Honduras Weather News

Honduras's capital and surrounding municipalities are under a yellow weather alert for the next 48 hours as emergency agencies coordinate to protect residents from flooding and landslides in high-risk areas.

A landslide in the Izaguirre neighborhood of Tegucigalpa damaged five homes and displaced 20 people after rainwater weakened the hillside; firefighters assessed the site and offered recommendations.

Honduras's disaster agency extended a green alert to Santa Bárbara department and maintained a yellow alert for low-lying areas along the Goascorán River through October 9, with rains expected to cause flooding, landslides, and fallen trees.

The Río Ulúa in El Progreso, Yoro, rose to 3.80 meters from 2 meters, triggering water seepage in low-lying areas and a levee breach in San José del Cayo and Miller sectors that has caused street flooding.

A landslide triggered by heavy rain damaged 13 homes in Villa Unión neighborhood in Tegucigalpa on October 8, affecting over 70 people; the mayor said no lives were lost and cleanup and evacuation efforts are underway.

Emergency response units from Honduras's civil protection agency are working in the Los Cobras and 21 de Octubre neighborhoods of Tegucigalpa to assist residents and monitor conditions after recent heavy rains caused street flooding.

The capital's municipal authorities elevated the Distrito Central (Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela) to yellow alert for 48 hours due to heavy rain and risk of landslides and flooding, after recent storms collapsed at least 13 homes in the Villa Unión neighborhood.

Intense rainfall caused Quebrada La Orejona creek to overflow, submerging a street in the La Alameda neighborhood of Tegucigalpa and putting nearby homes at risk of flooding.

Heavy rains caused four houses to collapse in the La Laguna neighborhood of Tegucigalpa on October 7; firefighters rescued one person and are searching for three others believed trapped under the rubble.

Honduras's disaster agency activated a yellow alert for low-lying communities along the Goascorán River in Valle, and maintained green alerts in other vulnerable zones as heavy rains raise river levels nationwide.

Tropical Storm Isaías is rapidly intensifying in the Gulf of Mexico and forecasters predict it will become the Atlantic basin's first hurricane of 2026 by Friday, though Honduras authorities indicate no direct threat to the country.

Kevin Pacheco, from La Masica in Atlántida, died instantly when struck by lightning while in the Santa Ana River during an electrical storm, as heavy rains and lightning activity sweep across Honduras.

Search-and-rescue teams are combing Lake Yojoa after a reported capsizing involving four people, while authorities report heavy rains, landslides, and a death by lightning strike across Honduras during the Morazán holiday week.

A young man identified as Joel from El Sauce, Comayagua, was swept away by strong currents in a river and found dead two days later in the village of La Joya, El Rosario municipality.

Firefighters in La Esperanza rescued three people trapped by flooding in the Los Arbolitos neighborhood and responded to reports of inundated homes in the Lempira area.

Honduras's weather service forecasts significant rainfall throughout the Morazán holiday week due to a tropical wave, a trough, and converging Pacific and Caribbean winds, with risks of river flooding and landslides in vulnerable areas.

The Goascorán and Nacaome rivers in southern Honduras have risen sharply following heavy rainfall in the past 24 hours, causing flooding in ranching and urban areas of Cubulero and other communities, with authorities warning travelers to avoid swollen waterways.

Honduras's National Risk Management Agency reports that 233 municipalities remain under drought alert, with 103 at the highest level, affecting 5.6 million people and threatening food security through crop losses and reduced rural employment in the south.

Honduras's disaster-management agency declared a 48-hour green alert for Alianza in Valle and maintained the same alert level for the capital and San Pedro Sula due to heavy rains forecast to increase river levels and risk flooding and landslides.

Jorge Castellanos, 25, a forecaster at Honduras's atmospheric center (Cenaos), works to predict weather across a country with complex terrain and limited monitoring infrastructure, facing public scrutiny when forecasts miss while calling for investment in observation stations and upgraded equipment.

Climate expert César Quintanilla warns that strong upper-level winds and El Niño conditions are suppressing hurricane formation in the Atlantic, though Honduras will still see rainfall from tropical waves through October and drier conditions by November.

José Ángel Pineda and his daughter Jackelin, 11, drowned in Santa Bárbara on October 3 after heavy rains swelled a stream they were crossing on their way home from a carnival.

Honduras's navy monitored the Goascorán River in Valle department after recent storms raised water levels to about 20 inches, temporarily flooding a concrete ford used for vehicle traffic, though no significant community flooding was reported yet.

Saturday rainfall across Tegucigalpa caused multiple emergencies including two children rescued from a swollen creek, landslides, fallen trees, and two people injured by electrical contact, prompting emergency teams to conduct inspections across the capital.

Firefighters are staging preventive evacuations in 10 low-lying neighborhoods of the capital as heavy rains raise the risk of flooding, landslides, and river overflow, with a green alert in effect for 48 hours.

Honduras's emergency agency declared a 48-hour green alert for San Pedro Sula and the capital district due to moderate rainfall, river swelling, and flood risk from atmospheric instability combining Pacific and Caribbean moisture.

A landslide in the Mololoa neighborhood of Tegucigalpa damaged seven homes and displaced about 20 people from five families, with emergency crews clearing debris and assessing risk of further slides if heavy rains continue.

Honduras extended a Green Alert for 48 hours through three major cities—Alianza, the Central District, and San Pedro Sula—due to continued heavy rains threatening floods and landslides, with the Central, South, and Western regions at highest risk.

The National Center for Atmospheric, Oceanic and Seismic Studies forecasts rain and showers nationwide on Tuesday, with heavier accumulation of up to 60 mm in Intibucá and 50 mm in Francisco Morazán, La Paz, Choluteca, and Copán; authorities urge caution in flood-prone areas.

Choluteca's municipal emergency committee launched a round-the-clock operation Sunday as heavy rains struck the department, with crews conducting preventive work and immediate response to assist affected residents.