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McDonald Chapel, AL Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for McDonald Chapel, a community in Jefferson County, Alabama.

This Afternoon
97°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 97. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for McDonald Chapel

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
This Afternoon 97°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 0 to 5 mph NE 40%
Tonight 73°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy 0 to 5 mph SE 40%
Sunday 95°F Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 0 mph 40%
Sunday Night 73°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 0 mph 40%
Monday 95°F Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 0 mph 24%
Monday Night 71°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 0 mph 37%
Tuesday 93°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 0 mph 31%
Tuesday Night 70°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 0 to 5 mph NE 31%
Wednesday 90°F Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 5 mph NE 18%
Wednesday Night 68°F Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear 5 mph NE 18%
Thursday 86°F Sunny 5 to 10 mph NE 11%
Thursday Night 64°F Mostly Clear 0 to 10 mph NE 11%
Friday 86°F Sunny 5 to 10 mph NE 4%
Friday Night 63°F Mostly Clear 5 mph N 4%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for McDonald Chapel (33.519, -86.938). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for McDonald Chapel

Last spring frost
Mar 23
First fall frost
Nov 10
Growing season
231 days
Hardiness zone
8b

More local growing data for McDonald Chapel: nearby ZIP 35224 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Alabama frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Bessemer 3 Wsw, Al (9.8 mi from McDonald Chapel). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 20, 2026.