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 earlier. The 6:07 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
7:07 AM
Arrives
4:58 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 6:07 AM Partly Cloudy 12 score ★ Best Your time 7:07 AM 1 stop of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 134 score Selected 1 hr later 8:07 AM 1 rain stop 73 score

Stop-by-stop

  1. 7:07 AM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Chicago, Illinois
    80° Mostly Cloudy 2%
  2. 8:23 AM · 67 mi in
    Near Township of Union, IN
    73° Mostly Cloudy 5%
  3. Rest break 15 min 9:07 AM
  4. 9:54 AM · 134 mi in
    Near Township of Washington, IN
    72° Partly Sunny 4%
  5. Sunrise 10:39 AM
  6. 11:09 AM · 200 mi in
    Near Township of Needham, IN
    71° Patchy Fog 2%
  7. Rest break 15 min 11:22 AM
  8. 12:40 PM · 267 mi in
    Near Vienna, IN
    76° Mostly Sunny 1%
  9. Rest break 15 min 1:37 PM
  10. 2:11 PM · 334 mi in
    Near Elizabethtown, KY
    78° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
  11. 3:27 PM · 401 mi in
    Near Bowling Green, KY
    83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
  12. Rest break 15 min 3:52 PM
  13. 4:58 PM · 468 mi in
    Arriving in Nashville, Tennessee
    90° Mostly Sunny 7%

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.