Long Drive Canada - US

Can get really nasty this time of year in Montana and west. Lots of snow. Should be fine use your head, download a good weather app and the state highway condition map app for the states your travelling through. Most also have traffic cams that you can also check in real time.

 

Cross the boarder there rather then Crossing through SSM & Thunder Bay. You’ll get much better highways. You’d probably avoid a lot of bad weather that way.

 

North or south California?
If Los Angeles I’d cut down to St Louis then I-44 to I-40.
On average, better weather that way.
If San Francisco, I-80 is about it. Can be severe weather though, being you’re from Canada it’s nothing you haven’t seen before.

 

Just do it! And don’t overload the Hyundai!

 

From Toronto, cross at Salina/Port Huron and drop down south immediately, all the way to I10 if you are going that far south in California. Basically the further south you get before heading west the better. Also give yourself plenty of time. Don't plan on hotel stays, because you might get tired before you get there and driving tired is very dangerous. Don't be afraid to stop at a rest area and walk around for a few minutes to get blood flow. If it starts getting dark and you get tired, don't keep up pushing yourself. Get a hotel and a good night sleep.

 

Keep on eye out for tornado weather in the South this time of year.

 

Driving gets boring so when your mind is losing focus, just find a rest area, get out and walk around for 5 or 10 minutes. Keep the mind fresh and the blood moving. In summer I take a jump rope with me and do that for a couple minutes when I stop.

 

March storms usually don't last long, but can be the most dramatic in my experience.

I would suggest allowing an extra day or two so that you can sit tight if it gets real crappy. It probably won't last long.

 

I personally don't go to Cali. But what I hear from other drivers that run from Cali to GTA they take I40 over I70. Nasty weather can occur there.
Don't go south on I75 till you hit I10. That's waaaay too much of a detour.