Author Archives: Roatan Weather Guy

July 7, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! We’ve had a little more wind than we had been having. I got up to 28 mph yesterday afternoon. Today should be a little calmer, with east/northeast winds at 15 mph and seas 2-3 feet (.6 to 1 meter). There is a small chance of a passing shower today,Continue reading “July 7, 2022”

July 6, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Some of us on the east side got a small bit of rain in the early morning hours, no more than a few hundredths of an inch. The west side dried out after the morning rains. Clouds hung around yesterday, which made the afternoon temperatures quite satisfactory. Today weContinue reading “July 6, 2022”

July 5, 2022: Good morning, Roatan. We awoke to clouds and rainy skies after hearing a bit of thunder overnight. Most of us have received about a quarter of an inch of rain since midnight. About midday yesterday many folks mid-island and west got a downpour that recorded between half an inch and an inchContinue reading “July 5, 2022”

July 4, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Yesterday and overnight we stayed dry. Today we will have partly cloudy skies and mild winds from the east 7-15 mph and 1-2 foot (.3 to .6 meter) seas. Tonight we will have increasing clouds and a good chance of rain overnight. That chance extends into tomorrow morning. AfterContinue reading “July 4, 2022”

July 3, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Despite yesterday being so overcast and wet, most of us only got between a quarter and half an inch of rain yesterday in the rain bucket. It was gusty. We got a gust at 38 mph here on Jonesville Point and most of the afternoon winds were 25-30 mph.Continue reading “July 3, 2022”

Rainfall for June 2022: We got a respectable 3.69 inches, over our average of 3.09 inches for the month. Total on the island ranged from about 2.5 inches here on Jonesville Point and West Bay, to over 4 inches at Mud Hole and over 5 inches at Punta Blanca. (Utila only got 2.06). July isContinue reading “Rainfall for June 2022”

July 2, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Tropical Storm Bonnie has brought us some rain on the very northern end of its circulation. Most of us got between a quarter and three quarters of an inch overnight into this morning. The center of circulation is located just south of Managua, Nicaragua as of 9 a.m. WeContinue reading “July 2, 2022”

July 1, 2022: Good morning Roatan! Our tropical cyclone, which still has not reach tropical storm status yet, is bringing rain to the coast of Nicaragua and northern Costa Rica as of 8 a.m. this morning. As the day moves along it will quickly move across Central America and emerge into the Pacific, where itContinue reading “July 1, 2022”

June 30, 2022: Good morning Roatan! Yesterday rain threatened much of the day and some of us got quite a bit. Punta Blanca picked up nearly an inch and Mud Hole got .62, while West Bay only got .03. Today and tomorrow should be very nice, with mild winds and seas and partly cloudy skies.Continue reading “June 30, 2022”

June 29, 2022: As you can see by the predicted path and predicted wind field of the storm currently off the Venezuelan coast is well to our south, on the southern coast of Nicaragua. Any effects we get will be mild. Today we awoke to more clouds than we’ve been used to. Expect a partlyContinue reading “June 29, 2022”