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
5:28 PM
Arrives
3:19 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 4:28 PM 6 stops of isolated showers and thunderstorms 513 score ★ Best Your time 5:28 PM 6 stops of isolated showers and thunderstorms 534 score Selected 1 hr later 6:28 PM 6 stops of isolated showers and thunderstorms 530 score

Stop-by-stop

  1. 5:28 PM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Chicago, Illinois
    69° Mostly Sunny 1%
  2. 6:44 PM · 67 mi in
    Near Township of Union, IN
    78° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
  3. Rest break 15 min 7:28 PM
  4. 8:15 PM · 134 mi in
    Near Township of Washington, IN
    77° Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
  5. 9:31 PM · 200 mi in
    Near Township of Needham, IN
    81° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 51%
  6. Rest break 15 min 9:43 PM
  7. 11:01 PM · 267 mi in
    Near Vienna, IN
    81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43%
  8. Rest break 15 min 11:58 PM
  9. 12:32 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 334 mi in
    Near Elizabethtown, KY
    76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43%
  10. Sunset 1:08 AM · Sun, 6/28
  11. 1:48 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 401 mi in
    Near Bowling Green, KY
    75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
  12. Rest break 15 min 2:13 AM · Sun, 6/28
  13. 3:19 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 468 mi in
    Arriving in Nashville, Tennessee
    78° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 71%

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.