Author Archives: Roatan Weather Guy

Oct. 9, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Julia is still officially a hurricane about 100 miles east of Managua, Nicaragua. The center and most of the rain looks like it is staying in Nicaragua, so the mainland of Honduras will be spared the worst of it. Most of us have had about half an inch ofContinue reading “Oct. 9, 2022”

Oct. 8, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Rain totals overnight of half an inch were common across the island. As you can see from this morning’s 7 a.m. satellite, there is some rain approaching from the east. We will have increasing rain chances throughout the day. With 60 mph winds, Tropical Storm Julia is expected toContinue reading “Oct 8, 2022”

Not a lot of change in the latest update. We are now well outside the cone for the center of the hurricane. We are still expecting heavy rain on Sunday and winds likely 25-35 mph with higher gusts.

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”