ★ Best Your time 3:25 PM 3 stops of showers and thunderstorms 332 score Selected 1 hr later 4:25 PM 5 stops of chance showers and thunderstorms 496 score

Stop-by-stop

  1. 3:25 PM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Seattle, Washington
    54° Mostly Cloudy 14%
  2. 3:55 PM · 25 mi in
    Near Federal Way, WA
    57° Mostly Cloudy 13%
  3. 4:24 PM · 49 mi in
    Near Fort Lewis-DuPont, WA
    55° Mostly Sunny 11%
  4. 4:54 PM · 74 mi in
    Near Thurston South, WA
    57° Chance Light Rain 33%
  5. 5:23 PM · 99 mi in
    Near Napavine, WA
    55° Chance Light Rain 53%
  6. Rest break 15 min 5:25 PM
  7. 6:08 PM · 124 mi in
    Near Longview-Kelso, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, WA
    58° Showers And Thunderstorms 77%
  8. 6:37 PM · 148 mi in
    Near Ridgefield, WA
    59° Showers And Thunderstorms 80%
  9. 7:07 PM · 173 mi in
    Arriving in Portland, Oregon
    61° Showers And Thunderstorms 76%

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.