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
5:57 PM
Arrives
3:48 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 4:57 PM 6 stops of isolated showers and thunderstorms 511 score ★ Best Your time 5:57 PM 6 stops of isolated showers and thunderstorms 532 score Selected 1 hr later 6:57 PM 6 stops of isolated showers and thunderstorms 529 score

Stop-by-stop

  1. 5:57 PM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Chicago, Illinois
    70° Mostly Sunny 1%
  2. 7:13 PM · 67 mi in
    Near Township of Union, IN
    78° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
  3. Rest break 15 min 7:57 PM
  4. 8:44 PM · 134 mi in
    Near Township of Washington, IN
    79° Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
  5. 10:00 PM · 200 mi in
    Near Township of Needham, IN
    81° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 51%
  6. Rest break 15 min 10:12 PM
  7. 11:31 PM · 267 mi in
    Near Vienna, IN
    80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
  8. Rest break 15 min 12:27 AM · Sun, 6/28
  9. 1:01 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 334 mi in
    Near Elizabethtown, KY
    76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43%
  10. Sunset 1:09 AM · Sun, 6/28
  11. 2:17 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 401 mi in
    Near Bowling Green, KY
    75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
  12. Rest break 15 min 2:42 AM · Sun, 6/28
  13. 3:48 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 468 mi in
    Arriving in Nashville, Tennessee
    77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%

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.