Road Trip Planner

Weather on the road.

See the weather you'll actually drive into — not the weather at the moment you leave. Enter a US start and destination; we'll sample the forecast along your route.

Trip summary

Route
Chicago, Illinois → Nashville, Tennessee
Distance
467 mi
Drive time
8 hr 50 min + 1 hr stopped
Departing
4:47 PM
Arrives
2:37 AM · Sun, 6/28

Stops are sampled at even drive-time intervals. Each shows the NWS hourly forecast at that location for your estimated arrival hour. Adjust your departure by leaving later or earlier — forecasts shift accordingly.

Departure options

Same route, different start. Lower score = smoother driving weather.

1 hr earlier 3:47 PM 6 stops of isolated showers and thunderstorms 512 score Your time 4:47 PM 6 stops of isolated showers and thunderstorms 511 score Selected 1 hr later 5:47 PM 6 stops of isolated showers and thunderstorms 531 score

Stop-by-stop

  1. 4:47 PM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Chicago, Illinois
    69° Mostly Sunny 1%
  2. 6:02 PM · 67 mi in
    Near Township of Union, IN
    78° Mostly Cloudy 14%
  3. Rest break 15 min 6:47 PM
  4. 7:33 PM · 134 mi in
    Near Township of Washington, IN
    77° Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
  5. 8:49 PM · 200 mi in
    Near Township of Needham, IN
    80° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
  6. Rest break 15 min 9:02 PM
  7. 10:20 PM · 267 mi in
    Near Vienna, IN
    82° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 62%
  8. Rest break 15 min 11:17 PM
  9. 11:50 PM · 334 mi in
    Near Elizabethtown, KY
    79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 34%
  10. 1:06 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 401 mi in
    Near Bowling Green, KY
    76° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57%
  11. Sunset 1:08 AM · Sun, 6/28
  12. Rest break 15 min 1:32 AM · Sun, 6/28
  13. 2:37 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 468 mi in
    Arriving in Nashville, Tennessee
    77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 48%

Powered by OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM) and the National Weather Service. Drive times are estimates and don't account for traffic, weather slowdowns, or stops. Hourly forecasts beyond ~7 days are interpolated and less reliable.