Honduras Weather News

The Atlantic basin has yet to produce a hurricane in 2026 despite five named storms, approaching a record quiet season unseen since satellite records began in 1966, with forecasters attributing the calm partly to El Niño conditions.

Tropical Wave 38 is forecast to reach Honduras on Wednesday, potentially ending a recent dry spell and bringing relief to a country facing drought conditions that have stressed water availability and crops.

A lightning bolt struck a tree near a house in San Marcos, Ocotepeque, triggering a fire that completely destroyed the home; no injuries were reported.

A fire that started in a grass field rapidly spread to residential homes in La Rivera de La Vega, Tegucigalpa, prompting families to evacuate their belongings as firefighters deployed six units to combat the blaze.

A tropical wave could enter Honduras on Monday, September 9, bringing scattered rainfall to western, southern, and northern regions plus Tegucigalpa, though meteorologists say the system lacks sufficient energy for heavy accumulation.

Hurricanes Karina and Lowell both reached Category 4 strength with 145 mph winds on September 2, while Tropical Storm Marie strengthened nearby and a fourth system is being monitored for possible development.

The El Niño phenomenon is intensifying and could raise Pacific temperatures 3–4 °C above normal from October through December, with Cenaos director Francisco Argeñal warning of potentially record-breaking warming that could exceed the historical maximum of 2.7 °C.

Honduras's dry season (canícula) will lose force in coming weeks as Pacific humidity increases, with rainfall gradually returning first to the south and central regions by mid-September, according to the National Atmospheric, Oceanographic and Seismic Center.

A severe drought devastating southern Honduras has destroyed crops, and farmers are pleading for rainfall in September to salvage the year's final harvest.

Honduras's risk management agency forecasts the arrival of rainfall across the country starting September 5 after weeks of severe drought affecting more than 230 municipalities, as moisture from the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean moves in.

The Tegucigalpa municipal government extended a water emergency declaration to December 15 due to severe drought and critically low reservoir levels supplying the capital.

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake centered near Roatán in the Bay Islands struck on August 24 at 9:13 p.m., with no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

Seventy-five Honduran municipalities in red alert for severe drought requested early disbursement of August and September government transfers, with 63 of them already receiving early payments to address the El Niño-driven emergency.

A tropical wave brought heavy rains and flooding to Tocoa, Colón, and strong winds with property damage to Namasigüe, Choluteca, on August 22.

A severe drought affecting 75 municipalities in Honduras is raising water costs, causing child hospitalizations from poor sanitation, endangering food security for 2.2 million people, and threatening to force schools into virtual education.

At least 80% of Honduras's municipalities are under some level of drought alert, with southern municipalities most severely affected, according to data analysis by Consulting HNL.

A 3.2-magnitude earthquake struck Santa Bárbara early Thursday at 4:28 a.m. with a depth of just 1 kilometer near Las Vegas, causing no reported injuries or damage but adding to recent seismic activity in Honduras.

Honduras's government declared a 120-day red alert for 75 municipalities hit by El Niño-driven drought, affecting over 134,000 families, and began distributing food aid while coordinating water access and agricultural protection measures.

Honduras's national disaster agency placed 75 municipalities on red alert, 71 on yellow alert, and 88 on green alert starting August 18 due to severe drought linked to the El Niño weather pattern.

Honduras's emergency agency warns of rain and thunderstorm activity nationwide during the active 2026 Atlantic and Pacific hurricane season, with meteorologists noting potential cyclonic development in the Pacific but no direct threat to Honduras currently.

Honduras's disaster agency is tracking two areas in the Pacific with 80% and 60% probability of cyclone formation, while Hurricane Lala moves westward posing no immediate threat to Honduras.

Through July 2026, 10 of 25 weather stations recorded their lowest rainfall since 2022, triggering food insecurity and water rationing across the dry corridor, with experts warning of crisis if rains fail in September and October.

A 3.3-magnitude earthquake centered about 18 kilometers north of Las Lajas in Comayagua struck late on August 16 at a depth of 5 kilometers with no reported injuries or damage; authorities also recorded two other seismic events in the region within 12 hours.

A 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the Atlantic coast near Puerto Cortés at 4:07 PM, followed eight minutes later by a 3.7 aftershock; the temblor was felt in San Pedro Sula and Puerto Cortés.

A tropical wave will break dry conditions across Honduras on Wednesday with scattered to moderate showers, heavier rainfall expected in the south, southwest, center, and east, while capital-area reservoirs continue declining despite the incoming moisture.

A tropical wave moving through Honduras this Sunday and Monday will bring weak to moderate scattered showers to eastern, central, northern, southwestern, and southern regions, with the heaviest activity on Sunday.

Copeco forecasts weak afternoon rainfall on Friday in northwestern, northern, and eastern Honduras due to moisture moving in from the Caribbean, following a warm and dry morning.

A tropical wave moving through the central Caribbean will bring showers and possible downpours to Gracias a Dios, Colón, Yoro, and Atlántida on Monday afternoon and evening, with up to 92% chance of precipitation, while the rest of the country stays mostly dry.

A tropical wave will move across Honduras on Saturday, August 22, bringing light rains and isolated showers, with heavier rainfall expected in western, central, and northern regions and waves of 1 to 3 feet on both coasts.

Honduras will see mostly dry conditions on August 19, with only weak, isolated rainfall in the northern and eastern regions; the southern region will reach a high of 40°C (104°F), while the central region will see 32°C (90°F).