Observed 8:55 AM CDT at KBHM

Midfield, AL weather

Sunny and 61°16°.

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the east-northeast. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 57Moderate; PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow good
Pressure: 30.43 inHg1030 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°1° cooler than this time yesterday (63°17° then, 60°16° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 74°23° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 49°9° tomorrow at 7 AM

This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 3 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningNear 52°11° · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 9a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	56%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	50%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	44%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	37%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	35%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	34%	1%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	33%	1%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	38%	1%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	1%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	38%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	83%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	6%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	80%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	67%	0%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	56%	0%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	49%	1%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	44%	5%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	43%	7%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	40%	42%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	41%	13%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	42%	2%	1
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	50%	19%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	15%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	2%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	6%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	33%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	40%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	41%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	41%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	47%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	45%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	20%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	19%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	12%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	24%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	93%	34%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 73°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 74. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 49. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 50°10°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 73°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 50°10°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 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
  Mostly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 50°10°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 72°22° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly 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
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 49°9°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 71°22° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 49°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 51°11°. Typical 71°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  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 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 48°9°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 71°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°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 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 63°17°. Typical 70°21° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 65°18°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–68°20°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 65°18°. Typical 70°21° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–68°20°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 47°8°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 72°22°, low 61°16°. Typical 70°21° / 47°8°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  20% chance · 0.35 in8.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.16 in4.2 mm
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
66°19°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–65°18°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 47°8°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
3

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 72–79°.

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

Cahaba River near Cahaba Heights

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Forecast peak 1.4 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Valley Creek (AL-2) at Ave W

3.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.9 ft

Reading from Sat 7:25 AM · NWS gauge page

Valley Creek near Bessemer

4.3 mi

Level: 5.5 ft

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Village Creek (AL) at Avenue W in Ensley

5.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 55% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 32

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–8:00 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°SunOct 18
−5°−3°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
+1°±0°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Midfield weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 4 min; Losing 1 min 53 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 9 PM–6:35 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

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

Looking northeast from Midfield. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,700 ft, 74 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Midfield, AL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Cahaba River near Cahaba Heights

Valley Creek (AL-2) at Ave W

Valley Creek near Bessemer

Village Creek (AL) at Avenue W in Ensley

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