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A trough on Friday and an incoming tropical wave on Saturday will bring scattered to moderate rain to most of Honduras through Sunday, with daytime temperatures reaching 38°C (100°F) in the south, though forecasters say the rainfall will not relieve the ongoing drought affecting 75 municipalities.

Climate experts warn that El Niño strengthening could prolong the dry season (canícula) from its usual six weeks to 45–60 days, reducing rainfall by 40–60% and straining water supplies, agriculture, and hydroelectric power across Honduras, with Tegucigalpa's reservoirs at critical levels.

Tropical Storm Élida, forming in the eastern Pacific roughly 3,000 kilometers west of Honduras, is expected to become a hurricane by Friday but poses no threat to Honduras or mainland, according to the national weather agency.

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.

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.

A tropical wave moving over Central America will bring scattered to moderate rainfall and electrical activity to much of Honduras on Sunday, with heaviest accumulation in the southwest and central regions.

Two tropical waves will bring heavy rain Monday and Tuesday, with Olancho and Gracias a Dios expected to receive over 80 millimeters (3 inches), Cenaos warns.

A tropical wave moving across Honduras on Saturday will bring scattered to moderate rainfall, with the heaviest accumulation of 50–60 mm expected in Lempira, Ocotepeque, and Intibucá, and authorities warning of flooding and landslide risks in vulnerable areas.

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.