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A cold front is forecast to arrive in northern Honduras this weekend, potentially bringing heavy rain, lightning, and flooding risk to cities including San Pedro Sula, El Progreso, and Puerto Cortés, with officials monitoring its development.

Honduras's emergency agency declared a 48-hour green alert for San Pedro Sula and the capital district due to moderate rainfall, river swelling, and flood risk from atmospheric instability combining Pacific and Caribbean moisture.

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.

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.

Copeco forecasts moderate rainfall across the Sula Valley from Tuesday through Friday, mainly in afternoon and evening hours, as Caribbean moisture feeds the region; authorities urge residents to avoid swollen waterways and report emergencies.

Authorities are monitoring high-risk zones in San Pedro Sula for potential landslides and flooding—similar to recent disasters in Tegucigalpa—citing fragile soils, clogged drainage, and heavy rain forecast in the coming days.

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.

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

San Pedro Sula and Honduras's emergency agency (Copeco) launched a coordinated prevention plan ahead of the cyclone season, with crews clearing drainage systems and debris from highland areas that officials say clog urban drains during heavy rains.

A lightning strike during a Tuesday electrical storm set a two-story home in San Pedro Sula's Chamelecón sector ablaze, injuring two adults and destroying most of the structure along with two parked vehicles.

A tropical wave moving west across Honduras from Gracias a Dios will bring 10–20 mm of rain (up to 40 mm in high areas of the Sula Valley) and thunderstorms to the north starting around 3 p.m., with San Pedro Sula authorities warning residents of flood risk in vulnerable neighborhoods.

Forecasters predict scattered thunderstorms and up to 40 millimeters of rain in San Pedro Sula on Saturday during the Feria Juniana carnival parade, with temperatures near 33°C (91°F).