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New Year's travel weather on the drive
New Year's is Friday, January 1, 2027. New Year's Eve afternoon and New Year's Day are the big driving times. 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 Friday, December 25. This page fills in on its own then. Meanwhile, check any drive on the road-trip weather page.
| Drive | Dec 31, 2 PM | Jan 1, noon, coming home |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit to ChicagoI-94 | From Dec 25 | From Dec 25 |
| Detroit to Grand RapidsI-96 | From Dec 25 | From Dec 25 |
| Detroit to Traverse CityI-75 | From Dec 25 | From Dec 25 |
| Detroit to Mackinaw CityI-75 | From Dec 25 | From Dec 25 |
| Detroit to ClevelandI-75 and I-80/90 | From Dec 25 | From Dec 25 |
| Detroit to ColumbusUS-23 | From Dec 25 | From Dec 25 |
| Detroit to CincinnatiI-75 | From Dec 25 | From Dec 25 |
| Detroit to IndianapolisI-94 and I-69 | From Dec 25 | From Dec 25 |
| Grand Rapids to ChicagoI-196 and I-94 | From Dec 25 | From Dec 25 |
| Chicago to MilwaukeeI-94 | From Dec 25 | From Dec 25 |
| Chicago to IndianapolisI-65 | From Dec 25 | From Dec 25 |
| Chicago to St. LouisI-55 | From Dec 25 | From Dec 25 |
| Chicago to MinneapolisI-90 and I-94 | From Dec 25 | From Dec 25 |
| Los Angeles to Las VegasI-15 | From Dec 25 | From Dec 25 |
| Los Angeles to San FranciscoI-5 | From Dec 25 | From Dec 25 |
| Phoenix to Los AngelesI-10 | From Dec 25 | From Dec 25 |
| New York to WashingtonI-95 | From Dec 25 | From Dec 25 |
| New York to BostonI-95, I-84 and I-90 | From Dec 25 | From Dec 25 |
| Philadelphia to Pittsburghthe Pennsylvania Turnpike | From Dec 25 | From Dec 25 |
| Dallas to HoustonI-45 | From Dec 25 | From Dec 25 |
| Dallas to AustinI-35 | From Dec 25 | From Dec 25 |
| Atlanta to OrlandoI-75 | From Dec 25 | From Dec 25 |
| Nashville to AtlantaI-24 and I-75 | From Dec 25 | From Dec 25 |
| Seattle to PortlandI-5 | From Dec 25 | From Dec 25 |
| Denver to Colorado SpringsI-25 | From Dec 25 | From Dec 25 |
"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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