Author Archives: Roatan Weather Guy

Good morning. Our photo of the day comes from Jessica Van Gundy and shows the boats in the tranquil waters West Bay. We’ve been enjoying tranquil waters for the big fishing tournament, though this morning the winds are up slightly, from the east at 15 mph and seas 2-3 feet. By midday they should calmContinue reading “September 14, 2024”

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Dee Martinez. Star light, star bright, it was the first star she saw last night from Anthony’s Key. We’ve been enjoying mostly clear skies, with a few morning clouds around. We should stay dry, with a very small chance of rain today and tomorrow.Continue reading “September 13, 2024”

Good morning Bay Islands. This morning’s photo of the day is from Gary Ruebush of a parrot fish that lives in West Bay. I’ve always thought that if parrot fish were less common, we’d all be in awe of them, telling each other when we got to see one. As it is they are asContinue reading “September 12, 2024”

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Helen Murphy and shows some nice cumulus clouds in the distance on an otherwise sunny day. We see this a lot on the islands and these clouds are the source of scattered showers. We will see less of these today and tomorrow. Our satellite is mostlyContinue reading “September 11, 2024”

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Jack Andros, who took this beautiful night scene from Lawson Rock. You can see the stars shining brightly but also a thunderstorm in the distance. This will be our forecast moving forward. Mostly clear, but occasional thunderstorms, especially at night. The five most-liked photosContinue reading “September 9, 2024”

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Alina Solorzano and shows a beautiful sunset on the east end of the big island. We had a pretty quiet night, except for Utila which had a thundershower just after midnight that brought a half inch to the weather station near the airport.We shouldContinue reading “September 7, 2024”

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day is a double rainbow extending from Jonesville over to Jonesville Point from Alex Fleig. If we don’t see rainbows over the next 24 hours, it will be because we don’t have enough sunlight as clouds and showers from our tropical wave pass over us. After tomorrowContinue reading “September 5, 2024”

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Gaby Adrian and shows sunrise over Politilly.If you are in Politilly this morning you are probably seeing clouds off to your east as a shower moves in. Showers will increase over the next couple of days as our tropical wave moves in, but itContinue reading “September 4, 2024”

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”