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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.

Try leaving 1 hr later. The 9:37 PM departure avoids 3 stops with slight chance showers and thunderstorms.

Trip summary

Route
Chicago, Illinois → Nashville, Tennessee
Distance
467 mi
Drive time
8 hr 50 min + 1 hr stopped
Departing
8:37 PM
Arrives
6:28 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 7:37 PM 5 stops of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 488 score Your time 8:37 PM 6 stops of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 543 score Selected 1 hr later 9:37 PM 3 stops of scattered showers and thunderstorms 315 score ★ Best

Stop-by-stop

  1. 8:37 PM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Chicago, Illinois
    71° Mostly Sunny 1%
  2. 9:53 PM · 67 mi in
    Near Township of Union, IN
    78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
  3. Rest break 15 min 10:37 PM
  4. 11:24 PM · 134 mi in
    Near Township of Washington, IN
    78° Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
  5. 12:40 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 200 mi in
    Near Township of Needham, IN
    75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 59%
  6. Rest break 15 min 12:52 AM · Sun, 6/28
  7. Sunset 1:14 AM · Sun, 6/28
  8. 2:10 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 267 mi in
    Near Vienna, IN
    75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 37%
  9. Rest break 15 min 3:07 AM · Sun, 6/28
  10. 3:41 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 334 mi in
    Near Elizabethtown, KY
    73° Rain Showers Likely 62%
  11. 4:57 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 401 mi in
    Near Bowling Green, KY
    73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
  12. Rest break 15 min 5:22 AM · Sun, 6/28
  13. 6:28 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 468 mi in
    Arriving in Nashville, Tennessee
    76° 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.