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Oct. 2, 2022: Good morning, Roatan. Last night around 5:30 or 6 p.m., a wave of rain brought most of us between a quarter and half an inch of rain. Today we start a week of relatively calm winds and seas. Today we will have a west wind 5-10 mph and seas at 2 feetContinue reading “Oct. 2, 2022”

Tropical update for Oct. 2, 2022: Good morning Roatan! The National Hurricane Center has identified an area of concern that seems to be headed for the Caribbean. It has only a 20 percent chance of forming a tropical depression in the next five days. This is the same general area as where Ian first formed,Continue reading “Tropical update for Oct. 2, 2022”

Rainfall for September 2022: We’re putting 8.02 inches in the books for September, the vast majority of it coming in the last week of the month. West Bay got over 10 inches, helped along by 4.4 inches in one big day of rain. On the east side of the island we got more like 4Continue reading “Rainfall for September 2022”

Oct. 1, 2022: Good morning, Roatan. Rainfall totals yesterday were generally between a quarter and a half inch, but midisland, Coral View got 1.19 inches and French Harbor got 1.37 inches. This weekend definitely looks like a time for us to dry out. We’ll keep a 30 percent chance of a shower today and tomorrowContinue reading “Oct. 1, 2022”

Tropical update for Sept. 30, 2022: We should take note that there is an area coming off the coast of Africa with a 50 percent chance of development over five days. While this particular wave probably isn’t of concern to us, we should be concerned that in a week or so, the Caribbean will returnContinue reading “Tropical outlook for Sept. 30, 2022”

Sept. 30, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Yesteday West Bay picked up 4.42 inches of rain. That is the most picked up in one day in a long time around here. West End got 1.9 inches. Utila picked up 2 inches of rain yesterday. Sandy Bay got 1.5, Mud Hole 2 inches, Coral View 1 inchContinue reading “Sept. 30, 2022”

Sept. 29, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! The rain definitely arrived yesterday afternoon and through the night. I got nearly 2.5 inches by 6 a.m. today. Sandy Bay picked up 4 inches. West End got 3.5 inches and West Bay almost 2 inches by 6 a.m. Today we should have rain on and off, sometimes heavy,Continue reading “Sept. 29, 2022”

Sept. 28, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Hurricane Ian is doing its worst in Southwest Florida today and its strong influence will push a cool front our way, especially starting tonight. Tomorrow looks like the best day for rain and Friday looks like the best day for northerly winds. Today we will have partly to mostlyContinue reading “Sept. 28, 2022”

Sept. 27, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Hurricane Ian is exiting the Caribbean this morning. A couple of outer bands brought us some squalls yesterday morning, but not everybody saw rain. West Bay, for instance, recorded none. Today we have mostly sunny skies and a mild westerly breeze. As the day goes on, that breeze mayContinue reading “Sept. 27, 2022”

Sept. 26, 2022: Want to see the birth of a hurricane? It happened last night just northeast of us. This morning we awoke to Hurricane Ian. It life expectancy is less than a week, but it will probably do a lot of damage in that week. Fortunately for us we are very much out ofContinue reading “Sept. 26, 2022”