Honduras Weather News

A woman died after becoming trapped in a fire that swept through an apartment building in the San Juan neighborhood of Siguatepeque on August 17; firefighters are investigating the cause.

Tegucigalpa's two main reservoirs—La Concepción at 29.85% capacity and Los Laureles at 37.56%—remain at critically low levels due to lack of rainfall, prompting authorities to consider raising the alert level and pursue recovery of 11 wells to bolster water supply.

A tropical wave entering Honduras on Monday is expected to produce light, scattered rainfall across the country, with forecasters noting the possibility of heavier accumulations than recent systems; the dry season (canícula) is forecast to extend into early September across much of the country.

Seventy-five municipalities across Honduras face prolonged drought conditions, with 50 receiving emergency food aid; heavier rains are forecast to begin in early September, according to atmospheric satellite data.

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake centered about 8 kilometers southeast of Duyure, Choluteca, struck on August 13 at shallow depth of 1 kilometer near the Nicaragua border; authorities are monitoring for aftershocks.

A lightning strike killed one person and injured another in La Ceiba's Alvarado neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon as they sheltered under wooden structures during a heavy storm; the injured person was taken to Hospital General Atlántida.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring three Atlantic systems, with a low-pressure zone southwest of Cape Verde having a 70% chance of developing into a tropical cyclone within seven days, though it poses no immediate threat to Honduras.

A tropical wave and elevated Sahara dust concentrations will bring weak-to-moderate rainfall and electrical activity across Honduras August 10–16, with peak dust levels on Monday declining through the week.

A Google earthquake alert reported a magnitude-4.6 tremor near San Lorenzo in Valle department on August 10, but Honduras's official seismic institute and emergency agency have not confirmed the event, which occurred amid heightened regional seismic attention following a 7.4 earthquake in Colombia.

Honduras experiences its second annual passage of the sun directly overhead (the zenith) between August 7–16, when objects temporarily cast minimal shadows as solar rays strike vertically; each city experiences the phenomenon at a different time.

After months of drought linked to El Niño, Honduras's national weather center predicts significantly heavier rainfall beginning in early September, offering relief to drought-stricken agricultural regions and food-insecure families.

A mass of Saharan dust is affecting Honduras through next week with moderate particle concentrations expected to irritate airways and worsen asthma, bronchitis, and other respiratory conditions, prompting health authorities to recommend limiting outdoor exposure and wearing protective masks.

COPECO warns that Saharan dust concentrations in Honduras—which reached up to 90 µg/m³ this week—will peak again on August 10, and urges people with respiratory conditions, hypertension, and children to stay indoors and wear N95 masks during peak hours.

Heavy overnight rainfall in Tela, Atlántida, prompted firefighters to evacuate a family as a precaution against flooding, while collapsed storm drains and clogged drainage systems compounded by debris posed ongoing risks.

A record-strength El Niño phenomenon will inhibit tropical cyclone formation in the Atlantic and Caribbean during the peak hurricane season (August 15–October 15) through intensified wind shear and Saharan dust, though experts caution that some storms may still develop, particularly in late August and mid-October.

Tropical waves will bring scattered to moderate showers nationwide through August 9, with heaviest rain expected Friday and Saturday, and brief dry periods Wednesday and Sunday, according to Cenaos forecasters.

A 39-year-old fisherman rescued after 20 hours adrift off Corozal was treated for hypothermia and sun exposure, but his 16-year-old crewmate, Joseth David Vuelto García, remains missing since their boat capsized in rough seas on Friday.

Honduras's atmospheric authority warns that rainfall expected in August will fall short of levels needed to restore soil moisture for agricultural planting, particularly in vulnerable regions.

A prolonged drought in Soledad, El Paraíso, has destroyed crops twice since April, leaving 4,000–5,000 residents at risk of food insecurity and prompting the mayor to seek emergency humanitarian aid.

A weather trough combined with tropical wave 28 will increase rainfall across northern and western highland Honduras, while the south and centre remain dry with temperatures reaching 39°C.

Honduras will experience mostly dry and stable weather on August 12, with weak scattered showers possible only in the western, central, and northern regions from tropical remnants, according to the national meteorological office.

A tropical wave will enter Honduras on Tuesday, bringing rainfall to multiple regions of the country, Copeco forecasters say.

A tropical wave will bring rain to western Honduras on Tuesday, August 11, but forecasters say the precipitation will be insufficient to relieve the water emergency affecting Tegucigalpa and other regions.

Honduras will see mostly dry conditions on August 6 with isolated light rains in the east and north, while the southern region is forecast to reach 40°C (104°F), according to the National Atmospheric, Oceanic and Seismic Studies Center.

Copeco forecasts rain and scattered showers nationwide on Tuesday from tropical remnants, with heaviest rainfall and thunderstorms expected in western Honduras, offering relief to drought-stricken agricultural areas.

A tropical wave moving across Honduras on Monday will bring scattered showers up to 20 millimeters in the eastern and central mountain regions, but El Niño conditions will limit relief from the ongoing water deficit.

An upper-level trough moving over Honduras on August 2 will bring scattered to moderate rains and thunderstorms to the east, south, and central regions, with a tropical wave expected to follow on August 3 bringing light showers nationwide, forecasters say.

Honduras will see hot, dry conditions through most of Saturday, with weak afternoon rains developing in northern and eastern regions as Caribbean humidity moves in; Choluteca will reach 41°C (106°F), the nation's high.

Temperatures in Choluteca and Valle are forecast to reach 40°C (104°F) on July 30, with scattered rainfall in northern and eastern regions; authorities urge hydration and sun protection.

Cenaos predicts mostly dry conditions across Honduras on July 30 with weak scattered showers in the eastern, northern, and northwestern regions, while southern departments like Choluteca and Valle face extreme heat reaching 40°C (104°F).