Good morning Bay Islands. We get lots of sunset photos, so today I decided to go with a late afternoon pic from Mara Owens in Sandy Bay.We’ve had a few morning showers, especially around Oakridge, which picked up nearly a quarter of an inch around 3 a.m. The forecast is still quite dry and windy. On satellite atContinue reading “April 19, 2025”
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April 17, 2025
Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from David Trawick, who took this photo of his granddaughter, TiKay, in Sandy Bay, as she cautiously contemplated an island bull.Lots of families will be gathering for this weekend and the weather will be better than it has been, if a bit windier. At 7:45Continue reading “April 17, 2025”
April 15, 2025
Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Alex Fleig and shows the recent full moon over Jonesville Point through what seem to be cumulostratus clouds. These clouds often precede a warm weather system, which is what we’re about to get today and tomorrow. On our satellite we see the clouds fromContinue reading “April 15, 2025”
April 13, 2025
Good morning Bay Islands. Mary Jo Ellen sent us a full moon over Half Moon Bay.We had a very fresh morning again this morning. I think the days after a norther are some of the best weather days on the islands. The mornings are cooler and the air is a bit lighter, even in theContinue reading “April 13, 2025”
April 11, 2025
Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Sarah Anderson, taken from Buena Vista resort between West Bay and West End.We had our coolest morning in a long time this morning. Some folks got down as low as 67 (19C). By way of comparison, our all time record low is 63 (17C).Continue reading “April 11, 2025”
April 9, 2025
Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Jeff Bodin with a waterspout from back in December. I don’t know if anyone saw a waterspout, but this is the strongest April norther I can remember since 2019. Utila got nearly 7 inches of rain and Sandy Bay recorded peak gusts of 40Continue reading “April 9, 2025”
Rainfall for March 2025
I almost forgot to do monthly rain totals. I’m putting Sandy Bay’s 1.53 inches in the books for consistency’s sake, but this was a month where the east side got a bit more rain, closer to the monthly average of 3.36 inches. So far, this year’s dry season has been a bit wetter than lastContinue reading “Rainfall for March 2025”
April 8, 2025
Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day is from Daniel Rice and shows a rainbow between West End and West Bay. The only problem with rainbows today is whether we will get enough sunshine. The rain is coming. You can see on radar at 7:45 a.m. rain in the Caribbean and these showers are moving southeast.Continue reading “April 8, 2025”
April 7, 2025
Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Chad Kemper above Flowers Bay looking toward Coxen Hole. This photo is appropriate for today because we will see increasing clouds this evening, though today should be mostly sunny and dry. On satellite at 7:15 a.m. we see our cold front draped across the Gulf into theContinue reading “April 7, 2025”
June 6, 2025
Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Jesse Tryon who took this sunset photo from the top of the ridge above Sandy Bay.Fortunately we only have one more day of these extremely high winds In the Euro forecast for the next two weeks, we can see the cold front now in the USContinue reading “June 6, 2025”