Trip Weather

Rolling forecast for the rail-and-cruise journey, refreshed every six hours. Past days drop off as the trip advances, so this always looks forward — and sharpens as each day comes into model range.

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Confidence Model + ensemble Model only Beyond models — 30-yr climatology

Fri9 Oct

Chicago → NewtonChicago dep 2:25 pm

69°52°

ens 65–71°

Overcast

15%

8 g17 mph

Packing parameters

Locked 18 September and deliberately not recalculated — built to the 10th-percentile day rather than the median, which across this route is a 49–59°F high. Rain is the real exposure, not cold.

Carry — the working four

Waterproof shell. Doubles as the wind layer; rain runs 24–52% daily.
Fleece or packable puffy. Covers the 49°F floor everywhere.
One set of base layers. Saguenay, Québec, Charlottetown.
Waterproof shoes, real tread. Acadia and the fjord backcountry.

Small, high leverage

Warm hat and light gloves. The Cabot Trail overlooks are exposed.
Rain gear in the carry-on for the 1:51 a.m. Newton boarding.
Jacket reachable 7 Oct — 6 a.m. disembark at Québec, dark and cold.
Summer weight at both ends. Philadelphia and Kansas are mild.

Leave home

Parka or heavy winter coat.
Insulated or snow boots. Québec sees measurable snow on 0% of these dates.
Anything rated for real winter. The coldest daytime high recorded anywhere on this route in 31 years is 42°F.

1 day ahead · forecast refreshed every 6 hours
Last updated: Oct 9, 2026, 2:11 PM CT