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.

Try leaving 1 hr later. The 2:03 AM departure avoids 2 stops 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
1:03 AM
Arrives
10:54 AM

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 12:03 AM 4 stops of isolated showers and thunderstorms 382 score Your time 1:03 AM 3 stops of isolated showers and thunderstorms 303 score Selected 1 hr later 2:03 AM 1 stop of showers and thunderstorms likely 150 score ★ Best

Stop-by-stop

  1. 1:03 AM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Chicago, Illinois
    67° Mostly Cloudy 2%
  2. Sunset 1:28 AM
  3. 2:19 AM · 67 mi in
    Near Township of Union, IN
    70° Mostly Cloudy 10%
  4. Rest break 15 min 3:03 AM
  5. 3:50 AM · 134 mi in
    Near Township of Washington, IN
    69° Partly Cloudy 14%
  6. 5:05 AM · 200 mi in
    Near Township of Needham, IN
    71° Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
  7. Rest break 15 min 5:18 AM
  8. 6:36 AM · 267 mi in
    Near Vienna, IN
    72° Patchy Fog 8%
  9. Rest break 15 min 7:33 AM
  10. 8:07 AM · 334 mi in
    Near Elizabethtown, KY
    71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
  11. 9:23 AM · 401 mi in
    Near Bowling Green, KY
    71° Patchy Fog 72%
  12. Rest break 15 min 9:48 AM
  13. Sunrise 10:31 AM
  14. 10:54 AM · 468 mi in
    Arriving in Nashville, Tennessee
    74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%

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.