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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 10:38 PM departure avoids 1 stop with scattered showers and thunderstorms.

Trip summary

Route
Chicago, Illinois → Nashville, Tennessee
Distance
467 mi
Drive time
8 hr 50 min + 1 hr stopped
Departing
9:38 PM
Arrives
7:29 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 8:38 PM 4 stops of isolated showers and thunderstorms 343 score Your time 9:38 PM 3 stops of scattered showers and thunderstorms 293 score Selected 1 hr later 10:38 PM 2 stops of scattered showers and thunderstorms 235 score ★ Best

Stop-by-stop

  1. 9:38 PM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Chicago, Illinois
    87° Partly Sunny 2%
  2. 10:54 PM · 67 mi in
    Near Township of Union, IN
    84° Mostly Cloudy 4%
  3. Rest break 15 min 11:38 PM
  4. 12:25 AM · Mon, 7/27 · 134 mi in
    Near Township of Washington, IN
    82° Partly Cloudy 6%
  5. Sunset 1:05 AM · Mon, 7/27
  6. 1:41 AM · Mon, 7/27 · 200 mi in
    Near Township of Needham, IN
    77° Mostly Cloudy 8%
  7. Rest break 15 min 1:53 AM · Mon, 7/27
  8. 3:12 AM · Mon, 7/27 · 267 mi in
    Near Vienna, IN
    78° Scattered Rain Showers 27%
  9. Rest break 15 min 4:08 AM · Mon, 7/27
  10. 4:42 AM · Mon, 7/27 · 334 mi in
    Near Elizabethtown, KY
    75° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 37%
  11. 5:58 AM · Mon, 7/27 · 401 mi in
    Near Bowling Green, KY
    77° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
  12. Rest break 15 min 6:23 AM · Mon, 7/27
  13. 7:29 AM · Mon, 7/27 · 468 mi in
    Arriving in Nashville, Tennessee
    78° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 56%

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.