Good morning Bay Islands. There were scattered showers this morning across our islands and low rain totals. Our cold front is just to our west and our storm is well to our east. It got stronger overnight and that could mean some stronger north winds, around 20-25 mph, coming midday today and some choppy seas, 4-5 feet,Continue reading “November 16, 2023”
Author Archives: Roatan Weather Guy
November 15, 2023
Good morning Bay Islands and hello Utila! you guys have gotten quite wet this morning with 1.5-2.5 inches since 3:30 a.m. You can see a heavy shower on satellite right over the islands at 6:15 a.m. This activity is drifting south-southwest. There are scattered showers around the other islands too. Chance of a tropical depression is down to 50 percent. TheContinue reading “November 15, 2023”
November 14, 2023
Good morning Bay Islands. Here is the rainfall since midnight. And here is our rainfall yesterday. Not much. Most of us got around a quarter of an inch or less. This morning most of the rain is lifting north of us. We have storms to our east, but they are moving northwest and will probably weakenContinue reading “November 14, 2023”
November 13, 2023
Good morning Bay Islands. Only a little rain this morning by 6:30 a.m. Most of that came just after midnight. The east side got good and wet yesterday, with less rain on the west side. This morning we have a 60 percent of tropical development on our low pressure system that this morning is about halfway between Nicaragua andContinue reading “November 13, 2023”
November 12, 2023
We wake up to partly cloudy skies, east winds 10 mph and seas 2-3 feet. On satellite it looks like north side Guanaja may be getting a shower at 7 a.m. No rain overnight! Our potential Tropical Storm Vince is well south, bringing rain to Panama and Colombia. The National Hurricane Center has increased the chances of it becoming aContinue reading “November 12, 2023”
Nov. 11, 2023
Good morning Bay Islands. Here is the satellite image of a thundershower were dealing with here on the east side. The rain is moving to the west-northwest. These are rain totals as of 6:55 a.m. We’ll be dealing with frequent showers through the morning. Rain should become less this afternoon through tomorrow morning and increase tomorrow afternoon. Monday throughContinue reading “Nov. 11, 2023”
November 10, 2023
Good morning Bay Islands. Here is today’s video forecast. We’re dealing with a storm to our east that may bring us a shower or thundershower through the morning. These storms tend to weaken as the morning goes along, so I think our afternoon will be nice. The National Hurricane Center has issued a watch area for a tropicalContinue reading “November 10, 2023”
November 9, 2023
Short story: Nice today and most of tomorrow. Mild winds and seas through Saturday. Chance of rain this weekend is 50/50, but probably only 1-2 inches of rain. Next week’s forecast depends on how our low pressure/potential tropical storm forms. If it forms, it may actually mean less rain for us, as the tropical stormContinue reading “November 9, 2023”
November 8, 2023
Nov. 8, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands, short story: Light rain possible through noon, then some peeks of sun. Nice tomorrow and most of Friday. Seas 3-4 feet today, 2 feet tomorrow, 1-2 feet for the weekend. Rain chances return for the weekend and possible heavy rain Monday and Tuesday. GFS wants to create aContinue reading “November 8, 2023”
Nov. 7, 2023
Good soggy morning Bay Islands. The highlights: Scattered showers today, tonight and tomorrow morning. Wednesday midday and Thursday we dry out. Friday small rain chances return. Better rain chances this weekend and possible heavy rain early next week. Right now the GFS is trying to create a tropical storm for next week, but most modelsContinue reading “Nov. 7, 2023”