Author Archives: Roatan Weather Guy

Good morning Bay Islands. Our rain system started moving through last night around 9 p.m., when many of us got a strong shower good for between a third and half an inch. This morning as of 7 a.m. most of the rain has fallen on Guanaja with .17 since midnight. The clouds will stick aroundContinue reading “August 17, 2026”

Good morning Bay Islands. The rain we were expecting came this morning, with most locations getting between 1 and 2 inches of rain. Rain should get a bit lighter as we get into midday, but I can rule out some showers under mostly cloudy skies. The infrared radar 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. shows decent showersContinue reading “August 11, 2026”

Good morning Bay Islands. At 6:30 a.m. we have a few popcorn clouds in a line north and south of Roatan. It is possible there is a shower somewhere in these clouds, though no rain has been recorded on the island. Any shower would pass by quickly and we will be mostly sunny today. TheContinue reading “August 9, 2026”

We will record 6.96 inches from Sandy Bay Point for our official total for July, well above our average of 5.44 inches. Most locations on the east side got 7-8 inches and Guanaja got 7 3/4. West Bay got just over 2 inches and Utila 3 1/2. We have already gotten a third of ourContinue reading “Precipitation for July 2026”

Good morning Bay Islands. Our satellite image at 7 a.m. shows some high clouds containing no rain over the east end and Guanaja. We will be dry today with a chance of a shower overnight into tomorrow morning. If we don’t get rain tonight or tomorrow morning, things look even drier for tomorrow through theContinue reading “August 4, 2026”

Well, here’s a first. I got four pictures of the same event Tuesday evening: Scott Kennett, Mara Owens, Lavinna Arlotta and this one from Mark and Jackie Taylor. These are crepuscular rays, sunrays that shine either through openings in clouds on the horizon or sometimes through tall buildings, and since there are no tall buildingsContinue reading “July 30, 2026”

Good morning Bay Islands. We don’t have many clouds on satellite at 7:50 a.m., but the biggest one just south of Guanaja, brought them .06 of an inch this morning. As the day goes on we will have a very low chance of a stray shower here or there, but it won’t be much. TonightContinue reading “July 28, 2026”

Good morning Bay Islands. Mostly blue skies overhead with east winds steady at 15 mph and seas 2-3 feet. Today and tomorrow look mostly dry and sunny. Best chance of rain comes Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Have a great week!