Author Archives: Roatan Weather Guy

Jan. 4, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! We got a nice dose of rain last night.West Bay .95 of an inchWest End 1.08Sandy Bay .57Coral View .66Pollitilly 1.08Jonesville Point .71Punta Blanca .85We will continue with a chance of a scattered shower through the day. Otherwise we will be partly cloudy with east winds 8-15 and seasContinue reading “Jan. 4, 2022”

Jan. 3, 2022: Good morning Roatan. This is the day we’ve been waiting for, the day with a chance of rain! As you can see in the map, our rain is only indirectly related to an approaching cold front. The front will stall to our north, from Cozumel to Chetumal. This will allow moisture toContinue reading “Jan. 3, 2022”

Jan 2, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Before I begin I want to express my thanks to the RECO crews who worked through the night to get our power back on after somebody ran into a concrete pole on the east side of the island. Working all night on a windy holiday can’t be fun, butContinue reading “Jan. 2, 2022”

Jan. 1, 2022: Our blustery conditions continue, and the wind will continue through today, with east winds at 20-25 mph and seas at 4 feet (1.3 meters) especially on the south side. Tomorrow winds should be a little lower, 15-20 mph and seas around 3 feet (1 meter). Our chance of rain starts on Monday,Continue reading “Jan. 1, 2022”

Summary for December 2021, as well as summary for the year:We’re putting 7.12 inches of rain in the books for December. Most locations on the island got between 6.5 and 7.5 inches for the month. Most of it came in the first couple of days of the month or in the middle of the month.Continue reading “Weather summary for December and for 2021 as a whole”

Dec. 31, 2021: Good morning, Roatan and happy College Football Playoff Day! Today we will continue sunny and windy, but the wind may be a little softer today, in the neighborhood of 12-17 mph. But the wind machine blows hard tomorrow with 20-25 mph. Seas will continue rough, especially on the south side. Clouds startContinue reading “Dec. 31, 2021”

Dec. 30, 2021: Good morning, Roatan! Our winds here on Jonesville Point are down ever so slightly, into the 15-20 mph range instead of the 22-27 mph range. Looks like we’ll stay in that range, though Saturday looks a bit winder, back in the 22-27 mph range. Surf stays up in the 3-5 foot range,Continue reading “Dec. 30, 2021”

Dec. 28, 2021: Trade winds are in full effect and we are feeling them here in Jonesville Point. We have been right around 20 mph pretty consistently.Those winds will continue and there is no major rain chance until Monday or Tuesday of next week. Seas will stay pretty choppy, especially on the southside.

Dec. 25, 2021: Good morning, Roatan! We got a nice, cool rain last night, and most locations on the island recorded between a quarter and a third of an inch of rain.Today we have mostly fair-weather clouds overhead, so we will have only the slightest chance of a passing shower, with winds from the east/northeastContinue reading “Dec. 25, 2021”

Dec. 24, 2021: Many of us got a chilly rain yesterday around 3:30 p.m. but totals were around .02 of an inch.Today will be partly cloudy with calm winds and fairly calm seas. Tonight we will have a decent chance at showers. Tomorrow, after some morning showers, we should have a nice day with windsContinue reading “Dec. 24, 2021”