Author Archives: Roatan Weather Guy

Dec. 31, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! And, though I know it is mainly of importance to folks from the U.S., Happy College Football Semifinal Saturday! We had a pretty windy overnight which stirred up the seas, which are around 4 feet this morning (1.3 meters). For those riding the ferry to Ceiba, when we haveContinue reading “Dec. 31, 2022”

Dec. 30, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! We have a few clouds coming in from the east that will give us partly cloudy skies this morning. I guess it’s possible someone sees a sprinkle, but it isn’t likely. We have seas 2-3 feet this morning, calming to 1-2 feet toward Ceiba. Winds will be mild todayContinue reading “Dec. 30, 2022”

Dec. 29, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! We finally awoke to beautiful sunny skies and very calm winds. Seas are down to around 3 feet (1 meter) and should calm down to around 2 feet by afternoon.Tonight winds will pick up out of the east to 12-17 mph and seas at about 4 feet overnight.Tomorrow looksContinue reading “Dec. 29, 2022”

Dec. 28, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Most of us have gotten between 3.5 and 4.5 inches of rain since midnight Tuesday morning. Utila has recorded a jaw-dropping 10.83 inches. They also recorded the coldest temperature this morning at 69.8 degrees F (21 degrees Celsius). Today the Galaxy Wave resumes service, but I recommend you takeContinue reading “Dec. 28, 2022”

Dec. 27, 2022: Good morning Roatan! Our norther finally arrived. We’ve all gotten a lot of rain and we’ll all get a lot more, but the good news is that after tomorrow morning it should be over. As I mentioned in the previous post, the Sandy Bay buoy picked up some 10 foot waves thisContinue reading “Dec. 27, 2022”

Dec. 26, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! We got quite a bit of rain on the far east and west ends of the island but less rain in the middle. West Bay and West End got almost an inch, while Punta Blanca got 2.22 inches and Politilly got 1.43. Seas this morning are around 5 feet,Continue reading “Dec. 26, 2022”

Dec. 25, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Yesterday many locations got between 1.5 and 2 inches, but the big winners were Politilly with 3.45 inches and Punta Blanca with 3.17. Utila got a little less than an inch. Our winds have taken a slight turn to the north, though they are generally light this morning. TheContinue reading “Dec. 25, 2022”

Dec. 24, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! We are dealing with some showers in advance of our cold front at 7:30 a.m. Around the island we’ve averaged about half an inch of rain overnight. We’ll be in and out of the showers today, though we should see some moments of sun as well. Winds will beContinue reading “Dec. 24, 2022”

Dec. 23, 2022: Good morning, Roatan. Trying to forecast what the weather will be in a few days is difficult. But guess what? Knowing what the weather is right now is also difficult. Our current cold front illustrates that point. It is important to know how strong it is right now to know how strongContinue reading “Dec. 23, 2022”

Dec. 22, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Many of us had a shower yesterday around 8 a.m. that gave us a tenth to a quarter of an inch of rain.Enjoy today and tomorrow, because after that the weather gets a LOT stormier.Today and tomorrow we will have sunny skies, east winds 5-10 mph and seas aboutContinue reading “Dec. 22, 2022”