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Labor Day travel weather on the drive
Labor Day is Monday, September 6, 2027. Labor Day weekend closes out the summer driving season. Here's the National Weather Service forecast along popular drives for the times most people leave, town by town, at the time you'd get there.
The forecasts open about a week out, from Saturday, August 28. This page fills in on its own then. Meanwhile, check any drive on the road-trip weather page.
| Drive | Friday 2 PM | Saturday 8 AM | Monday 11 AM, coming home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit to ChicagoI-94 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 |
| Detroit to Grand RapidsI-96 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 |
| Detroit to Traverse CityI-75 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 |
| Detroit to Mackinaw CityI-75 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 |
| Detroit to ClevelandI-75 and I-80/90 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 |
| Detroit to ColumbusUS-23 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 |
| Detroit to CincinnatiI-75 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 |
| Detroit to IndianapolisI-94 and I-69 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 |
| Grand Rapids to ChicagoI-196 and I-94 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 |
| Chicago to MilwaukeeI-94 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 |
| Chicago to IndianapolisI-65 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 |
| Chicago to St. LouisI-55 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 |
| Chicago to MinneapolisI-90 and I-94 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 |
| Los Angeles to Las VegasI-15 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 |
| Los Angeles to San FranciscoI-5 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 |
| Phoenix to Los AngelesI-10 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 |
| New York to WashingtonI-95 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 |
| New York to BostonI-95, I-84 and I-90 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 |
| Philadelphia to Pittsburghthe Pennsylvania Turnpike | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 |
| Dallas to HoustonI-45 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 |
| Dallas to AustinI-35 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 |
| Atlanta to OrlandoI-75 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 |
| Nashville to AtlantaI-24 and I-75 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 |
| Seattle to PortlandI-5 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 |
| Denver to Colorado SpringsI-25 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 | From Aug 28 |
"Coming home" is the same drive the other way. Each cell is the worst weather on the drive leaving at that time, from the NWS hourly forecast for each town when you'd reach it. Open a drive for every town and the temperatures.
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