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 5:30 AM departure 2 fewer rain stops along the way.

Trip summary

Route
Chicago, Illinois → Nashville, Tennessee
Distance
467 mi
Drive time
8 hr 50 min + 1 hr stopped
Departing
4:30 AM
Arrives
2:20 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 3:30 AM 2 rain stops 105 score Your time 4:30 AM 3 rain stops 126 score Selected 1 hr later 5:30 AM 1 rain stop 80 score ★ Best

Stop-by-stop

  1. 4:30 AM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Chicago, Illinois
    64° Mostly Cloudy 3%
  2. 5:46 AM · 67 mi in
    Near Township of Union, IN
    69° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
  3. Rest break 15 min 6:30 AM
  4. 7:17 AM · 134 mi in
    Near Township of Washington, IN
    68° Mostly Cloudy 2%
  5. 8:32 AM · 200 mi in
    Near Township of Needham, IN
    70° Patchy Fog 2%
  6. Rest break 15 min 8:45 AM
  7. 10:03 AM · 267 mi in
    Near Vienna, IN
    71° Patchy Fog 7%
  8. Sunrise 10:21 AM
  9. Rest break 15 min 11:00 AM
  10. 11:34 AM · 334 mi in
    Near Elizabethtown, KY
    71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
  11. 12:50 PM · 401 mi in
    Near Bowling Green, KY
    77° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
  12. Rest break 15 min 1:15 PM
  13. 2:20 PM · 468 mi in
    Arriving in Nashville, Tennessee
    81° Sunny 13%

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.