Author Archives: Roatan Weather Guy

Jan. 27, 2023: Good morning Roatan! As you can see from our radar at 7 a.m., most of the rain is to our west. Many locations on the east side got a small shower around 5 p.m. yesterday that gave us .01 of an inch of rain. Utila has gotten .04 of an inch overContinue reading “Jan. 27, 2023”

Jan. 26, 2023: Good morning Roatan! This morning we have a front (norther) to our north and some clouds and showers to our south and east. At 8 a.m. radar is picking up some showers near Cayos Cochinos. Today we will have calmer winds than we’ve been having, with winds from the east at 15 mph in the morningContinue reading “Jan. 26, 2023”

Jan. 25, 2023: Good morning, Roatan! We definitely had a windy night! We had a gust of 34 mph here on Jonesville Point. We have one more windy night ahead before things start getting calmer. Today will be mostly sunny and winds will be around 15-20 mph and seas around 3 feet. (1 meter)Tonight windsContinue reading “Jan. 25, 2023”

Jan. 24, 2023: Good morning, Roatan! We got our early morning shower, which got up to half an inch of rain in Sandy Bay and mostly between a tenth and a quarter of an inch for the rest of us. As you can see on the radar and satellite at 6:50 a.m. the rain is mostly west of Roatan,Continue reading “Jan. 24, 2023”

Jan. 23, 2023: Good morning, Roatan! We have something in the forecast for this week that we didn’t have last week. Rain! Probably not a whole lot of rain, but I think most of us will get wet, especially at the end of the week. As you can see in the map, the first coldContinue reading “Jan. 23, 2023”

Jan. 22, 2023: Good morning, Roatan! Our seas this morning are a bit calmer than they’ve been previous mornings. They are right at 3 feet (1 meter) and winds will calm as we go through the day to 10-15 mph, giving us 2 foot seas (.6 meters). Winds will get back to 20 mph andContinue reading “Jan. 22, 2023”

Jan. 20, 2023: Good morning, Roatan! We awake to seas between 4-5 feet near Roatan and 2 feet near Ceiba and winds 20-25 mph. Today winds will not calm as much in the afternoon as they have previous days. Afternoon winds should still be 15-20 mph from the east, and seas 3-4 feet. Tomorrow weContinue reading “Jan. 20, 2023”

Jan. 19, 2023: Good morning, Roatan! Yesterday we mentioned that the east side was far windier than the west side and Utila, but last night Utila got up to 17 mph winds and the West Side about 20 mph. This morning we’re dealing with gusty winds and 4 foot seas, though only around 2 feetContinue reading “Jan. 19, 2023”

Jan. 18, 2023: Good morning Roatan! We wake up to 25 mph winds from the east and seas at 4 feet, especially on the east side of the island. As you go west, the less wind you have, especially in Utila, which has almost calm winds and 2 foot seas. Like we always say, whenContinue reading “Jan. 18, 2023”

Jan. 17, 2023: Good morning, Roatan! We enjoyed a day of sunshine a fresh winds yesterday. That was the pleasant feeling of dry air that we don’t get very much in the tropics. For most of us, we didn’t get above 79 degrees (26C) despite having full sun all day, and our dewpoint (a measureContinue reading “Jan. 17, 2023”