Tropical Storm Sara made landfall in northern Honduras late Thursday and threatened to dump torrential rains across parts of Central America and southern Mexico. Here's a look at the latest models: LATEST CONE GULF OF MEXICO SATELLITE LATEST MODELS INTENSITY MODEL How hurricanes are rated The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based on a hurricane's sustained winds,

Now, all eyes are on Tropical Storm Sara, as it meanders over the western Caribbean Sea through the weekend. From there, its future is very uncertain. Topography over Central America and Mexico will work to tear the storm apart.

Satellite imagery can help determine the strength, size and cohesion of a storm. The stronger a storm becomes, the more likely an eye will form in the center. When the eye looks symmetrical, that often means the storm is not encountering anything to weaken it. Sara is the 18th named storm to form in the Atlantic in 2024.