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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.

A magnitude-4.4 earthquake struck off Honduras's north coast early June 2, the second tremor in the Caribbean in less than 24 hours; authorities reported no damage or injuries from either event.

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.

Authorities have ordered the suspension of fishing and navigation in Honduras's Pacific Gulf due to waves up to 8 feet high from Tropical Storm Cristina, affecting at least 150 families and 2,500 fishers in the region.