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Rounds of heavy rain, storms expected to roll across South Florida through Labor Day holiday weekend

The CBS News Miami NEXT Weather team is tracking a rainy and stormy morning across South Florida.

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This graphic shows the forecast rain chances in South Florida over the next seven days. CBS News Miami

Strong thunderstorms have rolled through both Broward and Miami-Dade counties.

Some of the heaviest downpours this morning have been near both Miami and Fort Lauderdale airports.

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This graphic shows the flash flood threat in South Florida on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. CBS News Miami

The National Weather Service has issued a Level 1 flash flood threat for all of Florida today because many of the storms will include heavy downpours.

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This graphic shows the hour-by-hour forecast in South Florida on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. CBS News Miami

The rain is expected to let up by late morning but return by mid-afternoon.

The return to the rainy season pattern will stretch through the entire Labor Day holiday weekend.

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This graphic shows the Labor Day holiday weekend forecast in South Florida. CBS News Miami

We'll see storms each morning and afternoon through Monday, but will not see a "wash-out" each day.

You will need to make some alternative indoor plans for each day.   

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This graphic shows the forecast in South Florida over the next seven days. CBS News Miami

The next time we will have a mostly sunny day is next Thursday.

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