Honduras Weather News

Heavy rains across northern Honduras damaged homes and displaced residents in Cortés, affecting 246 families across 13 neighborhoods, while authorities warn of flash-flood risks in Tegucigalpa and other central areas as storms continue through the night.

Honduras's meteorological agency forecasts moderate-to-heavy afternoon and evening showers across the central, southern, and southwestern regions during the October 7–10 Morazán Week holiday, with rainfall up to 80 mm in parts of Francisco Morazán and Valle departments.

An intense storm with lightning caused widespread flooding and traffic paralysis in San Pedro Sula on October 2, leaving about 60 homes in the Cabañas neighborhood damaged and numerous vehicles stranded.

Heavy rains in San Pedro Sula on October 3 left about 230 families with damaged homes and possessions, with authorities attributing the severity partly to garbage blocking storm drains at 34 critical points across the city.

Honduras's disaster agency warned of heavy rainfall with electrical activity affecting the western, central, and southern regions due to remnants of a tropical wave combined with an upper-level trough, urging residents to avoid open areas during storms and take precautions against sudden flooding.

Rising water on the Goascorán River has isolated at least 12 communities in the Costa de los Amates area of Alianza municipality in Valle department, affecting some 4,000 people and disrupting food supplies and shrimp-farming operations.

An approximately hour-long downpour on October 2 flooded main streets in San Pedro Sula, particularly in the Paz Barahona neighborhood, sweeping away a cargo motorcycle and forcing some drivers to pull onto sidewalks to wait out the storm.

Rainfall in the Lepaterique mountains fed the Los Laureles reservoir, raising its level from 33.54% to 41.12% capacity in 24 hours, providing relief to Tegucigalpa's drinking water supply system.

The Armed Forces' Humanitarian and Rescue Battalion is clearing roads and assisting residents in Tegucigalpa neighborhoods including La Cañada and Los Hidalgos following recent heavy rains.

Heavy rains over 48 hours have swollen the Guascorán River in Valle department, leaving 12 communities in Aramecina, Alianza, and Goascorán without vehicle access; authorities warn water levels may rise further and urge residents to avoid crossing.

An intense downpour Tuesday night caused flooding in Residencial La Cañada in southern Tegucigalpa, inundating several homes and streets.

El Niño is warming Atlantic waters and suppressing tropical cyclone development, with forecasters expecting only about 7 hurricanes in 2026 compared to a typical season's 15, though October and November remain the wettest and most active months for Honduras.

A severe drought in Santa Ana municipality has wiped out 85% of the maize harvest and damaged bean production, affecting over 1,600 farmers and threatening food security for families dependent on agriculture in the region.

Intensifying Super El Niño conditions in the Pacific are driving increased moisture and tropical wave activity toward Honduras, with forecasters predicting rainfall totals of 80–150 millimeters across different regions over the next eight days.

Nery Alberto Mejía, a resident of El Salitre in Francisco Morazán, was found dead in the Río El Obispo after being swept away by the current while attempting to cross a stream three days earlier.

Converging moisture from the Caribbean and Pacific, combined with a surface trough system, will bring weak to moderate rainfall and scattered thunderstorms with electrical activity across Honduras.

Honduras completed its first cloud-seeding operation on September 26, dispersing silver iodide from an aircraft over moisture-laden clouds to stimulate rainfall in drought-affected areas, with about 20 additional flights planned over the next two to three months.

Rain fell across several parts of the capital following the start of cloud-seeding operations, according to Radio América Honduras.

COPECO warned of heavy downpours and electrical storms across Ocotepeque, Lempira, Intibucá, La Paz, northern Choluteca, and southern Francisco Morazán, with risk of sudden flooding in rivers and streams.

Honduras, the United Nations, and humanitarian organizations launched an international appeal for $60 million to assist 538,000 people across 103 municipalities hit by severe drought, with over 75% of the country facing extreme rainfall deficits that threaten food production and livelihoods.

Honduras's farm and livestock federation warns of an expected severe drought in November and urges producers to use current rains in September and October to plant grains and stockpile feed, as agricultural output has fallen 35–40 percent.

Copeco warns that heavy rains and electrical activity will continue through the weekend in Cortés, Santa Bárbara, and Yoro departments, with saturated soils increasing risks of flooding and landslides in vulnerable areas.

Copeco reported moderate to heavy rainfall continuing through midnight across Choluteca, Valle, Francisco Morazán, Santa Bárbara, southern Cortés, Comayagua, and Yoro, with risks of flash flooding in streams and ravines.

A weather system will bring heavy clouds, moderate rainfall, and electrical activity Sunday, October 4, with the strongest storms concentrated in the western, central, and southern regions.

A weather system will bring moderate to occasionally heavy rain and thunderstorms to western, central, and southern Honduras on Saturday, with lighter isolated showers expected in the north and east.

A tropical wave arriving Wednesday is expected to bring significant rainfall to eastern and central Honduras and help partially replenish reservoirs supplying water to Tegucigalpa.

Humidity and low-pressure channels will bring heavy rain and thunderstorms to southern, central, and western Honduras through Tuesday afternoon, with accumulations of up to 20 millimeters in some areas and the highest precipitation chances exceeding 97% in Lempira, Ocotepeque, and La Esperanza.

A weather system combining Caribbean and Pacific moisture with a surface trough will bring moderate rains and electrical storms nationwide on Sunday, with the heaviest rainfall expected in western, central, and southern Honduras.

The national weather center forecasts rain and thunderstorms across Honduras on Sunday afternoon and evening as a trough system moves over central and eastern regions, with rainfall expected to reach 20–25 millimeters.

Honduras begins cloud-seeding flights on Saturday from Tegucigalpa's Toncontín airport between 3 and 6 p.m. to stimulate rainfall in drought-affected regions, including the Francisco Morazán reservoir and the dry corridor near San Marcos de Colón in Choluteca.