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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 10:36 PM departure avoids 2 stops with scattered showers and thunderstorms.

Trip summary

Route
Chicago, Illinois → Nashville, Tennessee
Distance
467 mi
Drive time
8 hr 50 min + 1 hr stopped
Departing
9:36 PM
Arrives
7:27 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 8:36 PM 6 stops of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 543 score Your time 9:36 PM 3 stops of scattered showers and thunderstorms 315 score Selected 1 hr later 10:36 PM 1 stop of chance showers and thunderstorms 210 score ★ Best

Stop-by-stop

  1. 9:36 PM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Chicago, Illinois
    70° Mostly Sunny 1%
  2. 10:52 PM · 67 mi in
    Near Township of Union, IN
    77° Mostly Cloudy 12%
  3. Rest break 15 min 11:36 PM
  4. 12:23 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 134 mi in
    Near Township of Washington, IN
    77° Mostly Cloudy 11%
  5. Sunset 1:17 AM · Sun, 6/28
  6. 1:39 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 200 mi in
    Near Township of Needham, IN
    74° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
  7. Rest break 15 min 1:51 AM · Sun, 6/28
  8. 3:10 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 267 mi in
    Near Vienna, IN
    74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
  9. Rest break 15 min 4:06 AM · Sun, 6/28
  10. 4:40 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 334 mi in
    Near Elizabethtown, KY
    72° Rain Showers Likely 59%
  11. 5:56 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 401 mi in
    Near Bowling Green, KY
    73° Patchy Fog 63%
  12. Rest break 15 min 6:21 AM · Sun, 6/28
  13. 7:27 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 468 mi in
    Arriving in Nashville, Tennessee
    76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%

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.