Author Archives: Roatan Weather Guy

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”

Aug. 24, 2023. Good morning Bay Islands. This morning the storm on the Pacific side of Nicaragua is still expected to move north. We will continue to deal with clouds and scattered showers through Saturday morning. Oddly the same computers that are saying this storm will move north are not predicting a huge amount ofContinue reading “August 24, 2023”

Aug. 23, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands. At 7:30 a.m. there are quite a few showers and thundershowers out there. These showers on radar are moving to the southwest. We will have a good chance of seeing a shower through the day today. Those good rain chances last through tomorrow. Winds should be calm atContinue reading “August 23, 2023”

August 22, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands. I decided to do a video because the forecast is complicated. To make a long story short, we should have scattered showers, especially tonight into tomorrow. We will continue to have mild and variable winds and seas 1-2 feet (.3-.6 meters). The European model is trying to giveContinue reading “August 22, 2023”

Good morning Bay Islands. Last night between 10 and 11 p.m. we had some thunderstorms pass over the islands that gave most of us about a tenth of an inch of rain, but West Bay got about a third of an inch. We recorded winds gusting to 40 mph during the squall on Jonesville Point.Continue reading “August 21, 2023”