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 3:45 AM departure avoids 1 stop with showers and thunderstorms likely.

Trip summary

Route
Chicago, Illinois → Nashville, Tennessee
Distance
467 mi
Drive time
8 hr 50 min + 1 hr stopped
Departing
2:45 AM
Arrives
12:35 PM

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 1:45 AM 1 stop of showers and thunderstorms likely 150 score Your time 2:45 AM 1 stop of showers and thunderstorms likely 149 score Selected 1 hr later 3:45 AM 2 rain stops 91 score ★ Best

Stop-by-stop

  1. 2:45 AM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Chicago, Illinois
    65° Mostly Cloudy 3%
  2. 4:00 AM · 67 mi in
    Near Township of Union, IN
    70° Mostly Cloudy 12%
  3. Rest break 15 min 4:45 AM
  4. 5:31 AM · 134 mi in
    Near Township of Washington, IN
    69° Mostly Cloudy 8%
  5. 6:47 AM · 200 mi in
    Near Township of Needham, IN
    70° Mostly Cloudy 11%
  6. Rest break 15 min 7:00 AM
  7. 8:18 AM · 267 mi in
    Near Vienna, IN
    71° Patchy Fog 9%
  8. Rest break 15 min 9:15 AM
  9. 9:48 AM · 334 mi in
    Near Elizabethtown, KY
    71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 23%
  10. Sunrise 10:25 AM
  11. 11:04 AM · 401 mi in
    Near Bowling Green, KY
    73° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
  12. Rest break 15 min 11:30 AM
  13. 12:35 PM · 468 mi in
    Arriving in Nashville, Tennessee
    78° Mostly Sunny 12%

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.