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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 later. The 9:23 PM departure avoids 1 stop with isolated showers and thunderstorms.

Trip summary

Route
Chicago, Illinois → Nashville, Tennessee
Distance
467 mi
Drive time
8 hr 50 min + 1 hr stopped
Departing
8:23 PM
Arrives
6:13 AM · Mon, 7/27

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 7:23 PM 4 stops of isolated showers and thunderstorms 338 score Your time 8:23 PM 4 stops of isolated showers and thunderstorms 342 score Selected 1 hr later 9:23 PM 3 stops of scattered showers and thunderstorms 293 score ★ Best

Stop-by-stop

  1. 8:23 PM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Chicago, Illinois
    89° Partly Sunny 3%
  2. 9:38 PM · 67 mi in
    Near Township of Union, IN
    87° Mostly Sunny 4%
  3. Rest break 15 min 10:23 PM
  4. 11:09 PM · 134 mi in
    Near Township of Washington, IN
    83° Partly Cloudy 5%
  5. 12:25 AM · Mon, 7/27 · 200 mi in
    Near Township of Needham, IN
    83° Mostly Cloudy 9%
  6. Rest break 15 min 12:38 AM · Mon, 7/27
  7. Sunset 1:01 AM · Mon, 7/27
  8. 1:56 AM · Mon, 7/27 · 267 mi in
    Near Vienna, IN
    79° Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
  9. Rest break 15 min 2:53 AM · Mon, 7/27
  10. 3:26 AM · Mon, 7/27 · 334 mi in
    Near Elizabethtown, KY
    77° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
  11. 4:42 AM · Mon, 7/27 · 401 mi in
    Near Bowling Green, KY
    77° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
  12. Rest break 15 min 5:08 AM · Mon, 7/27
  13. 6:13 AM · Mon, 7/27 · 468 mi in
    Arriving in Nashville, Tennessee
    78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 46%

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.