A car drives as a man kayaks through the flooded streets of Crespi Boulevard during King Tide in Miami Beach Florida, on Tuesday October 27, 2026.
Pedro Portal
pportal@miamiherald.com
From Homestead to nearly Hobe Sound, Sunday will be Rainday and, with king tides, FloodDay in parts of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Palm Beach metropolitan area.
That’s why the National Weather Service has issued a flood of watches and advisories:
Flood Watch for Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach that began at 10 a.m. Sunday and will run until 3 p.m. Monday;Coastal Flood Advisories and rip current warnings in effect until 7 p.m. Monday for those parts of all three counties snuggling with the Atlantic Ocean;A Flood Advisory until 1 p.m. Sunday for parts of Miami-Dade County that include Coral Gables down to a massive chunk of South Miami-Dade that includes Cutler Bay, Goulds and the Zoo Miami area;A Flash Flood Warning for Miami-Dade until 2:15 p.m. Sunday.
Bands of heavy rain may cause scattered areas of flooding. The main impacts would be street flooding, road closures, and limited impact to structures in flood prone areas. https://t.co/eWQectqISf
— NWS Miami (@NWSMiami) November 1, 2026
“An upper-level low will move atop Florida today through Monday. This feature will add more moisture and support for showers and storms than recent days,” the weather service said Sunday. “Strong, low-level, easterly flow will result in bands of repeated rainfall for isolated to scattered locations. Showers and storms are expected to be a bit more widespread with higher rain rates than the past few days.”
For Miami Gardens, where the Miami Dolphins host the New England Patriots in a 4:25 p.m. game Sunday, the forecast is for heavy rains and storms after 2 p.m. About a quarter of an inch to half an inch of rain is anticipated.
The Dolphins are underdogs by 6.5 to 7 points, a healthy margin in the NFL, but it’s axiomatic that bad weather can be the great leveler, assisting the lesser team more.
As for the coastal advisories, the weather service expects “only isolated road closures,” but any veteran of these conditions knows that roads can have uncertain depths. Unless you can see the street under the water, avoid driving through if you can.
Flooded Ocean Drive with a few hours to go until high tide https://t.co/L7uUysuQ0h
— Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) November 1, 2026
As obviously ill-advised as swimming would seem to be in these conditions, some will still try.
“Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water,” the weather service reminds swimmers. “Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don’t swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.”
This story was originally published November 1, 2026 at 1:09 PM.
Since 1989, David J. Neal’s domain at the Miami Herald has expanded to include writing about Panthers (NHL and FIU), Dolphins, old school animation, food safety, fraud, naughty lawyers, bad doctors and all manner of breaking news. He drinks coladas whole. He does not work Indianapolis 500 Race Day.