Author Archives: Roatan Weather Guy

August was another pretty good month for us. As usual, we will put Sandy Bay’s 5.66 inches in the record books and it is about average for the island, especially the west side. Most locations on the east side got 2-3 inches. Guanaja (7.72 inches) and Utila (10.1) were big winners in the rain category.Continue reading “Rainfall for August 2024”

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Jacy Richards who caught this sunset on a walk between Punta Blanca and Punta Gorda. We are still keeping an eye on the system that is located due north of the of Colombia/Venezuela border. Chances are good this means nothing more than showers ThursdayContinue reading “September 3, 2024”

Good morning Bay Islands. I’m not going to do a photo of the day today because there is slightly more to worry about from our potential tropical storm. The US National Hurricane Center still only gives it a 40 percent chance of becoming a tropical depression. The big change this morning is the US GFSContinue reading “September 2, 2024”

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Island Jay and shows the Icon of the Seas in port at Coxen Hole framed by a map of our lovely island. In three more days we will be voting on the photo of the month for a free dental cleaning at Dilbert-Thompson dentalContinue reading “August 29, 2024”

Good morning Bay Islands. Steve Cox caught this cruise ship headed out to sea from the Blue Bahia Beach Grill on Sandy Bay.We had a quiet night, but our chances of overnight showers should start going up, especially tomorrow night. We are also watching the tropics. On satellite this morning we can see a thundershower east ofContinue reading “August 28, 2024”

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Joyann Villalta showing sunset over the other side of the island from Calabash.Most of us had a calmer night last night, though Guanaja got almost a half an inch and Sandy Bay got a small rain shower.Today looks like another day with a fairlyContinue reading “August 27, 2024”

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Dian Lynn in West Bay. All of us got some good downpours overnight, with 3 inches in Utila, 3.6 inches in Oakridge. 2.3 West Bay, and 1.4 inches in Guanaja, just to name a few. We will continue to have scattered showers, but theyContinue reading “August 25, 2024”

Good morning Bay Islands. In honor of our full moon, I thought I would go with Phil Sikora’s Moon over Caribe Bight as Photo of the Day. We have some clouds and showers out there as I write this at 4:30 a.m., up early to catch the morning Galaxy Wave to La Ceiba. At 4:30Continue reading “August 21, 2024”

Good morning Bay Islands. This morning’s photo of the day is a sunset from West Bay by Beta Bennett in West Bay. We just missed the storms last night, but there’s a good chance we’ll get wet at some point this week. On satellite you can see how we just missed the big thunderstorm overnight to ourContinue reading “August 20, 2024”

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Linda Vanasse and shows a kitty enjoying the sunrise in “Catabash Bight.” We’ve had a dry 24 hours, but things should be getting wetter this evening. On satellite this morning we have mostly clear skies, but we see thundershowers on the Mosquito Coast and those willContinue reading “August 19, 2024”