Sept. 4, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! The most interesting thing that happened this morning didn’t come from the sky, but was under our feet. We had a 4.7 earthquake that rattled our windows here on Jonesville Point. This one was about as close as I can remember an earthquake. Several have occurred northeast of Guanaja,Continue reading “Sept. 4, 2022”
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Sept. 3, 2022
Sept. 3, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Clouds yesterday morning gave us a cooler than normal day. Today, under partly cloudy skies, we’ll be back to hot, but breezy conditions. Rain chances will be low and mostly overnight. Winds will be from the east 12-17 mph and seas at 3 feet (1 meter). Winds should calmContinue reading “Sept. 3, 2022”
Sept. 2, 2022
Sept. 2, 2022: Good morning, Roatan. If you want proof of how the rain has danced around us and missed us almost completely, take a look at this morning’s infrared satellite image. You will see the coast of Belize getting a good dose of rain this morning and Roatan on the back end of theContinue reading “Sept. 2, 2022”
Rainfall for August 2022
Rainfall for August 2022: We had quite a range of rainfall totals on the island. The driest was West Bay with only 2.37 inches. The wettest was Politilly’s 7.06 inches. Politilly is almost due north of Jonesville Point and had twice the rain. Go figure. The number that is officially going in the record booksContinue reading “Rainfall for August 2022”
Sept. 1, 2022
Sept. 1, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Yesterday turned out to be a beautiful day and one of the calmest ones we’ve had in awhile. Today the wind is up a bit in the 10-15 mph range with seas around 2 feet (.6 meters). That should continue and the winds will get up tonight around 20Continue reading “Sept. 1, 2022”
Aug. 31, 2022
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
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
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
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
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”