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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 3:51 AM departure avoids 1 stop with slight chance showers and thunderstorms.

Trip summary

Route
Chicago, Illinois → Nashville, Tennessee
Distance
467 mi
Drive time
8 hr 50 min + 1 hr stopped
Departing
2:51 AM
Arrives
12:42 PM

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 1:51 AM 4 stops of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 371 score Your time 2:51 AM 2 stops of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 194 score Selected 1 hr later 3:51 AM 1 stop of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 113 score ★ Best

Stop-by-stop

  1. 2:51 AM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Chicago, Illinois
    84° Partly Cloudy 1%
  2. 4:07 AM · 67 mi in
    Near Township of Union, IN
    75° Partly Cloudy 3%
  3. Rest break 15 min 4:51 AM
  4. 5:38 AM · 134 mi in
    Near Township of Washington, IN
    73° Partly Cloudy 13%
  5. 6:54 AM · 200 mi in
    Near Township of Needham, IN
    73° Patchy Fog 3%
  6. Rest break 15 min 7:06 AM
  7. 8:24 AM · 267 mi in
    Near Vienna, IN
    73° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
  8. Rest break 15 min 9:21 AM
  9. 9:55 AM · 334 mi in
    Near Elizabethtown, KY
    73° Partly Sunny 9%
  10. Sunrise 10:44 AM
  11. 11:11 AM · 401 mi in
    Near Bowling Green, KY
    74° Mostly Sunny 13%
  12. Rest break 15 min 11:36 AM
  13. 12:42 PM · 468 mi in
    Arriving in Nashville, Tennessee
    78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%

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.