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.

Trip summary

Route
Chicago, Illinois → Nashville, Tennessee
Distance
467 mi
Drive time
8 hr 50 min + 1 hr stopped
Departing
10:54 PM
Arrives
8:44 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 9:54 PM 4 stops of isolated showers and thunderstorms 392 score Your time 10:54 PM 2 stops of isolated showers and thunderstorms 288 score Selected 1 hr later 11:54 PM 2 stops of isolated showers and thunderstorms 276 score ★ Best

Stop-by-stop

  1. 10:54 PM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Chicago, Illinois
    68° Mostly Cloudy 2%
  2. 12:10 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 67 mi in
    Near Township of Union, IN
    76° Mostly Cloudy 14%
  3. Rest break 15 min 12:54 AM · Sun, 6/28
  4. Sunset 1:21 AM · Sun, 6/28
  5. 1:40 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 134 mi in
    Near Township of Washington, IN
    71° Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
  6. 2:56 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 200 mi in
    Near Township of Needham, IN
    73° Scattered Rain Showers 36%
  7. Rest break 15 min 3:09 AM · Sun, 6/28
  8. 4:27 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 267 mi in
    Near Vienna, IN
    73° Patchy Fog 23%
  9. Rest break 15 min 5:24 AM · Sun, 6/28
  10. 5:58 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 334 mi in
    Near Elizabethtown, KY
    72° Rain Showers Likely 60%
  11. 7:13 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 401 mi in
    Near Bowling Green, KY
    73° Patchy Fog 81%
  12. Rest break 15 min 7:39 AM · Sun, 6/28
  13. 8:44 AM · Sun, 6/28 · 468 mi in
    Arriving in Nashville, Tennessee
    75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%

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.