Author Archives: Roatan Weather Guy

Oct. 9, 2021: No rain has been measured on the island since yesterday morning. Today we will have fairly calm winds and seas. Tonight we’ll have a small chance of rain, but after that things look pretty dry. Tomorrow will be calm as well. Winds should pick up on Monday into next week, but onlyContinue reading “Oct. 9, 2021”

Oct. 8, 2021: Rain totals for the last two days are as follows: West Bay – 2.1 inchesSandy Bay – 1.98Mud Hole – 2.06Coral View – 1.46Politilly – 1.07Lucy Point – 1.13Camp Bay – 1.8In the end, the models turned out to be pretty accurate. I doubted we would get as much rain yesterday asContinue reading “Oct. 8, 2021”

Oct. 7, 2021: Good morning, Roatan! Most of us got between half an inch and three quarters of an inch of rain, much of it last night, though First Bight reported about an inch and a half. Utila checked in with .75 of an inch. Today rains will be more scattered, perhaps a 40 percentContinue reading “Oct. 7, 2021”

Oct. 6, 2021: The rain is on the way. It should start for most of us today, last through the night and into tomorrow. Most models forecast 1 to 2 inches over the next two days. Winds will be 5-10 mph this morning and 15-20 mph tonight and tomorrow. Seas are pretty calm this morning,Continue reading “Oct. 6, 2021”

We are still on schedule to have a tropical wave pass through Wednesday night into Thursday. The European model only wants to give us an inch, but the U.S. model is indicating two inches. My guess is some folks will be in between, but you know when you get under a tropical downpour, the inchesContinue reading “Oct. 5, 2021”

Welp, I normally do the forecast in the Facebook group first and then copy it here. Didn’t expect my forecast to break Facebook, but evidently it did. What’s worse is the loss of WhatsApp, which is the main method of communication for islanders. Somebody tell Mark Zuckerburg to turn everything off and turn it backContinue reading “Oct. 4, 2021”

Yesterday I pointed out that the current U.S. GFS model showed the possibility of a tropical storm, or perhaps even a hurricane, to our north for next weekend. This morning, as you can see in the model for Thursday night, it is still looking for tropical development, but it has lowered its intensity. That isContinue reading “Oct. 2, 2021”

Oct. 1, 2021: Good morning and welcome to October. We’re officially recording .88 of an inch for the month, well under our average of 4.84. That is the least rain in September since 2009. We close out the dry season with 6.74 inches of rain since May 1, a period that on average should seeContinue reading “Oct. 1, 2021”

Sept. 30, 2021: Good morning Roatan! Today we have moderate winds and surf, perhaps half a meter at the reef. That may grow to around a meter by evening, as winds get up toward 20 mph for the first time in awhile. There’s no rain in the forecast for today as we close out SeptemberContinue reading “Sept. 30, 2021”

Sept. 29, 2021: Good morning, Roatan. The sea is up ever so slightly, meaning that for the first time in about a week I can tell where the reef is. I’m guessing that means maybe 1 foot seas. They may get up to 2 feet (.6 meters) as the afternoon gets a little windier, inContinue reading “Sept. 29, 2021”