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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 9:49 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
10:49 PM
Arrives
8:39 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 9:49 PM 2 stops of scattered showers and thunderstorms 231 score ★ Best Your time 10:49 PM 3 stops of scattered showers and thunderstorms 296 score Selected 1 hr later 11:49 PM 2 stops of scattered showers and thunderstorms 233 score

Stop-by-stop

  1. 10:49 PM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Chicago, Illinois
    86° Mostly Cloudy 3%
  2. 12:05 AM · Mon, 7/27 · 67 mi in
    Near Township of Union, IN
    84° Partly Cloudy 7%
  3. Rest break 15 min 12:49 AM · Mon, 7/27
  4. Sunset 1:08 AM · Mon, 7/27
  5. 1:36 AM · Mon, 7/27 · 134 mi in
    Near Township of Washington, IN
    76° Partly Cloudy 6%
  6. 2:51 AM · Mon, 7/27 · 200 mi in
    Near Township of Needham, IN
    75° Mostly Cloudy 8%
  7. Rest break 15 min 3:04 AM · Mon, 7/27
  8. 4:22 AM · Mon, 7/27 · 267 mi in
    Near Vienna, IN
    76° Scattered Rain Showers 27%
  9. Rest break 15 min 5:19 AM · Mon, 7/27
  10. 5:53 AM · Mon, 7/27 · 334 mi in
    Near Elizabethtown, KY
    75° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
  11. 7:09 AM · Mon, 7/27 · 401 mi in
    Near Bowling Green, KY
    76° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 54%
  12. Rest break 15 min 7:34 AM · Mon, 7/27
  13. 8:39 AM · Mon, 7/27 · 468 mi in
    Arriving in Nashville, Tennessee
    76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%

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.