Next 7 departures
- TueOct 13
ClearNo significant weather expected. Temperatures 53–83°F along the way.
Along the way
Checkpoint · arrival Weather · temperature New York7 AM EDT Partly sunny62°F New Jersey–Pennsylvania line8:15 AM EDT Partly sunny53°F Bloomsburg9:30 AM EDT Patchy fog58°F I-80 northwest of Clearfield11:30 AM EDT Partly sunny65°F Youngstown1:15 PM EDT Mostly sunny79°F Parma2:15 PM EDT Slight chance of light rain showers81°F Toledo3:45 PM EDT Sunny83°F Ohio–Indiana line4:45 PM EDT Sunny82°F South Bend6 PM EDT Sunny83°F Indiana–Illinois line6:15 PM CDT Mostly sunny76°F Chicago6:30 PM CDT Sunny74°F - WedOct 14
ClearNo significant weather expected. Temperatures 62–74°F along the way.
Along the way
Checkpoint · arrival Weather · temperature New York7 AM EDT Mostly sunny68°F New Jersey–Pennsylvania line8:15 AM EDT Mostly sunny62°F Bloomsburg9:30 AM EDT Partly sunny66°F I-80 northwest of Clearfield11:30 AM EDT Slight chance of light rain showers65°F Youngstown1:15 PM EDT Light rain showers74°F Parma2:15 PM EDT Light rain showers likely72°F Toledo3:45 PM EDT Chance of light rain showers72°F Ohio–Indiana line4:45 PM EDT Chance of light rain showers71°F South Bend6 PM EDT Chance of light rain showers71°F Indiana–Illinois line6:15 PM CDT Mostly cloudy62°F Chicago6:30 PM CDT Chance of rain showers62°F - ThuOct 15
CautionLight rain showers likely near South Bend around 6 PM EDT. Also at 1 other checkpoint.
Along the way
Checkpoint · arrival Weather · temperature New York7 AM EDT Mostly sunny63°F New Jersey–Pennsylvania line8:15 AM EDT Mostly sunny51°F Bloomsburg9:30 AM EDT Partly sunny55°F I-80 northwest of Clearfield11:30 AM EDT Slight chance of light rain showers56°F Youngstown1:15 PM EDT Chance of light rain showers65°F Parma2:15 PM EDT Chance of light rain showers66°F Toledo3:45 PM EDT Light rain showers likely65°F Ohio–Indiana line4:45 PM EDT Light rain showers likely66°F South Bend6 PM EDT Light rain showers likely67°F Indiana–Illinois line6:15 PM CDT Rain showers62°F Chicago6:30 PM CDT Chance of thunderstorms62°F - FriOct 16
HighLight rain showers near I-80 northwest of Clearfield around 11:30 AM EDT. Also at 8 other checkpoints.
Along the way
Checkpoint · arrival Weather · temperature New York7 AM EDT Light rain showers likely60°F New Jersey–Pennsylvania line8:15 AM EDT Light rain showers likely52°F Bloomsburg9:30 AM EDT Light rain showers likely57°F I-80 northwest of Clearfield11:30 AM EDT Light rain showers57°F Youngstown1:15 PM EDT Light rain showers likely62°F Parma2:15 PM EDT Chance of light rain showers61°F Toledo3:45 PM EDT Partly sunny60°F Ohio–Indiana line4:45 PM EDT Slight chance of light rain showers58°F South Bend6 PM EDT Chance of light rain showers56°F Indiana–Illinois line6:15 PM CDT Partly sunny54°F Chicago6:30 PM CDT Partly sunny53°F - SatOct 17
CautionGusts to 32 mph near New York around 7 AM EDT. Also at 3 other checkpoints.
Along the way
Checkpoint · arrival Weather · temperature New York7 AM EDT Partly sunny49°F New Jersey–Pennsylvania line8:15 AM EDT Partly sunny39°F Bloomsburg9:30 AM EDT Partly sunny40°F I-80 northwest of Clearfield11:30 AM EDT Slight chance of light snow showers39°F Youngstown1:15 PM EDT Slight chance of light rain showers49°F Parma2:15 PM EDT Partly sunny50°F Toledo3:45 PM EDT Mostly sunny52°F Ohio–Indiana line4:45 PM EDT Mostly sunny54°F South Bend6 PM EDT Mostly sunny55°F Indiana–Illinois line6:15 PM CDT Sunny52°F Chicago6:30 PM CDT Mostly sunny52°F - SunOct 18
CautionFreezing, 32°F near New Jersey–Pennsylvania line around 8:15 AM EDT.
Along the way
Checkpoint · arrival Weather · temperature New York7 AM EDT Mostly sunny42°F New Jersey–Pennsylvania line8:15 AM EDT Sunny32°F Bloomsburg9:30 AM EDT Areas frost37°F I-80 northwest of Clearfield11:30 AM EDT Mostly sunny41°F Youngstown1:15 PM EDT Sunny54°F Parma2:15 PM EDT Mostly sunny57°F Toledo3:45 PM EDT Sunny60°F Ohio–Indiana line4:45 PM EDT Sunny60°F South Bend6 PM EDT Sunny61°F Indiana–Illinois line6:15 PM CDT Sunny59°F Chicago6:30 PM CDT Mostly sunny59°F - MonOct 19
ClearNo significant weather expected. Temperatures 36–67°F along the way.
Along the way
Checkpoint · arrival Weather · temperature New York7 AM EDT Mostly sunny48°F New Jersey–Pennsylvania line8:15 AM EDT Mostly sunny36°F Bloomsburg9:30 AM EDT Mostly sunny41°F I-80 northwest of Clearfield11:30 AM EDT Mostly sunny49°F Youngstown1:15 PM EDT Mostly sunny62°F Parma2:15 PM EDT Partly sunny64°F Toledo3:45 PM EDT Partly sunny66°F Ohio–Indiana line4:45 PM EDT Partly sunny67°F South Bend6 PM EDT Partly sunny67°F Indiana–Illinois line6:15 PM CDT Partly sunny63°F Chicago6:30 PM CDT Partly sunny62°F
The worst conditions expected at any checkpoint, timed to when you would reach it driving without stops. Levels use Road Travel’s driving-risk scale.
The route, stop by stop
Checkpoints in order, with driving time from New York (no stops) and elevation. The forecast above is timed to these.
- New York, NYStart 44 ftelevation
- New Jersey–Pennsylvania lineState line · Mile 71 · 1 h 20 min 339 ftelevation
- Bloomsburg, PAMile 148 · 2 h 37 min 539 ftelevation
- I-80 northwest of Clearfield, PAMile 271 · 4 h 28 min 2,211 ftelevation
- Youngstown, OHMile 391 · 6 h 17 min 884 ftelevation
- Parma, OHMile 455 · 7 h 17 min 928 ftelevation
- Toledo, OHMile 555 · 8 h 47 min 587 ftelevation
- Ohio–Indiana lineState line · Mile 619 · 9 h 44 min 981 ftelevation
- South Bend, INMile 698 · 10 h 56 min 691 ftelevation
- Indiana–Illinois lineState line · Mile 776 · 12 h 9 min 614 ftelevation
- Chicago, ILMile 791 · 12 h 30 min 594 ftelevation
Typical weather by month
Average daily highs and lows, and days with an inch or more of snow, at New York, I-80 northwest of Clearfield and Chicago.
| Month | New York Central Park station · 130 ft | I-80 northwest of Clearfield Grampian station · 1,510 ft | Chicago 658 ft | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High / low °F | Snow days | High / low °F | Snow days | High / low °F | Snow days | |
| Jan | 40° / 28° | 2.1 | 32° / 14° | 7.0 | 32° / 19° | 3.6 |
| Feb | 42° / 30° | 2.2 | 36° / 15° | 6.1 | 36° / 22° | 3.1 |
| Mar | 50° / 36° | 1.3 | 45° / 23° | 3.0 | 47° / 31° | 1.5 |
| Apr | 62° / 46° | 0.1 | 59° / 33° | 0.8 | 59° / 40° | 0.4 |
| May | 71° / 55° | 0 | 69° / 45° | 0.1 | 71° / 51° | 0 |
| Jun | 80° / 64° | 0 | 77° / 54° | 0 | 80° / 61° | 0 |
| Jul | 85° / 70° | 0 | 81° / 58° | 0 | 85° / 66° | 0 |
| Aug | 83° / 69° | 0 | 79° / 56° | 0 | 83° / 65° | 0 |
| Sep | 76° / 62° | 0 | 72° / 49° | 0 | 76° / 57° | 0 |
| Oct | 65° / 51° | 0 | 61° / 38° | 0.3 | 63° / 45° | 0.1 |
| Nov | 54° / 42° | 0.1 | 48° / 28° | 1.2 | 48° / 34° | 0.5 |
| Dec | 44° / 34° | 1.2 | 37° / 21° | 3.9 | 37° / 24° | 2.2 |
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020: NEW YORK CNTRL PK TWR (USW00094728, 130 ft); GRAMPIAN 1E (USC00363417, 1,510 ft); CHICAGO OHARE INTL AP (USW00094846, 658 ft). Snow days are days with at least 1 inch of new snow. “—” means the station does not publish that normal.
Road conditions
Closures and chain rules change by the hour, so we link to the official reports for New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois rather than repeat them.
- New York · NYSDOT511NY road conditions
- Pennsylvania · PennDOT511PA road conditions
- Ohio · ODOTOHGO traffic and road conditions
- Indiana · INDOTINDOT 511
- Illinois · IDOTGetting Around Illinois road conditions
Check the official National Weather Service forecast and each state's road report before you leave.
Get alerts timed to where you’ll be when you get there
Road Travel plans the drive from New York to Chicago with the forecast at every stretch for the hour you’ll reach it, then warns you about weather ahead while you drive.
Questions about this drive
How long is the drive from New York to Chicago?
791 miles, about 13 hours of driving without stops, by way of I-80. Fuel, food and rest stops add to that.
What is the highest point on the drive?
On I-80 northwest of Clearfield, at 2,211 ft. It comes at mile 271, about 4 h 28 min of driving after you leave New York.
Does it snow on I-80 northwest of Clearfield in November?
The nearest long-term NOAA station, Grampian (1,510 ft), averages 2.9 inches of snow in November, with about one day of 1 inch or more (1991–2020 normals).
How cold is Chicago in January?
Chicago averages a high of 32°F and a low of 19°F in January (1991–2020 normals).