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 5:12 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
6:12 AM
Arrives
4:02 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 5:12 AM Partly Cloudy 16 score ★ Best Your time 6:12 AM 1 stop of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 93 score Selected 1 hr later 7:12 AM 1 rain stop 54 score

Stop-by-stop

  1. 6:12 AM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Chicago, Illinois
    80° Partly Cloudy 1%
  2. 7:28 AM · 67 mi in
    Near Township of Union, IN
    74° Mostly Cloudy 4%
  3. Rest break 15 min 8:12 AM
  4. 8:59 AM · 134 mi in
    Near Township of Washington, IN
    72° Mostly Cloudy 4%
  5. 10:14 AM · 200 mi in
    Near Township of Needham, IN
    71° Partly Sunny 3%
  6. Rest break 15 min 10:27 AM
  7. Sunrise 10:39 AM
  8. 11:45 AM · 267 mi in
    Near Vienna, IN
    73° Mostly Sunny
  9. Rest break 15 min 12:42 PM
  10. 1:16 PM · 334 mi in
    Near Elizabethtown, KY
    74° Mostly Sunny 2%
  11. 2:32 PM · 401 mi in
    Near Bowling Green, KY
    83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
  12. Rest break 15 min 2:57 PM
  13. 4:02 PM · 468 mi in
    Arriving in Nashville, Tennessee
    87° Mostly Sunny 9%

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.