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 5:56 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
4:56 AM
Arrives
2:46 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 3:56 AM 2 rain stops 105 score Your time 4:56 AM 3 rain stops 125 score Selected 1 hr later 5:56 AM 1 rain stop 80 score ★ Best

Stop-by-stop

  1. 4:56 AM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Chicago, Illinois
    64° Mostly Cloudy 3%
  2. 6:11 AM · 67 mi in
    Near Township of Union, IN
    69° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
  3. Rest break 15 min 6:56 AM
  4. 7:42 AM · 134 mi in
    Near Township of Washington, IN
    68° Mostly Cloudy 2%
  5. 8:58 AM · 200 mi in
    Near Township of Needham, IN
    70° Patchy Fog 2%
  6. Rest break 15 min 9:11 AM
  7. Sunrise 10:20 AM
  8. 10:29 AM · 267 mi in
    Near Vienna, IN
    71° Patchy Fog 7%
  9. Rest break 15 min 11:26 AM
  10. 11:59 AM · 334 mi in
    Near Elizabethtown, KY
    71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
  11. 1:15 PM · 401 mi in
    Near Bowling Green, KY
    77° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
  12. Rest break 15 min 1:41 PM
  13. 2:46 PM · 468 mi in
    Arriving in Nashville, Tennessee
    85° Mostly Sunny 11%

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.