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 9:10 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
8:10 PM
Arrives
6:00 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 7:10 PM 4 stops of isolated showers and thunderstorms 338 score Your time 8:10 PM 4 stops of isolated showers and thunderstorms 342 score Selected 1 hr later 9:10 PM 3 stops of scattered showers and thunderstorms 290 score ★ Best

Stop-by-stop

  1. 8:10 PM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Chicago, Illinois
    85° Partly Sunny 3%
  2. 9:26 PM · 67 mi in
    Near Township of Union, IN
    87° Partly Sunny 3%
  3. Rest break 15 min 10:10 PM
  4. 10:57 PM · 134 mi in
    Near Township of Washington, IN
    83° Partly Cloudy 5%
  5. 12:12 AM · Mon, 7/27 · 200 mi in
    Near Township of Needham, IN
    83° Mostly Cloudy 9%
  6. Rest break 15 min 12:25 AM · Mon, 7/27
  7. Sunset 1:01 AM · Mon, 7/27
  8. 1:43 AM · Mon, 7/27 · 267 mi in
    Near Vienna, IN
    79° Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
  9. Rest break 15 min 2:40 AM · Mon, 7/27
  10. 3:14 AM · Mon, 7/27 · 334 mi in
    Near Elizabethtown, KY
    77° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
  11. 4:30 AM · Mon, 7/27 · 401 mi in
    Near Bowling Green, KY
    77° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
  12. Rest break 15 min 4:55 AM · Mon, 7/27
  13. 6:00 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.