Observed 7:40 PM CDT at KBHM

McDonald Chapel, AL weather

Clear and 61°16°.

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the northeast. 35–5 mph8 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 10 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 39Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.36 inHg1028 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 48°9° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 74°23° tomorrow at 3 PM

TonightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 74°23° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	46%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	77%	4%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	65%	2%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	54%	2%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	46%	1%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	41%	0%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	39%	0%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	37%	0%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	39%	1%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	41%	1%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	47%	3%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	9%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	69%	5%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	41%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	41%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	41%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	41%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	21%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	11%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	6%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	10%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	19%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	19%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	28%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	29%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	90%	75%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	80%	3
Mon 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	63%	77%	4
Mon 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	80%	5
Mon 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	49%	64%	5
Mon 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	44%	82%	5
Mon 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	83%	4
Mon 4p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	78%	2
Mon 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	75%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	57%	82%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 73°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 48. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–50°10°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 50°10°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 73°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 50°10°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 72°22° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 50°10°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 72°22° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 49°9°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 71°22° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 49°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 71°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 48°9°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 71°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 48°9°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 62°17°. Typical 70°21° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–66°19°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 65°18°. Typical 70°21° / 47°8°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 67°20°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
76°24°–83°28°
Low, likely
60°16°–71°22°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 60°16°. Typical 70°21° / 47°8°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–86°30°
Low, likely
48°9°–68°20°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 47°8°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 76–80°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (BMX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Locust Fork at Sayre

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 33 cfs

Forecast peak 2.5 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page

Village Creek near Pratt City

2.8 mi

Level: 1.2 ft

Reading from Sat 6:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Village Creek (AL) at Avenue W in Ensley

3.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft

Reading from Sat 7:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Valley Creek (AL-2) at Ave W

4.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.9 ft

Reading from Sat 6:25 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 52% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 32

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Birmingham Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1895–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−5°−3°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
+1°±0°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

McDonald Chapel weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 4 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 8 min less
Golden hour: 5:29–6:19 PM; Morning 6:44–7:33 AM
Blue hour: 6:19–6:28 PM; Morning 6:34–6:44 AM; first light 6:34 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:56 PM–6:35 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:17 AM · rises 4:59 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from McDonald Chapel. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,200 ft, 14 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

McDonald Chapel, AL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Locust Fork at Sayre

Village Creek near Pratt City

Village Creek (AL) at Avenue W in Ensley

Valley Creek (AL-2) at Ave W

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon