Heavy Rain

Honduras's disaster-management authority issued a 72-hour green alert for Gracias a Dios and five municipalities in Olancho due to intense rains from a weather system expected to bring flooding and landslides through July 16.

Honduras will experience consecutive rainfall over the next 4–5 days as a tropical wave moves in Saturday and Sunday, with Cenaos forecasting moderate accumulations that may help ease water shortages affecting Tegucigalpa's reservoirs.

A tropical wave system will generate heavy clouds, gusty winds, and light-to-moderate rainfall across eastern, southwestern, and northwestern Honduras, with isolated electrical activity; authorities advise securing roofs and avoiding flooded rivers.

Heavy rains and winds collapsed roofs on homes in the communities of Matazano and La Montañita in La Iguala, Lempira; emergency teams are assessing damage and monitoring for further precipitation.

A tropical wave and weather troughs are expected to bring heavy rainfall and thunderstorms to Honduras in the coming days.

Several vehicles became trapped in floodwaters on San Pedro Sula streets after heavy rains inundated the northern city.

Heavy rains flooded homes in Choluteca's Nueva Esperanza neighborhood, forcing residents to evacuate as water reached knee level, while authorities warn further rainfall is expected across southern and northern Honduras.

A broad area of low pressure off Central America's coast has a 70% chance of developing into a tropical depression within 48 hours, with heavy rainfall and flash flooding expected across Honduras and neighboring countries over the coming days.

Honduras's meteorological service (Cenaos) forecasts strong thunderstorms and heavy rain across several regions on Friday.

Two tropical waves will bring heavy rain Monday and Tuesday, with Olancho and Gracias a Dios expected to receive over 80 millimeters (3 inches), Cenaos warns.

A tropical wave moving across Honduras on Saturday will bring scattered to moderate rainfall, with the heaviest accumulation of 50–60 mm expected in Lempira, Ocotepeque, and Intibucá, and authorities warning of flooding and landslide risks in vulnerable areas.

A tropical wave moving west across Honduras from Gracias a Dios will bring 10–20 mm of rain (up to 40 mm in high areas of the Sula Valley) and thunderstorms to the north starting around 3 p.m., with San Pedro Sula authorities warning residents of flood risk in vulnerable neighborhoods.

Honduras's civil-protection agency warns of heavy rain, lightning, and strong wind gusts across the western, central, southern, eastern, and northern regions, with particular concern for flooding and wind in the Distrito Central.