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 2:16 AM departure avoids 3 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
1:16 AM
Arrives
11:07 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 12:16 AM 4 stops of isolated showers and thunderstorms 382 score Your time 1:16 AM 4 stops of isolated showers and thunderstorms 365 score Selected 1 hr later 2:16 AM 1 stop of showers and thunderstorms likely 149 score ★ Best

Stop-by-stop

  1. 1:16 AM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Chicago, Illinois
    67° Mostly Cloudy 2%
  2. 2:32 AM · 67 mi in
    Near Township of Union, IN
    68° Mostly Cloudy 6%
  3. Rest break 15 min 3:16 AM
  4. 4:03 AM · 134 mi in
    Near Township of Washington, IN
    69° Partly Cloudy 14%
  5. 5:19 AM · 200 mi in
    Near Township of Needham, IN
    71° Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
  6. Rest break 15 min 5:31 AM
  7. 6:49 AM · 267 mi in
    Near Vienna, IN
    72° Patchy Fog 8%
  8. Rest break 15 min 7:46 AM
  9. 8:20 AM · 334 mi in
    Near Elizabethtown, KY
    71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
  10. 9:36 AM · 401 mi in
    Near Bowling Green, KY
    73° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 71%
  11. Rest break 15 min 10:01 AM
  12. Sunrise 10:30 AM
  13. 11:07 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.