Author Archives: Roatan Weather Guy

Good morning Bay Islands. Here are some rain totals from last night’s storm. We were out of power most of the night on Jonesville Point and even had a 30 minute outage this morning around 7:30 p.m. We’ve had a few showers around the island this morning. We will have scattered showers this afternoon andContinue reading “September 3, 2023”

Sept. 2, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands. Our storm system from last night moved quickly across the mainland and is out in the Pacific this morning. Around 5 p.m. yesterday we got a gust of 40 mph on Jonesville Point and a tree fell in a friend’s yard in Lucy Point. West Bay picked upContinue reading “September 2, 2023”

Rainfall for August 2023: We’re putting 3.8 inches in the books for August and that is a little above average across the island. Most locations got a little under 3 inches, but we will stay with Sandy Bay’s total for consistency. Even that is still below average for the month and we are two-thirds ofContinue reading “Rainfall for August 2023”

Good morning Bay Islands and welcome to September. The tropical wave we’ve been talking about for the last week will make it here today, mostly this afternoon. Some pieces of energy from the Mosquito Coast actually made it here this morning and gave some showers to West Bay and West End. These rain totals areContinue reading “September 1, 2023”

Good morning, Roatan. We had a thundershower move through about 2 a.m. Most of us got about a tenth of an inch, but West Bay and West End recorded no rain, but Sandy Bay got almost an inch. This morning we have quite a few clouds around but we should get sunnier as the day goes on. WindsContinue reading “August 31, 2023”

Aug. 30, 2023: Good morning, Bay Islands! We wake up to thin clouds and calm conditions. Those calm conditions should last through the day tomorrow. Tomorrow evening through Saturday, we will have a little breezier conditions, with east winds 15-20 mph and seas 2-3 feet (.6-1 meter).Rain chances will be low through Friday, but FridayContinue reading “Aug. 30, 2023”

Good morning Bay Islands. We wake up to mostly cloudy skies and calm winds and seas. Those calm winds and seas should last through Thursday, with perhaps a little breeze and a 1 to 2 foot wave here or there.We will also have fairly low chances of showers overnight and in the mornings until we get to Friday.Continue reading “Aug. 29, 2023”

August 28, 2023. Good morning Bay Islands. Tropical Storm Idalia will become Hurricane Idalia any minute now, but it is moving away from us. Last night most of us got around a quarter of an inch of rain around midnight and we have winds this morning from the southwest around 15 mph and seas aroundContinue reading “August 28, 2023”

August 26, 2023. Good morning Bay Islands. Our tropical system has moved north of the islands and is headed north away from us. We will have partly cloudy skies and continued calm winds, though tomorrow morning will be an exception, with east winds 15-20 mph and seas around 3 feet (1 meter).We will continue toContinue reading “August 26, 2023”

August 25, 2023. Good morning Bay Islands. We got a soaking rain last night with many totals 1 to 2 inches and some reports more than that.This morning the National Hurricane Center places the storm just off the northern coast of eastern Honduras. It is honestly hard to see anything specific on the satellite andContinue reading “August 25, 2023”