Midfield, Alabama — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Midfield, Jefferson County.
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Midfield breathes with a quiet hum, a place where the rolling hills of Jefferson County gently yield to flatter expanses, cradling homes and businesses in a landscape softened by time and persistent green. It lies 4.9 miles north-north-east of Bessemer, AL (from Bessemer, AL: bearing 32°T), and is situated 7.4 miles west-south-west of Birmingham. The air here, especially in the late afternoon when the sun begins its descent, carries a particular warmth, a palpable stillness that settles over the modest houses and the occasional stand of mature trees. Little pockets of woodland, remnants of older forests, punctuate the residential streets, offering glimpses of shadowed undergrowth and the rustle of unseen creatures. The terrain, neither dramatically mountainous nor entirely flat, possesses a subtle character, a gentle rise and fall that guides the eye and the feet through its neighborhoods. The story of Midfield is one of adaptation and endurance, tied to the industrial heart of Alabama. While the days of large-scale manufacturing that once defined the region have shifted, echoes of that past remain, influencing the local economy and the very spirit of the place. The land itself, once deeply connected to the earth through agriculture and later through the extraction of its mineral wealth, now supports a community that draws its sustenance from a more varied base, including service industries and small businesses. There is a sense of continuity in Midfield, a quiet pride in its heritage, and a steady, unshowy commitment to the present, where the rhythm of daily life unfolds with a grounded, practical grace.
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| Location | Midfield, Jefferson County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.461497°N, 86.908881°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35228, 35221 |
| Area Code | 205 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Midfield, Alabama, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Midfield includes coordinates 33.461497°N, 86.908881°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 35228, 35221. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.