Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from James Thomas and was taken from Plaza Mar looking south toward the bay. James is the owner of Carniceria Rosita and this weekend for the first time I made hamburgers using Rosita’s beef and they were amazing, without all the filler you get inContinue reading “January 8, 2024”
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January 7, 2024
Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Shedna Woods and was taken at Camp Bay Beach at sunset. We will have many more of these gorgeous sunrises and sunsets because we only have a few clouds here and there and bright sunshine. We will have sunny skies and no rain today.Continue reading “January 7, 2024”
January 6, 2024
Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day shows the sun setting over a cruise ship at Sandy Bay and is sent to us by James Oden. We have finally gotten our full allotment of Roatan Weather Calendars so if you ordered one and haven’t received it please message or Whatsapp me. If youContinue reading “January 6, 2024”
January 5, 2023
Thanks so much to Annette Huskin for this great shot from Brick Point Guanaja. I wanted to highlight Guanaja because I’ve known for awhile that we would be getting our first weather station on that island in 2024. But Paiz Sloane in Mangrove Bight wasn’t quite ready to go online. So imagine my surprise whenContinue reading “January 5, 2023”
January 4, 2024
Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from long-time supporter Claire Staffa and is a beautiful shot of sunrise from Lighthouse Estates on the south shore of West Bay. Today is a day we will see a few more clouds and a scattered shower here or there before we get dry againContinue reading “January 4, 2024”
January 3, 2024
Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Patti Yelinik and was taken at the end of Kai Linda Way in West Bay at sunset. The big story of the day is that Jonesville got just one degree away from our all-time recorded low temperature on the big island. It reached 66.9F (19.4 C). ManyContinue reading “January 3, 2024”
Rainfall for December and 2024
Rainfall for December and for 2023: We’re putting West End’s 18.09 inches in the record book for December. That number was pretty typical across the Big Island and for Utila as well. That is well above our December average of 12.3 inches. Incredibly, we are above average for the year. That’s incredible because from JanuaryContinue reading “Rainfall for December and 2024”
January 1, 2024
Good morning Bay Islands. Our first photo of the day for 2024 is our last photo from Saturday’s storm. Thanks to Kelly Kosmin for sharing this monster waves from West End. Things are calmer now, though still choppy. We are in for some much drier weather in the week ahead. Low temperatures were not as cool as yesterdayContinue reading “January 1, 2024”
December 31, 2023
Good morning Bay Islands. Our video of the day comes from Megan Mitchell and shows the waves pounding Sandy Bay Beach. My peak wind gust on Jonesville Point was 46 mph and Ron Ohm picked up 48 mph. Waves reached 8 1/2 feet but I’m sure they were probably 9-10 feet at some point (aroundContinue reading “December 31, 2023”
December 30, 2023
Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day is a reminder of our last norther, taken at the tip of West Bay by Julie Elpus. This morning we getting 20 mph winds and seas at 5 feet on the north side. Conditions are expected to be worse this afternoon before the get a littleContinue reading “December 30, 2023”