Author Archives: Roatan Weather Guy

We had quite a range of rainfall totals on the island in October. On Jonesville Point we only got a little over 6 inches, but West End got over 19 inches! We generally use Sandy Bay as our official island rain gauge and they had 12. 08 inches. That is a little less than ourContinue reading “Rainfall for October 2022”

Nov. 4, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Most of us saw a light shower around nightfall last night, though for most of us it was a tenth of an inch or less, however Coral View picked up a quarter of an inch. Today, Saturday and Sunday look mostly sunny with only a very small chance ofContinue reading “Nov. 4, 2022”

Nov. 3, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! In the end, no one saw more than an inch of rain on the island, and the west end generally saw less than half an inch. The east end generally got between half an inch and an inch between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. North of Belize City, almostContinue reading “Nov. 3, 2022”

I think we can pretty confidently say this morning there will be no hurricane for Roatan! Notice how the storm is clearly to our north this morning and the island itself is in a dry area on the much weaker side of the storm. Seas will definitely be rough, especially on the north side. WeContinue reading “Nov. 2, 2022”

The National Hurricane Center says the storm currently has winds of 70 mph but… The good news is the center is definitely going north of us. Winds should kick up later in the morning but I’ll be surprised if anyone on the island sees hurricane force winds. The storm itself doesn’t look well organized rightContinue reading “Early morning tropical update”

I am writing this at 4:55 a.m. and will try to update as often as possible. We start the morning with the current satellite image of Tropical Storm Lisa. The U.S. Air Force is on the way to take direct readings, but right now we have estimates based on this image. The National Hurricane CenterContinue reading “Nov. 1, 2022”

The National Hurricane Center has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for the Bay Islands. Separately the government of Honduras as issued a Hurricane Watch for the islands. We now have a 70-80 percent chance of seeing tropical storm force winds (39-73 mph). Hurricane force winds are not out of the question. The first winds shouldContinue reading “Tropical Storm Lisa update for Oct. 31, 2022”

Oct. 31, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Today should be a nice day with clear skies and calm winds and seas. Tomorrow morning should be sunny, but winds will start turning to the west and increase to around 15 mph in the afternoon with increasing clouds and the approach of what should be Tropical Storm Lisa.Continue reading “Oct. 31, 2022”

Good morning Roatan. If there are two main points this morning, they are: 1. The storm looks like it is headed toward us, probably Wednesday. 2. It is unlikely to be a strong hurricane. Most models are forecasting Tropical Storm Lisa, which would put winds between 39 and 73 mph. This is the US GFSContinue reading “Tropical update for Oct. 30, 2022”

Oct. 30, 2022: Good morning Roatan. Yesterday morning we picked up half an inch on Jonesville Point and many locations have picked up a small shower this morning. The big winner yesterday was West End with 1.29 inches around 9:30 a.m. We’ll keep a small chance of rain around until about noon or early afternoonContinue reading “Oct. 30, 2022”