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Miami, October 6 — Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

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Late report: current weather data were collected at the publication time below, rather than early this morning.

Report date: 2026-10-06 · Published Oct 6, 2026 · 12:20 PM EDT

Forecast for Miami / Brickell

Today: 88°F. Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Wind 2 to 9 mph S. Rain chance: 33%.

A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Heat index values as high as 100. South wind 2 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Forecast issued Oct 6, 2026 · 4:16 AM EDT. Forecast values, not observed conditions.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Hourly forecast — rain chances and timing
Eastern timeTemperatureRain chanceWindForecast
Oct 6, 2026 · 12:00 PM EDT85°F7%7 mph SMostly Sunny
Oct 6, 2026 · 1:00 PM EDT86°F10%7 mph SMostly Sunny
Oct 6, 2026 · 2:00 PM EDT86°F19%8 mph SSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Oct 6, 2026 · 3:00 PM EDT87°F28%8 mph SChance Showers And Thunderstorms
Oct 6, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT86°F30%9 mph SChance Showers And Thunderstorms
Oct 6, 2026 · 5:00 PM EDT86°F33%8 mph SChance Showers And Thunderstorms
Oct 6, 2026 · 6:00 PM EDT85°F33%7 mph SChance Showers And Thunderstorms
Oct 6, 2026 · 7:00 PM EDT83°F32%5 mph SChance Showers And Thunderstorms
Oct 6, 2026 · 8:00 PM EDT83°F24%5 mph SWSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Oct 6, 2026 · 9:00 PM EDT82°F23%5 mph SWSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Oct 6, 2026 · 10:00 PM EDT82°F23%3 mph SSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Oct 6, 2026 · 11:00 PM EDT82°F21%3 mph SWSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Observed nearby

Miami International Airport (KMIA), Oct 6, 2026 · 12:00 PM EDT: Mostly Clear. Temperature 90°F; wind 10 mph. This airport observation does not measure conditions at your exact location in Brickell.

Alerts and outdoor plans

Miami / Brickell: no active alerts returned by the official query at collection time. This is not a statement that conditions are safe.

Biscayne Bay and the Miami-Dade coast: no active alerts returned by the official query at collection time. This is not a statement that conditions are safe.

Running: Use the temperature, rain and wind forecast above to plan your window. If thunderstorms are forecast or you hear thunder, postpone outdoor activity and seek a substantial building. This briefing does not certify a safe running window.

Paddleboarding — official Biscayne Bay forecast

Today: SE winds around 5 kt (6 mph), becoming S this afternoon. Light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms late.

Tonight: SW winds around 5 kt (6 mph). Smooth.

Wed: SW winds around 5 kt (6 mph), becoming S in the afternoon. Light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

Wind speeds in the source use knots (1 knot = 1.151 mph). Check current marine alerts and local conditions before launching; no safe launch window is inferred.

Official coastal Miami-Dade beach and rip-current guidance
FLZ173-062200-
Coastal Miami-Dade-
Including the beaches of Miami
416 AM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

.TODAY...
Rip Current Risk*...........Low. 
Surf Height.................1 foot or less. 
Thunderstorm Potential**....Moderate. 
Waterspout Risk**...........None. 
UV Index**..................Very High. 
Water Temperature...........In the mid 80s. 
Weather.....................Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and 
                            thunderstorms. 
High Temperature............In the upper 80s. 
Max Heat Index..............Up to 100. 
Winds.......................South winds around 5 mph. 
Tides...
   Miami Harbor Entrance....Low at 11:35 AM EDT. 
Sunrise.....................7:15 AM. 
Sunset......................7:03 PM.

.WEDNESDAY...
Rip Current Risk*...........Low. 
Surf Height.................1 foot or less. 
Thunderstorm Potential**....Moderate. 
Waterspout Risk**...........None. 
Weather.....................Mostly sunny until 3 PM, then partly 
                            sunny. Showers likely and a chance of 
                            thunderstorms. 
High Temperature............In the upper 80s. 
Max Heat Index..............Up to 102. 
Winds.......................Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides...
   Miami Harbor Entrance....High at 06:39 AM EDT.
                            Low at 12:30 PM EDT. 
Sunrise.....................7:15 AM. 
Sunset......................7:02 PM.

&&

Rip Current Risk Category
* Low Risk - The risk for rip currents is low, however,
life-threatening rip currents often occur in the vicinity of groins,
jetties, reefs, and piers.
* Moderate Risk - Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the
surf zone.
* High Risk - Life-threatening rip currents are likely in the surf
zone.

** For thunderstorm, waterspout, and UV definitions see:
https://www.weather.gov/beach/mfl

Satellite and radar

Archived frames show what the instruments captured at their labeled times. Radar echoes can include non-rain returns. No movement or future arrival is inferred automatically from these frames.

Southeast GeoColor satellite

GeoColor shows the Southeast, including Florida. The timestamped sequence below preserves cloud detail without automatically interpreting cloud cover at street level.

Southeast GeoColor satellite at Oct 6, 2026 · 12:11 PM EDT; open full-size image for map and legend
Oct 6, 2026 · 12:11 PM EDT · CIRA/NOAA · GOES-19 Southeast GeoColor · Original source · Open full size
Earlier timestamped frames
Southeast GeoColor satellite at Oct 6, 2026 · 11:46 AM EDT; open full-size image for map and legend
Oct 6, 2026 · 11:46 AM EDT · CIRA/NOAA · GOES-19 Southeast GeoColor · Original source · Open full size
Southeast GeoColor satellite at Oct 6, 2026 · 11:16 AM EDT; open full-size image for map and legend
Oct 6, 2026 · 11:16 AM EDT · CIRA/NOAA · GOES-19 Southeast GeoColor · Original source · Open full size

Detailed Miami radar — official KAMX fallback

Colored reflectivity echoes are concentrated southeast of Miami, northwest of Miami relative to Miami in the latest frame. These are echo locations, not confirmation of rain at the surface.

Detailed Miami radar — official KAMX fallback at Oct 6, 2026 · 12:18 PM EDT; open full-size image for map and legend
Oct 6, 2026 · 12:18 PM EDT · NOAA/NWS radar and map reference · Composed by Noland; timestamp and original legend retained · Original source · Open full size
Earlier timestamped frames
Detailed Miami radar — official KAMX fallback at Oct 6, 2026 · 12:06 PM EDT; open full-size image for map and legend
Oct 6, 2026 · 12:06 PM EDT · NOAA/NWS radar and map reference · Composed by Noland; timestamp and original legend retained · Original source · Open full size
Detailed Miami radar — official KAMX fallback at Oct 6, 2026 · 11:52 AM EDT; open full-size image for map and legend
Oct 6, 2026 · 11:52 AM EDT · NOAA/NWS radar and map reference · Composed by Noland; timestamp and original legend retained · Original source · Open full size

Regional South Florida radar

Colored reflectivity echoes are concentrated northwest of Miami, northeast of Miami, north of Miami relative to Miami in the latest frame. These are echo locations, not confirmation of rain at the surface.

Regional South Florida radar at Oct 6, 2026 · 12:17 PM EDT; open full-size image for map and legend
Oct 6, 2026 · 12:17 PM EDT · NOAA/NWS radar and map reference · Composed by Noland; timestamp and original legend retained · Original source · Open full size
Earlier timestamped frames
Regional South Florida radar at Oct 6, 2026 · 12:05 PM EDT; open full-size image for map and legend
Oct 6, 2026 · 12:05 PM EDT · NOAA/NWS radar and map reference · Composed by Noland; timestamp and original legend retained · Original source · Open full size
Regional South Florida radar at Oct 6, 2026 · 11:52 AM EDT; open full-size image for map and legend
Oct 6, 2026 · 11:52 AM EDT · NOAA/NWS radar and map reference · Composed by Noland; timestamp and original legend retained · Original source · Open full size

Tropical outlook

Issued Oct 6, 2026 · 7:31 AM EDT · Official source

The Atlantic outlook describes development potential, not a forecast of impacts in Miami. No local hurricane impact is inferred here.

NHC Atlantic seven-day outlook; issuance timestamp and probability legend embedded in graphic
NOAA / NHC. Outlook feed issuance; graphic’s own timestamp is embedded in the original image. Open full size
Read official source text
000
ABNT20 KNHC 061131
TWOAT 

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
800 AM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America:

Southwestern Gulf of America (AL92):
Showers and thunderstorms are showing signs of organization in 
association with a broad area of low pressure located over the 
southwestern Gulf of America. Continued development of this system 
is expected, and a tropical depression is anticipated to form over 
the next day or so while it drifts eastward. The low pressure area 
could bring gusty winds and areas of heavy rain to the western 
portions of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico in a couple of days. 

The disturbance is expected to turn to the north or northeast toward 
the northern Gulf Coast by the end of the week. It is still too 
early to determine specific impacts to the northern Gulf Coast, but 
interests from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana should closely 
monitor the progress of this system. The NOAA Gulfstream is 
scheduled to sample the environment over the Gulf later today and an 
Air Force reconnaissance aircraft is scheduled to investigate the 
system tomorrow.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...90 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...90 percent.

$$
Forecaster Cangialosi

Miami forecast discussion

Issued Oct 6, 2026 · 7:13 AM EDT · Official source

Read official source text
000
FXUS62 KMFL 061113
AFDMFL

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Miami FL
713 AM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 712 AM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

 - Chances of showers and thunderstorms will gradually increase
   through the middle of the week, with the highest chances
   occurring over the Lake Okeechobee region as well as the east
   coast metro areas.
 
 - High rainfall rates combined with the possibility of multiple
   rounds of heavy downpours could increase the potential of
   localized flooding especially over the east coast metro areas.

 - Minor coastal flooding will return as early as the middle of 
   the week and this could develop during each high tide cycle 
   through the end of the week and into the upcoming weekend due 
   to the next round of King Tides. 

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Today through Wednesday)
Issued at 220 AM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

Rather broad mid level troughing will remain in place across the 
Southeast as well as most of the Florida Peninsula today into 
Wednesday. This will cause mid level ridging to be shunted off 
into the western Atlantic during this time frame. At the surface, 
a weakening frontal boundary will continue to slowly push 
southeastward across the northern Gulf Coast and into Northern 
Florida today. This front will stall out somewhere over Central 
Florida heading into Wednesday. Surface level winds will remain 
rather light and sea breeze driven today, however, as the front 
pushes closer to the region on Wednesday, a deeper south to 
southwesterly wind flow will set up not only at the surface, but 
aloft as well. This wind profile will bring deep tropical moisture
into the region throughout the atmospheric column as PWATs rise 
and generally range between 2.2 and 2.4 inches across a good 
portion of South Florida through the middle of the week. 

While shower and thunderstorm activity will be more sea breeze 
driven today and more scattered in coverage, as the front pushes 
closer to the region on Wednesday before stalling out just to the 
north, convective coverage will become more widespread across 
South Florida. Due to the south to southwesterly wind flow 
setting up across the region, the east coast sea breeze will 
remain pinned over the metro areas today, and even moreso on 
Wednesday. This in combination with the abundance of moisture in 
place will allow for the potential for multiple rounds of heavy 
downpours to take place over the east coast metro areas as well as
the Lake Okeechobee region during this time frame. With the east 
coast metro areas already saturated from previous heavy rainfall, 
any additional heavy rain will add to the increased potential of 
localized flooding this afternoon through Wednesday.

High temperatures today will generally rise into the upper 80s and 
lower 90s across most of the region. Temperatures on Wednesday may 
may be a few degrees cooler due to an increase in cloud cover and
more widespread rainfall over South Florida. 

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Wednesday night through Monday)
Issued at 220 AM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

Moving into the second half of the week, the broad mid level trough 
will remain nearby on Thursday, however, mid level ridging in the 
western Atlantic will start to build closer to South Florida heading 
into Friday. At the surface, the stalled out frontal boundary will 
linger close to the region over Central Florida before slowly trying 
to lift back northward heading into Friday. This would be in 
response to a broad area of low pressure trying to develop in the 
Southwestern Gulf and the Bay of Campeche. The National Hurricane 
Center gives this broad area of low pressure a high chance (80%) 
of development over the next 48 hours as it slowly drifts east 
northeastward during this time frame. With the front remaining 
close by on Thursday, deep tropical moisture will still continue 
to advect into the region, keeping enhanced rainfall chances in 
place over most of the area. The potential for localized flooding
will also remain in place especially along and north of Alligator
alley which will be closer to the front during this time frame. 

The forecast heading into Friday and the first part of the weekend 
still remains uncertain as the broad area of low pressure 
currently in the southwestern Gulf will ultimately play a role in 
lifting the stalled frontal boundary further north of the region. 
The latest global and ensemble guidance suite remain in 
disagreement in regards to timing and intensity of this area of 
low pressure as it gradually pulls northward towards the central 
Gulf Coast states for the end of the week and into the upcoming 
weekend. If the low is slower to move north northeastward, the 
front could remain closer to the region drawing in additional 
deep layer moisture for showers and thunderstorms to develop on 
Friday and Saturday. In addition to this, the developing system 
could draw up some more moisture from the Carribean into South 
Florida during this time frame. With all of these variables in 
place for Friday and Saturday, the latest forecast keeps higher 
end chances of showers and thunderstorms over the region during 
this time frame. High temperatures for Friday and Saturday will 
rise into the upper 80s to around 90 across most of the region. 

Guidance does show some signals of a pattern change heading towards 
the second half of the weekend and into early next week as mid level 
ridging strengthens over the western Atlantic and tries to build 
over the Florida Peninsula. This could introduce some drier air
into the region during this time frame bringing the chances of 
showers and thunderstorms back to a typical late wet season type 
pattern with increased southeasterly wind flow. The latest 
forecast reflects this and keeps the higher chances of showers 
and thunderstorms confined to interior locations as well as 
Southwestern Florida. High temperatures look to be near or 
slightly above climatological normals during this time frame with 
ridging building back into the region. 

&&

.AVIATION...
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 712 AM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

VFR conditions will prevail through the morning hours. Light and
variable winds early this morning will increase out of the SSE
after 17Z across the east coast terminals. Scattered to numerous 
showers and thunderstorms will develop after 17-18z and could 
bring periods of MVFR or IFR conditions along with gusty and 
erratic winds to the east coast terminals later this afternoon. At
KAPF, light winds this morning will increase out of the SW this 
afternoon as a Gulf breeze develops. Increasing SHRA/TS activity
is possible at KAPF overnight tonight.

&&

.MARINE...
Issued at 220 AM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

A light to gentle south to southwesterly wind flow will develop 
across most of the local waters and will remain in place through 
the middle of the week. Seas across the Atlantic waters will 
remain at 2 feet or less today, however, they will gradually 
increase and range between 3 to 5 feet on Wednesday as a 
northeasterly swell develops. Seas across the Gulf waters will 
remain at 2 feet or less through the middle of the week. Chances 
of showers and thunderstorms will increase through the middle of 
the week across all local waters as a frontal boundary stalls out 
to the north of the region. 

&&

.BEACHES...
Issued at 220 AM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

Minor coastal flooding could develop as early as the middle of the 
week across the coastal areas of South Florida and this could 
continue during each high tide cycle through the end of the week and 
into the upcoming weekend. This is due to the next round of King 
Tides associated with the upcoming new moon. At the same time, 
the rip current risk will gradually increase across the Palm 
Beaches during the middle to latter portion of the week due to a 
developing northeasterly swell.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Miami            89  77  89  76 /  40  30  70  30 
West Kendall     89  76  89  75 /  40  20  70  30 
Opa-Locka        90  77  90  76 /  50  30  80  40 
Homestead        89  77  89  77 /  30  20  60  20 
Fort Lauderdale  89  76  89  75 /  40  40  70  50 
N Ft Lauderdale  89  76  89  76 /  50  40  80  50 
Pembroke Pines   89  76  89  75 /  40  30  80  40 
West Palm Beach  89  74  89  74 /  60  50  80  60 
Boca Raton       89  75  89  75 /  50  40  80  60 
Naples           87  76  86  75 /  30  50  80  70 

&&

.MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...None.
AM...None.
GM...None.
&&

$$

SHORT TERM...CWC
LONG TERM....CWC
AVIATION...Redman

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