Author Archives: Roatan Weather Guy

Sept. 6, 2021: Good morning, Roatan! We wake up in a familiar position — with clouds to the east and clouds to the west but not very many over our heads. We continue with mostly sunny skies and winds a little lower than normal at 7-12 mph during the day, getting up to 15-20 mphContinue reading “Sept. 6, 2021”

Good morning Roatan. Larry Rapp reported .2 of an inch of rain this morning at West Bay. The only other rain we’ve recorded in the last 24 hours was .01 of an inch just before noon yesterday in Sandy Bay. There are a few clouds around as you can see in the satellite, so weContinue reading “Sept. 5, 2021”

Sept. 4, 2021: Somehow we managed to have a tropical disturbance pass right over us with no rain. As the system passed into Belize it actually got a little better organized and for a time you could see some circulation. As it turns out, we’re simply the losers of the rain lottery. There was certainlyContinue reading “Sept. 4, 2021”

August 2021 Rain Totals. Our official rainfall for August was 1.08 inches, which is almost exactly what we got in August during the drought year of 2019. Last year we got 13.36 inches, but last year was one of the wettest ever, especially the last five months, a trend that continued into the first fiveContinue reading “August 2021 Rain Totals”

As you can see in the satellite map, we’ve somehow managed to dodge the rain again. This has been a pattern for us when disturbed weather is around. We have another day and a half with this tropical wave. The models really want to give us some rain, especially tonight, so we’ll see if itContinue reading “Sept. 3, 2021”

Yesterday was quite windy and wavy and completely dry. Our tropical wave is getting closer. Right now it is off the Miskito Coast and should arrive here tonight. The The GFS rain total prediction through Sunday night shows 18 centimeters over (.75 inches) Coxen Hole. The Euro model is much more doubtful about us gettingContinue reading “Sept. 2, 2021”