Wayther
Road Trip Guides
How to plan a road trip around the weather, what wind, rain and fog do to a drive, and how the forecast reads for your vehicle.
Plan a Trip
Choose the route, the day and the departure time with the forecast in front of you.
How to Find the Best Time to Travel by Road
Find the best time to start a road trip by comparing weather along your route, expected arrival times and daylight before you leave.
Should You Change Your Route or Your Departure Time?
Learn when to change your driving route, delay departure or keep your original plan when bad weather is forecast.
How to Compare Two Routes by Weather, Not Just Distance
Learn how to compare alternative driving routes by forecast weather, travel time, and exposure to rain, wind, snow, and other challenging conditions.
How Far Ahead Can You Trust a Weather Forecast?
Learn how weather forecast reliability changes over time, what you can plan days ahead, and when to recheck conditions before a long drive.
How to Find the Best Route for a Road Trip
Compare alternative routes by travel time, distance and weather to find a route that better fits the conditions along the way.
How to Plan a Road Trip Around the Weather
Plan your route, compare weather along the way, and find a better departure time. A step-by-step guide to planning a road trip around the forecast.
How to Plan a Multi-Day Road Trip Around the Weather
Plan a multi-day road trip with flexible daily stages, changing forecasts and practical ways to adjust your route or departure time.
How to Plan the Return Drive Around the Weather
Learn how to check the weather before your return journey, compare departure times, and prepare alternatives when conditions may change.
A Weather Checklist Before a Long Drive
Use this practical weather checklist before a long drive. Learn what to check, when to review the forecast, and how to prepare for changing conditions.
Weather on the Road
Wind, rain and fog: what each one does to a drive, and where on a route it bites hardest.
Driving in Extreme Heat: When Temperature Changes Your Trip
Plan a long drive during extreme heat by checking temperatures along your route, choosing departure times carefully, preparing your vehicle, and planning breaks.
Driving in Snow and Ice: Planning Around Winter Weather
Learn how to plan a winter road trip around snow, freezing temperatures, and icy conditions, using weather forecasts to choose when and where to drive.
Driving in Thunderstorms: What to Check Before You Leave
Learn how to plan a drive around thunderstorms, heavy rain, sudden gusts, hail and flash flooding, and when to delay your journey.
Driving in Fog: How to Read Visibility Along a Route
Learn how fog affects visibility, why conditions can change during a drive, and how to plan your departure around reduced visibility.
Driving in High Winds: What a Forecast Tells You and What It Doesn't
Learn how wind speed, gusts and direction affect driving, why high-sided vehicles are more vulnerable, and how to check wind forecasts along your route.
How to Read Weather Radar Before a Drive
Learn how to read weather radar maps, interpret precipitation colors, track moving rain and storms, and understand what radar can and cannot tell you before a drive.
Driving in Rain: Reading Road Conditions Along Your Route
Learn how steady rain, showers and freezing rain differ, how precipitation affects visibility, and how to check conditions along your driving route.
Why Weather Forecasts Change Along a Road Trip
Understand why weather forecasts change, why rain or storms may shift along your route, and how to plan a road trip when conditions remain uncertain.
By Vehicle
The same forecast reads differently on a bike, an RV and a truck.
Electric Car Road Trips: How Weather Affects Range and Charging
Learn how cold, heat, wind and rain affect electric car range, charging stops and road trip planning.
How to Plan a Long Drive in Bad Weather
Learn how to prepare for a long drive when rain, wind, fog, snow or extreme temperatures are forecast along your route.
Weather Planning for Motorcycle Trips
Learn how rain, crosswinds, cold and low visibility can affect a motorcycle trip, and how to check the forecast along your route before riding.
Driving a Motorhome Through Mountain Passes
Prepare your motorhome for mountain passes with practical advice on changing weather, wind, steep gradients, braking and route planning.
Weather Planning for RV and Trailer Trips
Learn how wind gusts, exposed roads, cold temperatures and mountain weather can affect RV and trailer trips, and how to plan your route around the forecast.
Towing a Trailer in Wind and Rain
Learn how wind, rain, and changing weather affect towing a trailer, and how to plan your route and departure time before a long drive.
Weather Planning for Truck Drivers
Plan long-haul routes around wind, rain, visibility and temperature. Learn how to check weather along the route and adjust departure times before conditions cause delays.
Reference
Technical terms, weather definitions, and reference documentation.
Road weather glossary
Terms a route forecast is written in, and where each one appears in Wayther.
Before your next journey
Check the forecast for the road ahead.
Wayther is a road trip weather app for drivers, available on iPhone and iPad. It provides hour-by-hour road trip weather at every point on your route, timed to when you'll be there. Compare routes, find the best time to leave, plan 10 days ahead. Try it free.
