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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 7:28 PM departure avoids 2 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
6:28 PM
Arrives
4:19 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 5:28 PM 7 stops of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 597 score Your time 6:28 PM 7 stops of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 596 score Selected 1 hr later 7:28 PM 5 stops of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 488 score ★ Best

Stop-by-stop

  1. 6:28 PM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Chicago, Illinois
    70° Mostly Sunny 1%
  2. 7:44 PM · 67 mi in
    Near Township of Union, IN
    78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
  3. Rest break 15 min 8:28 PM
  4. 9:15 PM · 134 mi in
    Near Township of Washington, IN
    77° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
  5. 10:31 PM · 200 mi in
    Near Township of Needham, IN
    79° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
  6. Rest break 15 min 10:43 PM
  7. 12:01 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 267 mi in
    Near Vienna, IN
    80° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
  8. Rest break 15 min 12:58 AM · Sun, 6/28
  9. Sunset 1:09 AM · Sun, 6/28
  10. 1:32 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 334 mi in
    Near Elizabethtown, KY
    74° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 70%
  11. 2:48 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 401 mi in
    Near Bowling Green, KY
    74° Showers And Thunderstorms 79%
  12. Rest break 15 min 3:13 AM · Sun, 6/28
  13. 4:19 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 468 mi in
    Arriving in Nashville, Tennessee
    77° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%

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.