Author Archives: Roatan Weather Guy

Aug. 31, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Our tropical wave came close enough yesterday to give some of us a good downpour around midday. Coral View was the big winner with 1.15 inches. Politilly got a third of an inch as did one location in Sandy Bay. Punta Blanca got a tenth of an inch andContinue reading “Aug. 31, 2022”

Aug. 30, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! The tropical wave we’ve been waiting for is finally in view. Some time between now and Friday there is a very good chance we will get some rain, but most models give us much less rain out of this than the mainland. Most of them predict around an inchContinue reading “Aug. 30, 2022”

Aug. 29, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! After a dry 24 hours, at 8 a.m. we have some storms and clouds moving in from the east. The question is will they hold together long enough to bring us a morning shower. These storms often fall apart as the day goes along, but they will at leastContinue reading “Aug. 29, 2022”

Aug. 27, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Our weather has been fair for the last 24 hours and will continue to be that way until early to mid next week. The storm system we’ve been watching is now north of the ABC islands. The National Hurricane Center has lowered the possibility of tropical development to 20Continue reading “Aug. 27, 2022”

Aug. 26, 2022: Good morning Roatan! The rain to our east fizzled out before it got here, so no rain on the island in the last 24 hours. Today there is a wave to our northeast so we will keep a small chance of a shower through the day today. Otherwise winds should be 5-10Continue reading “Aug. 26, 2022”

Tropical update for Aug. 25, 2022: Well here we go. We have a National Hurricane Center forecast map that puts a tropical system in our neighborhood. But you will notice that the color is yellow, which means that there is only a 20 percent chance of tropical development over the next five days. Most ofContinue reading “Tropical update for Aug. 25, 2022”

Aug. 25, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! No rain recorded on the island yesterday or this morning. This morning there are some clouds to our east, but as you can see on this satellite image from around 8 a.m., the clouds are diminishing as the morning goes along, which often happens with our overnight clouds andContinue reading “Aug. 25, 2022”

Aug. 24, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Today is definitely a bit windier than yesterday, with 15 mph east winds and 2-3 foot seas (.6 to 1 meter) on the southside. Today we’ll keep those 15 mph winds through the day and a good chance of a shower, especially toward evening. Thursday and especially Friday lookContinue reading “Aug. 24, 2022”

Aug. 23, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Those stray showers got a few of us really wet, some of us a little wet and the rest of us dry if you don’t count the sweat. One rain bucket in Sandy Bay got .8 of an inch but another bucket in Sandy Bay got less than anContinue reading “Aug. 23, 2022”

Aug. 22, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! If you like the heat, this week will be for you. As I’ve often said, the temperature on the island doesn’t change much. What makes it hot is calm winds and few clouds. This week we’ll have both. Today and tomorrow winds will be light and variable with seasContinue reading “Aug. 22, 2022”