Hurricane Julia made landfall as a hurricane along the coast of Nicaragua early Sunday morning near Pearl Lagoon. The storm was strengthening at landfall due to favorable conditions but is expected to gradually weaken as it continues moving west across the country.  

Julia will continue to produce heavy rain and a threat of flash flooding and mudslides across Central America, especially in areas of mountainous terrain. Despite land interaction, the fast movement of Julia will allow it to remain intact as a tropical storm when it emerges in the eastern Pacific Monday.

Julia will then brush the coast of El Salvador and Guatemala as it continues to weaken, dissipating by Tuesday.

While Julia is not a Florida concern, moisture remnants from the system may emerge in the Gulf of Mexico and get swept toward the state by a cold front arriving midweek, helping to boost rain chances.