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A tropical wave could enter Honduras on Monday, September 9, bringing scattered rainfall to western, southern, and northern regions plus Tegucigalpa, though meteorologists say the system lacks sufficient energy for heavy accumulation.

Honduras's dry season (canícula) will lose force in coming weeks as Pacific humidity increases, with rainfall gradually returning first to the south and central regions by mid-September, according to the National Atmospheric, Oceanographic and Seismic Center.

Honduras's risk management agency forecasts the arrival of rainfall across the country starting September 5 after weeks of severe drought affecting more than 230 municipalities, as moisture from the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean moves in.

Seventy-five municipalities across Honduras face prolonged drought conditions, with 50 receiving emergency food aid; heavier rains are forecast to begin in early September, according to atmospheric satellite data.

A tropical wave and elevated Sahara dust concentrations will bring weak-to-moderate rainfall and electrical activity across Honduras August 10–16, with peak dust levels on Monday declining through the week.

After months of drought linked to El Niño, Honduras's national weather center predicts significantly heavier rainfall beginning in early September, offering relief to drought-stricken agricultural regions and food-insecure families.

Tropical waves will bring scattered to moderate showers nationwide through August 9, with heaviest rain expected Friday and Saturday, and brief dry periods Wednesday and Sunday, according to Cenaos forecasters.

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.

Honduras's National Atmospheric and Oceanographic Center forecast two tropical waves entering the country this week—the first on Wednesday affecting the north and west, and the second on Saturday bringing rainfall nationwide with heaviest accumulation in the west, center, and east.

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

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

Honduras's national weather service forecasts light to moderate rainfall continuing across the southwestern and western regions of the country.

A tropical wave moving through Honduras this Sunday and Monday will bring weak to moderate scattered showers to eastern, central, northern, southwestern, and southern regions, with the heaviest activity on Sunday.

A tropical wave moving through the central Caribbean will bring showers and possible downpours to Gracias a Dios, Colón, Yoro, and Atlántida on Monday afternoon and evening, with up to 92% chance of precipitation, while the rest of the country stays mostly dry.

A tropical wave will move across Honduras on Saturday, August 22, bringing light rains and isolated showers, with heavier rainfall expected in western, central, and northern regions and waves of 1 to 3 feet on both coasts.

A tropical wave will enter Honduras on Tuesday, bringing rainfall to multiple regions of the country, Copeco forecasters say.

A tropical wave moving across Honduras on Monday will bring scattered showers up to 20 millimeters in the eastern and central mountain regions, but El Niño conditions will limit relief from the ongoing water deficit.

Honduras's National Center for Atmospheric Studies forecasts two tropical waves crossing the country Wednesday and Saturday, with heavy rainfall expected in the western, central, and eastern regions, potentially relieving drought conditions affecting water supplies.

Honduras's national weather and disaster-management agency is monitoring a low-pressure system southeast of the Gulf of Fonseca that is forecast to bring heavier rainfall starting tomorrow night.