Alejandro Galindo shares French fries with his sons Ethan and Dylan in the middle of Southwest Eighth Street during Calle Ocho festival on Sunday, March 15, 2026, in Little Havana. Will it be a second wet weekend in a row?
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A soggy week. A cool morning in the 50s. Rain in the forecast.
“A little dreary out there,” said Miami Herald news partner Lissette Gonzalez on Wednesday — a 57-degree, wet Miami morning. “Spring breakers are wondering, ‘Where is the sunshine?’”
Key West woke to 65. At least it’s not the Panhandle, where temperatures were in the bone-chilling 30s from Pensacola to Jacksonville, or Tampa where Wednesday began at 45 degrees.
Expect that pattern of cooler mornings and spotty rain days to continue for another day or two, said Gonzalez, meteorologist for CBS News Miami.
Wednesday won’t be a washout, she said. According to the National Weather Service in Miami, afternoon rain chances are near 50%. We could see about a tenth of an inch of rain, before the spotty showers taper off toward a sunny and dry weekend.
The endless rain makes the vendor’s work difficult during Calle Ocho festival on Sunday, March 15, 2026, in Little Havana. Andrew Uloza for the Miami Herald
That weekend forecast is unlike last Sunday, when Miami hosted thousands for Calle Ocho. This weekend won’t have thunderstorms. Or parting gift rainbows.
Sunday’s storms gave way to sprinkles and a rainbow for Miami’s sky by the early evening hours on March 15, 2026. Howard Cohen [email protected]
Wednesday afternoon temperatures will struggle to get near the 70s. Highs will climb into the mid-70s and reach the upper 70s over the weekend and 80 on Sunday. “The spring equinox,” CBS’ Gonzalez says.
Morning lows will still cling to the 60s through Sunday. By Monday and Tuesday, look for an opening work-week range of 66 to 82.
Crowds filled Eighth Street in Little Havana despite the relentless rain during Calle Ocho festival on Sunday, March 15, 2026. That rain isn’t expected to repeat on March 22. Andrew Uloza for the Miami Herald
Howard Cohen
Miami Herald
Miami Herald consumer trends reporter Howard Cohen, a 2017 Media Excellence Awards winner, has covered pop music, theater, health and fitness, obituaries, municipal government, breaking news and general assignment. He started his career in the Features department at the Miami Herald in 1991. Cohen is an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Communication.
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