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A tropical wave will enter Honduras on Sunday, bringing nationwide rainfall and electrical activity through Monday and offering relief from extreme heat and drought conditions affecting agriculture.

A tropical wave is expected to bring heavy rainfall to Honduras, forecasters say, even as parts of the country experience extreme heat.

Honduras's emergency agency COPECO warns residents to take precautions as a mass of Saharan dust is forecast to arrive this weekend.

Honduras faces tropical waves bringing rain and a return of Saharan dust this week, according to the national disaster agency Copeco.

A tropical wave will bring rainfall to Honduras this weekend, but forecasters are warning of a severe canícula — the midsummer dry spell — ahead.

Copeco warns that Saharan dust will reach its highest concentration over Honduras on Sunday, with air-quality levels expected to remain moderate but potentially affecting people with respiratory conditions, the elderly, children, and pregnant women.

A tropical wave system will generate heavy clouds, gusty winds, and light-to-moderate rainfall across eastern, southwestern, and northwestern Honduras, with isolated electrical activity; authorities advise securing roofs and avoiding flooded rivers.

Honduras will experience afternoon rains from a tropical wave and elevated concentrations of Saharan dust drifting across the Atlantic, with temperatures reaching 36°C in the south; authorities advise vulnerable groups to limit outdoor exposure and monitor air quality.

A heavy plume of Saharan dust will enter Honduras starting Saturday and linger through Monday, posing respiratory risks for people with heart and lung conditions, children, the elderly, and pregnant women.

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.

A tropical wave moving into Honduras on Friday will end a dry spell with nationwide rainfall, with forecasters projecting up to 30 millimeters (about 1.2 inches) in eastern and western regions.

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.

Honduras's weather service warns of heavy rainfall across the country as a tropical wave is expected to arrive imminently.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Tropical Storm Cristina weakened to a tropical depression but continues to threaten Central America with heavy rainfall, high surf, and flooding alerts; Costa Rica reported five people missing after two boats capsized off Guanacaste.

Tropical Depression Cristina weakened from a tropical storm on Wednesday but officials warn it could strengthen again as it continues to drench Central America with heavy rainfall.

Though Tropical Storm Boris poses no direct threat, a separate tropical depression forming off the Pacific coast will push moisture inland, bringing heavy rainfall to eight southwestern, central, and southern departments, with risks of flooding and landslides.

Honduras's disaster agency is tracking a low-pressure system off the Pacific coast with a 70% chance of developing into a tropical cyclone within 48 hours.

Tropical Storm Cristina is expected to bring heavy rains to multiple zones across Honduras this week, according to the National Center for Meteorology.

Agriculture Minister Moisés Molina says no cattle deaths have been reported from the ongoing drought affecting 75 municipalities, though he acknowledged that poor preparation and lack of feed—compounded by the dry spell—are causing animal losses in some areas.

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.