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
468 mi
Drive time
8 hr 50 min + 1 hr stopped
Departing
9:16 PM
Arrives
7:07 AM · Wed, 8/12

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 8:16 PM 5 stops of slight chance showers and thunderstorms 423 score ★ Best Your time 9:16 PM 5 stops of chance showers and thunderstorms 425 score Selected 1 hr later 10:16 PM 5 stops of chance showers and thunderstorms 430 score

Stop-by-stop

  1. 9:16 PM · 0 mi in
    Leaving Chicago, Illinois
    78° Cloudy 12%
  2. 10:32 PM · 67 mi in
    Near Township of Union, IN
    78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
  3. Rest break 15 min 11:16 PM
  4. 12:03 AM · Wed, 8/12 · 134 mi in
    Near Township of Washington, IN
    79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
  5. Sunset 12:47 AM · Wed, 8/12
  6. 1:19 AM · Wed, 8/12 · 200 mi in
    Near Township of Needham, IN
    77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
  7. Rest break 15 min 1:31 AM · Wed, 8/12
  8. 2:49 AM · Wed, 8/12 · 267 mi in
    Near Vienna, IN
    77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 50%
  9. Rest break 15 min 3:46 AM · Wed, 8/12
  10. 4:20 AM · Wed, 8/12 · 334 mi in
    Near Elizabethtown, KY
    76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
  11. 5:36 AM · Wed, 8/12 · 401 mi in
    Near Bowling Green, KY
    76° Mostly Clear 9%
  12. Rest break 15 min 6:01 AM · Wed, 8/12
  13. 7:07 AM · Wed, 8/12 · 468 mi in
    Arriving in Nashville, Tennessee
    78° Mostly Clear 2%

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.