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.

Trip summary

Route
Chicago, Illinois → Nashville, Tennessee
Distance
467 mi
Drive time
8 hr 50 min + 1 hr stopped
Departing
11:21 PM · Sun, 7/26
Arrives
9:12 AM

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 10:21 PM · Sun, 7/26 4 stops of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 353 score Your time 11:21 PM · Sun, 7/26 4 stops of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 353 score Selected 1 hr later 12:21 AM 4 stops of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 352 score ★ Best

Stop-by-stop

  1. 11:21 PM · Sun, 7/26 · 0 mi in
    Leaving Chicago, Illinois
    86° Mostly Cloudy 3%
  2. 12:37 AM · 67 mi in
    Near Township of Union, IN
    81° Partly Cloudy 9%
  3. Sunset 1:10 AM
  4. Rest break 15 min 1:21 AM
  5. 2:08 AM · 134 mi in
    Near Township of Washington, IN
    76° Partly Cloudy 6%
  6. 3:24 AM · 200 mi in
    Near Township of Needham, IN
    75° Mostly Cloudy 8%
  7. Rest break 15 min 3:36 AM
  8. 4:54 AM · 267 mi in
    Near Vienna, IN
    75° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
  9. Rest break 15 min 5:51 AM
  10. 6:25 AM · 334 mi in
    Near Elizabethtown, KY
    75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
  11. 7:41 AM · 401 mi in
    Near Bowling Green, KY
    75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 45%
  12. Rest break 15 min 8:06 AM
  13. 9:12 AM · 468 mi in
    Arriving in Nashville, Tennessee
    77° Showers And Thunderstorms 77%

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.