McDonald Chapel, Alabama Weather
McDonald Chapel, Alabama — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for McDonald Chapel, Jefferson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near McDonald Chapel. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for McDonald Chapel is published on the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (KBHM) page, 18 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 3 airfields within reach of McDonald Chapel have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near McDonald Chapel: Bessemer Airport (KEKY) 23 km · Shelby County Airport (KEET) 41 km
Conditions reported at KBHM describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at McDonald Chapel specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for McDonald Chapel.
About McDonald Chapel, Alabama
McDonald Chapel lies cradled in the rolling foothills of central Alabama, a landscape where the earth gathers itself into gentle hummocks before yielding to the broader sweep of Jefferson County’s valleys. It lies 7.6 miles west of Birmingham, AL (from Birmingham, AL: bearing 271°T), and is situated 9.8 miles west-north-west of Vestavia Hills. Here, the air carries the persistent scent of pine and damp earth, a fragrance deepened by the occasional, soft murmur of distant traffic on larger thoroughfares. The sky, often a vast, pale blue brushed with wisps of cloud, seems to press down with a comforting weight, and the trees, a dense tapestry of oak, hickory, and pine, stand sentinel over the scattered homes and modest businesses. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in shifting patterns, illuminating the quietude of the place with a diffused, almost reverent glow. The history of McDonald Chapel is intrinsically tied to the land and the industrious spirit that has long characterized this part of Alabama. Once a region shaped by agricultural pursuits and later by the resourcefulness of mining operations that left their indelible mark on the terrain, the area now navigates a more diversified economic present. While echoes of its past can still be perceived in the enduring stoicism of its residents and the weathered grace of older structures, McDonald Chapel has adapted, finding its footing in a blend of small-scale commerce and the quiet lives of those who call it home. The local character is one of understated resilience, a deep-rooted connection to place that speaks of generations who have weathered both hardship and prosperity under the same broad sky.
Live animated radar for McDonald Chapel and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | McDonald Chapel, Jefferson County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.521773°N, 86.933604°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35224 |
| Area Code | 205 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This McDonald Chapel, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McDonald Chapel, Alabama, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for McDonald Chapel includes coordinates 33.521773°N, 86.933604°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 35224. Telephone area code: 205. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
