Thursday, November 5, 2026 — The Miami Metropolis daily briefing: the day’s lead story and Miami’s weather in one place. The floods are easing, the election fallout continues, and Florida’s next governor is already at work.
Today’s Lead Story: Florida Governor-elect Byron Donalds Wastes No Time Setting Agenda
Note on today’s lead: the homepage Lead Story slot held this morning’s Local 10 weather video at gather time, so the freshest major story is headlined instead, as on October 31 and November 2. We’re just weeks away from Byron Donalds becoming the next governor of Florida, and he’s wasting no time announcing his agenda as he addressed supporters. Donalds, who made history Tuesday as Florida’s first elected Black governor after defeating David Jolly, is setting his priorities before he takes office — the agenda he lays out now will shape Tallahassee, and Miami, for the next four years.
Read the full story: Florida Governor – elect Byron Donalds wastes no time setting agenda
Miami Weather: Coastal Flood Statement Until 7 PM Friday, Mostly Sunny Today
A Coastal Flood Statement remains in effect for coastal Miami-Dade through Friday evening — until 7:00 PM EST Friday (NWS Miami, updated 10:12 AM EST Thursday, covering Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami-Dade County) — isolated minor coastal flooding is possible around periods of high tide, with some water on low-lying roads and property; do not drive through flooded roadways. This extends this morning’s earlier statement, which ran only through Thursday evening.
Otherwise the relentless rain is finally easing: partly cloudy at midday at 83°F and feeling like 89°F, humidity around 67%, northeast winds around 9 mph, and mostly sunny skies today with about a 0% chance of rain. Today’s high: 84°F. Tonight’s low: 75°F, mostly clear. Sunrise was 6:32 AM; sunset is 5:36 PM.
Tomorrow — Friday, November 6: partly cloudy, high 84°F, low 73°F, rain chance about 20%. Sunrise is 6:32 AM and sunset 5:35 PM. The week ahead: partly cloudy Saturday (high 85°F), partly cloudy Sunday (high 83°F) and partly cloudy Monday (high 83°F) — rain chances lower heading into the weekend.
More of Today’s Top Stories
- Rain chances in South Florida to lower heading into weekend
- Florida’s Amendment 3 passes. What happens next?
- Florida 27th Congressional District election recount remains a possibility
- Iran says Americans voted against the war after midterm results
Weather data from The Weather Channel (weather.com) / National Weather Service Miami. Miami Headline & Weather is The Miami Metropolis’ daily briefing, published late morning.
