Author Archives: Roatan Weather Guy

Oct. 7, 2022: We expect Tropical Storm Julia to be named today as it moves out to sea from Colombia. We expect torrrential rains Sunday, especially in the afternoon and there is definitely a flooding threat. Current wind prediction is 35-40 mph sustained winds and gusts to 45-50 mph possible, especially Sunday evening into MondayContinue reading “Oct. 7, 2022”

The storm is now officially a tropical depression. The forecast path is still similar but it is likely by the time we wake up tomorrow it will be a tropical storm. This is the time when we get a better idea as to its exact path.

Tropical update for Oct. 6, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Storm 91L is very close to Caracas, Venezuela after bringing torrential rains to Trinidad. Overnight, we got better agreement on a few things: 1. Any effects for us should come Sunday night into Monday morning. 2. Models are mostly saying this hits the Nicaragua coast asContinue reading “Tropical update for Oct. 6, 2022”

Oct. 6, 2022: Good morning, Roatan. Let’s start with the forecast for today into the weekend. As you can see from the 6 a.m. radar and satellite images, there is a lot of rain around. Today will be mostly cloudy with occasional rain, light winds and seas 1-2 feet (.3 to .6 meters). Rain shouldContinue reading “October 6, 2022”

Oct. 5, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! I did another video update about Invest 91L. One main concern is the amount of rain we expect to get, especially starting tomorrow. We have a very good chance of getting a lot of rain Thursday through Saturday and that is before any effects from 91L get here. IfContinue reading “Oct. 5, 2022”

Tropical update video for Oct. 4, 2022: Good morning, Roatan. The models are coming together to predict that Invest 91L will be something to be concerned about, with effects for the Bay Islands possible in the period between next Monday and Wednesday. I apologize that my image box is over the image of the stormContinue reading “Tropical update for Oct. 4, 2022”

Oct. 3, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! We have two area to look at on our satellite image from 7 a.m. today. First, circled in black, is a disorganized area of showers and storms that should make the period Wednesday through Friday much rainier. Today and tomorrow we will have about a 40 percent chance ofContinue reading “Oct. 3, 2022”

Oct. 2, 2022: Good morning, Roatan. Last night around 5:30 or 6 p.m., a wave of rain brought most of us between a quarter and half an inch of rain. Today we start a week of relatively calm winds and seas. Today we will have a west wind 5-10 mph and seas at 2 feetContinue reading “Oct. 2, 2022”

Tropical update for Oct. 2, 2022: Good morning Roatan! The National Hurricane Center has identified an area of concern that seems to be headed for the Caribbean. It has only a 20 percent chance of forming a tropical depression in the next five days. This is the same general area as where Ian first formed,Continue reading “Tropical update for Oct. 2, 2022”

Rainfall for September 2022: We’re putting 8.02 inches in the books for September, the vast majority of it coming in the last week of the month. West Bay got over 10 inches, helped along by 4.4 inches in one big day of rain. On the east side of the island we got more like 4Continue reading “Rainfall for September 2022”