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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 12:51 AM departure avoids 1 stop with isolated showers and thunderstorms.

Trip summary

Route
Chicago, Illinois → Nashville, Tennessee
Distance
467 mi
Drive time
8 hr 50 min + 1 hr stopped
Departing
11:51 PM
Arrives
9:42 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 10:51 PM 2 stops of isolated showers and thunderstorms 288 score Your time 11:51 PM 2 stops of isolated showers and thunderstorms 276 score Selected 1 hr later 12:51 AM · Sun, 6/28 1 stop of chance showers and thunderstorms 193 score ★ Best

Stop-by-stop

  1. 11:51 PM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Chicago, Illinois
    67° Mostly Cloudy 2%
  2. 1:07 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 67 mi in
    Near Township of Union, IN
    74° Mostly Cloudy 14%
  3. Sunset 1:25 AM · Sun, 6/28
  4. Rest break 15 min 1:51 AM · Sun, 6/28
  5. 2:38 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 134 mi in
    Near Township of Washington, IN
    70° Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
  6. 3:54 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 200 mi in
    Near Township of Needham, IN
    72° Scattered Rain Showers 36%
  7. Rest break 15 min 4:06 AM · Sun, 6/28
  8. 5:24 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 267 mi in
    Near Vienna, IN
    73° Patchy Fog 18%
  9. Rest break 15 min 6:21 AM · Sun, 6/28
  10. 6:55 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 334 mi in
    Near Elizabethtown, KY
    72° Chance Rain Showers 50%
  11. 8:11 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 401 mi in
    Near Bowling Green, KY
    73° Patchy Fog 75%
  12. Rest break 15 min 8:36 AM · Sun, 6/28
  13. 9:42 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 468 mi in
    Arriving in Nashville, Tennessee
    75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%

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.