Roatan Weather Guy

July 2, 2024

Good morning Bay Islands. We are at a very strange moment in our relationship with Hurricane Beryl. It is a Category 5 monster south of Puerto Rico, heading into our section of the Western Caribbean, but it is also forecast to go north of us and weaken considerably. In a lot of ways it is hardContinue reading “July 2, 2024”

July 1, 2024

Good morning Bay Islands. I’m going to suspend the photo of the day until the storm threat has passed, but later this morning I will post the poll so you can vote on June’s photo of the month. The headlines today: Hurricane Beryl will pass through Grenada within a couple of hours as a categoryContinue reading “July 1, 2024”

June 30, 2024 evening update for Hurricane Beryl and Potential Storm Chris

The good news is that the storm is trending in the right direction for us — northward. We are now on the very southern edge of the cone of uncertainty. It is not impossible for it to come our way, but chances are good it passes north of us, gives us some moderate westerly winds on ThursdayContinue reading “June 30, 2024 evening update for Hurricane Beryl and Potential Storm Chris”

June 30, 2024

Good morning Bay Islands. We aren’t going to do a photo of the day, but tomorrow will be the contest for the winner of a free dive at Sandy Bay Divers. Here are the headlines: 1. I feel a lot better today than I did yesterday that we will not take a direct hit. ItContinue reading “June 30, 2024”

June 29, 2024

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of they day comes from Ignacio Zapata, taken from a window at Arihini Tower on West Bay Road. It shows a classic cumulus cloud along with the downpour underneath. We had some of these downpours yesterday as our tropical wave passed over. We should have decreasing clouds today asContinue reading “June 29, 2024”

June 28, 2024

Good morning Bay Islands. Phil Sikora got this rainbow yesterday over Carib Bight and we had the better chance of seeing one on the east side of the island, with most of us getting about 2/3 of an inch yesterday. West Bay and West End practically missed out with .10 of an inch while SandyContinue reading “June 28, 2024”

June 25, 2024

Good morning Bay Islands. our photo of the day is a very red sunset from West Bay by Milena Štefaniková. We have a bit of Saharan dust overhead so we may see some more brilliant sunrises and sunsets the next day or two, but the big news is that we have a potential tropical stormContinue reading “June 25, 2024”

June 24, 2024

Good morning Bay Islands. This morning’s beautiful shot comes from Elena Gonzalez in Brick Bay. I love the ripples in our clear waters. We’re actually getting a shower in West Bay this morning. On radar at 7 a.m. you can see a small shower that has brought a quarter of an inch to one location in LighthouseContinue reading “June 24, 2024”

June 23, 2024

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo this morning comes from Belynda Michelle in West End. If you like Belynda’s photo, give it a like and she will compete with four others in a poll for a free dive at Sandy Bay Divers. We’re also proud to announce that the prize for July will be aContinue reading “June 23, 2024”

June 21, 2024

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Phil Sikora and offers a view of cumulus clouds through the power lines of Los Fuertes. We enjoyed a day of between a tenth and a quarter of an inch of rain on Roatan, less on Guanaja and more on Utila. Unfortunately our rainContinue reading “June 21, 2024”