Honduras Weather News

Honduras will see moderate scattered showers through Tuesday, with a tropical wave entering from the east on Thursday and expected to produce light to moderate rainfall across most of the country by Friday, according to the National Center for Atmospheric, Oceanographic, and Seismic Studies.

Agricultural leaders recommend Honduran smallholder farmers postpone planting until at least September due to a prolonged dry season and a forecast 40% rainfall deficit linked to a strong El Niño pattern, which threatens six drought-vulnerable departments.

Heavy rains swelled the Goascorán River, submerging the only road access to 16 communities in Costa de los Amates and leaving over 900 families isolated; authorities have deployed boats as a temporary measure while residents and local officials press for permanent infrastructure solutions.

Relatives of Karen Girón are waiting for word as search teams continue operations at the site of a structure collapse along Tegucigalpa's ring road (anillo periférico).

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.

An agricultural leader in Olancho expressed alarm over a severe drought threatening dry-season plantings and grain production, calling the current conditions unprecedented and warning of potential food-security risks.

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake centered about 36 kilometers southeast of Froylán Turcios in Olancho on Monday caused no reported damage or injuries, authorities said.

COPECO declared a green alert (indicating potential weather risk) for Copán, Ocotepeque, Lempira, and Intibucá starting at 6 a.m. on June 21.

Two people were struck by lightning during a thunderstorm at a football pitch in the Chulavista neighborhood of La Lima, Cortés.

A tropical wave will move through Honduras this weekend, bringing scattered weak rains to mountainous and eastern regions while the northern coast remains mostly dry, according to the National Center for Atmospheric, Oceanographic and Seismic Studies.

Intense rainfall and strong winds in southern Honduras destroyed about seven traditional bahareque homes in Santa Lucía and El Palenque in Choluteca department, displacing families but causing no deaths; authorities are conducting damage assessments and coordinating humanitarian aid.

Heavy rains have left streets waterlogged in the Montefresco Este neighborhood of San Pedro Sula for days, forcing school closures and disrupting commerce; residents say the chronic drainage problem persists despite years of complaints.

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

Neptalí Gonzales Soler died after being struck by lightning while working in a maize field in El Negrito, Yoro; he was the second person killed by lightning in Honduras in a week.

Copeco warned that Honduras will face heavy rainfall and electrical storms from June 15–21 as a trough and tropical wave move across the country, with the southern and western departments expected to see the most intense precipitation.

Honduras's weather agency warns that El Niño, confirmed by NOAA, could extend into early 2027 and cause a prolonged dry season with rainfall deficits exceeding 40% in parts of the country, threatening corn and bean production and food prices in vulnerable regions.

The National Risk and Contingencies office issued a 48-hour green alert for the Gulf of Fonseca coast due to strong waves (3–4 feet), extended wave periods, and spring tides heightened by the new moon and lunar perigee, posing risks to fishers, small boats, and coastal communities.

Tegucigalpa's municipal emergency committee is clearing sediment from rivers and drainage systems and removing debris to reduce flooding risk as a tropical wave approaches the capital this week.

Tegucigalpa's municipal emergency committee responded to 101 incidents during a green weather alert, including flooding, fallen trees, drain cleaning, and water distribution to vulnerable neighborhoods.

The beach in the Garífuna community of Corozal sustained damage from heavy rains and high waves, affecting a viewing platform and trees.

Honduras's national meteorology center warns of tropical-wave rainfall beginning Monday, with calm conditions expected through the weekend.

Heavy rains and storm surge from tropical depression Cristina have flooded homes and disrupted fishing in Marcovia, Choluteca, affecting at least 150 families and thousands of artisanal fishermen unable to work.

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

Tegucigalpa's municipal government has temporarily moved nighttime pothole-repair work to daytime hours because of heavy rain affecting the capital, aiming to maintain road maintenance while minimizing traffic disruption.

Honduras's disaster agency COPECO has placed the Caribbean coastline and Bay Islands under a Green Alert due to rough seas, while the same alert level remains in effect for the country's 11 departments.

Firefighters and multiple rescue teams are searching for two people, including a woman who arrived early for work, buried when a hillside gave way onto a warehouse and triggered a fire.

A trough system bringing wind convergence from the Caribbean and Pacific will bring scattered rain and thunderstorms to most of Honduras on Wednesday, with the heaviest accumulations (up to 40 mm) forecast for Valle, Choluteca, and Intibucá, and authorities urging precautions against lightning strikes.

A tropical wave will bring rain to most of Honduras on Monday, according to the risk-management secretariat.

Honduras's National Risk and Contingency Secretariat will analyze 75 municipalities in the Dry Corridor already under alert due to El Niño-linked low rainfall, evaluating whether to adjust or expand warnings as the critical rainy months approach.

Persistent rainfall has saturated soils across central and western Honduras, prompting authorities to warn of heightened risk for landslides, flooding, and falling trees in vulnerable communities; one tree fell on a house in Tegucigalpa causing structural damage.