Author Archives: Roatan Weather Guy

July was a month where the east side got a lot more rain than the west side of Roatan or Utila. We’re going with Sandy Bay’s 3.28 inches for consistency, because consistency demands we use the rainfall for the same area, instead of picking and choosing which total to use. The west side’s rain amountsContinue reading “Rainfall for July 2025”

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day is from Helen Murphy and shows orchid 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘴𝘢, Lady of the Night”, called such because of the jasmine like scent it exudes only after dark. It grows wild on Roatan and like all orchids it loves damp conditions. We’ve had plenty of those, but thisContinue reading “July 30, 2025”

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Nicol Huff near Parrot Tree midisland. It shows the rising sun peeking through the clouds. We have a few clouds around and some showers here and there, but totals since midnight are only a few hundredths of an inch. Better chances for heavier rainContinue reading “July 28, 2025”

Here is a photo from Scott Anderson from First Bight near Kristi’s Overlook, looking back toward the southwest with mostly blue skies and a storm cloud in the background. The next couple of days should be like this, with partly cloudy skies and an occasional shower, until Monday night into Tuesday which looks rainier. HereContinue reading “July 27, 2025”

Good morning Bay Islands. The rain we were expecting arrived this morning and there may be more on the way. On satellite we can see a large area of rain to our east, moving our way. The worst of it may go to our north, but there will be a good chance of rain todayContinue reading “July 25, 2025”

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Katy Pandy in Flowers Bay and shows rain clouds like we have been dealing with this morning. This was the morning for the west side to get a good soaking. Here is this morning’s rainfall. I didn’t include Utila and Guanaja because they didn’tContinue reading “July 24, 2025”

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Scott Anderson taken from his boat near mahogany Bay looking east. We’ve had a mostly dry 24 hours, but things look wetter as we get into Friday and Saturday. Here is a look at water vapor overhead. The yellows and greens are drier air,Continue reading “July 22, 2025”

Good morning Bay Islands. Here is our satellite between midnight and 9 a.m. and you can see a storm moving in from our east and hitting us starting around 7 a.m., bringing a tenth of an inch to Diamond Rock, .19 to Punta Blanca. .37 at Calabash and around a half inch between Oakridge andContinue reading “Roatan Weather for July 18, 2025”

On satellite at 7 a.m. we can see a few popcorn clouds moving into the southeast side of the island and perhaps a light shower is in there somewhere, but we should be mostly sunny and mostly dry today and tomorrow. Friday and Saturday the chance of a passing shower goes up to 40 percent.Continue reading “July 16, 2025”

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Collette Hyde and shows sunrise over Pristine Bay Golf Course. Today looks like a mostly sunny day. On satellite at 6:20 a.m. we can see some popcorn clouds between Roatan and Guanaja. I suspect they might have some rain in them considering that theContinue reading “July 12, 2025”