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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 earlier. The 4:49 AM departure avoids 1 stop with chance showers and thunderstorms.

Trip summary

Route
Chicago, Illinois → Nashville, Tennessee
Distance
467 mi
Drive time
8 hr 50 min + 1 hr stopped
Departing
5:49 AM
Arrives
3:39 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 4:49 AM 2 rain stops 109 score ★ Best Your time 5:49 AM 1 stop of chance showers and thunderstorms 167 score Selected 1 hr later 6:49 AM 1 stop of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 139 score

Stop-by-stop

  1. 5:49 AM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Chicago, Illinois
    64° Mostly Cloudy 6%
  2. 7:05 AM · 67 mi in
    Near Township of Union, IN
    68° Chance Rain Showers 26%
  3. Rest break 15 min 7:49 AM
  4. 8:35 AM · 134 mi in
    Near Township of Washington, IN
    68° Mostly Cloudy 2%
  5. 9:51 AM · 200 mi in
    Near Township of Needham, IN
    68° Patchy Fog 4%
  6. Rest break 15 min 10:04 AM
  7. Sunrise 10:19 AM
  8. 11:22 AM · 267 mi in
    Near Vienna, IN
    70° Mostly Cloudy 9%
  9. Rest break 15 min 12:19 PM
  10. 12:53 PM · 334 mi in
    Near Elizabethtown, KY
    72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
  11. 2:09 PM · 401 mi in
    Near Bowling Green, KY
    79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
  12. Rest break 15 min 2:34 PM
  13. 3:39 PM · 468 mi in
    Arriving in Nashville, Tennessee
    88° Mostly Sunny 8%

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.