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FLORIDA · MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

Miami

487,014 people, 10 ft above sea level in Miami-Dade County.

10 ftElevation, city center
487,014People, 2024 estimate
36 sq miLand area
Mostly clear 80°
Mostly clear now Dew point 71° · NNE 4 mph · high 86°
City of Miami River Interstate 2 miles
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The Miami plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Miami

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 AM EDT
RIGHT NOW Miami International Airport (KMIA) · 2:53 AM
Mostly clear
80° Mostly clear Feels like 84° · high of 86° near 12 PM
WindNNE 4 mphno gusts
Humidity74%falling to 67% this afternoon
Pressure29.94 in ↘falling slowly
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsA few cloudsbases near 14,000 ft
UV index3 by 1 PMmoderate
Dew point 71° · Oppressiveabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tonight, about 6 PMin about 14 hours · 30% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT0.02–0.8 inmost likely 0.3; 1 in 10 over 1.4
LAST RAINSept. 250.03 in · 4 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Miami-Dade County
NWS Miami - South Florida and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:37 AM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:12 AM7:10 PM ↓
11 h 58 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 92% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
41
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: 50, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
58% · 0.71 in Thursday morning 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Oppressive: dew points 70 to 76°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 88° / 76°
TUE Sept. 29 Chance of showers Chance of showers
86° 76°
30% rain 0.02–0.8″ SSE 4 B
WED Sept. 30 Chance of storms Chance of storms
87° 77°
40% rain 0.05–0.9″ ESE 9 B
THU Oct. 1 Chance of showers Chance of showers
88° 79°
60% rain 0.1–0.8″ ESE 14, gusts 31 B
FRI Oct. 2 Chance of storms; hot Chance of storms; hot
90° 79°
40% rain up to 0.2″ E 12 A
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of storms; hot Chance of storms; hot
90° 78°
40% rain up to 0.1″ E 12 A
SUN Oct. 4 Chance of storms; hot Chance of storms; hot
90° 78°
40% rain up to 0.1″ E 8 A
MON Oct. 5 Chance of storms Chance of storms
89° 77°
50% rain up to 0.2″ E 6 A
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
Map of a 72-hour back-trajectory: the air now over Miami was over the Caribbean three days ago.
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Miami at 5,000 feet was over the Caribbean three days ago, about 510 miles back along its path. Air off the water carries moisture, which is why it feels humid. Traced hour by hour through GFS analyses of the 850 hPa wind.

THIS WEEK IN 2000 Oct. 2–3, 2000

The wettest two days this week has seen

15.17 inches of rain fell in two days, the most for this week of the year since records began in 1895. The next wettest, 11.76 inches, fell in 1929.

11.76″
15.17″
19292000
Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Miami Area threaded record since 1895.
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Hialeah FL · 9 MI 9 miles northwest Fort Lauderdale FL · 26 MI 26 miles north Port St. Lucie FL · 105 MI 105 miles north Cape Coral FL · 126 MI 126 miles northwest Palm Bay FL · 153 MI 153 miles north Orlando FL · 193 MI 193 miles north
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FLORIDA · MIAMI-DADE

Miami

487,014 people, 10 ft above sea level in Miami-Dade County.

10 ftElevation
487,014People
36 sq miLand
Mostly clear 80°
Mostly clearDew point 71°
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Today in Miami

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy night 75° 4%
6a partly cloudy night 75° 15%
9a partly cloudy day 77° 27%
12p mostly cloudy day 82° 19%
3p mostly cloudy day 81° 22%
6p showers day 79° 30%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTonight about 6 PM · 30%
→
Tue30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
76
86
B
Wed40%
Chance of storms Chance of storms
77
87
B
Thu60%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
79
88
B
Fri40%
Chance of storms; hot Chance of storms; hot
79
90
A
Sat40%
Chance of storms; hot Chance of storms; hot
78
90
A
Sun40%
Chance of storms; hot Chance of storms; hot
78
90
A
Mon50%
Chance of storms Chance of storms
77
89
A
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 2000 · OCT. 2–3, 2000

15.17 inches in two days, the most for this week since 1895.