Author Archives: Roatan Weather Guy

Yesterday’s rain saved us from putting another very dry month in the books. But it didn’t save us from putting a below average rainfall month. Midisland and the west side were very dry in July. The east side actually did better. Punta Blanca got the most island-wide at 6.7 inches. Officially we’re putting Sandy Bay’sContinue reading “Rainfall for July 2023”

Aug. 1, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands and welcome to August. Here are the rain totals for yesterday. Sandy Bay and West End were the big winners with just over 2 inches of rain, but everyone saw some rain. Punta Blanca, that got the least yesterday, got .03 this morning, the only station on theContinue reading “Aug. 1, 2023”

Good morning Bay islands. We have some storms coming at us from the southeast at 7 a.m. Here’s yesterday’s rain total. And here’s today’s as of 6:30 a.m. Today we will have a good chance of showers and thundershowers off and on through the day. Winds can get brisk in squalls, but between storms they should be fromContinue reading “July 31, 2023”

July 30, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands. Our storm from the past two days is now south of Acapulco, Mexico and has an 80 percent chance of turning into a Pacific storm, but it is no longer of concern to us. There is a small shower over Barbarat. Very few of us should see any rain from thisContinue reading “July 30, 2023”

Good morning Bay Islands. Here are the rainfall numbers since midnight. Except for Utila, which shows the half inch they received yesterday afternoon. This morning most of the storm has moved into the Pacific, though there is still a piece of the storm over us. Most of the rain is to our north, but we still have scattered showersContinue reading “July 29, 2023”

Good morning Bay Islands. The National Hurricane Center has given us a yellow x for a potential tropical system off the coast of Nicaragua. This is the system we will be dealing with today. It is possible it will form into a tropical storm after it crosses into the Pacific. That won’t be our problem,Continue reading “July 28, 2023”

July 27, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands. Some clouds and perhaps some showers are to our north. There is a small chance of a shower through midmorning, but most of us will stay dry the rest of today. The rain the fell overnight mostly happened just after midnight. We wake up to light and variable winds and seas 1-2Continue reading “July 27, 2023”

July 26, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands. As you can see in the radar from 4:30 to 6:30 a.m., some rain passed over Utila this morning and just barely touched West Bay. Utila got a quarter of an inch and West Bay .01. There are a few clouds to our east at 6:30 a.m. that may contain a littleContinue reading “July 26, 2023”

July 25, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands. A very narrow band of rain has brought rain between a tenth and a quarter of an inch and at 6:40 a.m. seems to be headed west. There’s a little more to our east so we’ll keep a chance of showers through midmorning. Here are rain totals at 7:40 a.m.Continue reading “July 25, 2023”

Good morning Bay Islands. The satellite shows almost the entire Caribbean has clear skies. We will continue to be windy today, with east winds 20-25 mph and seas at 3-4 feet today and 20-30 mph and seas 4-5 feet tonight. (1.3-1.6 meters)Tomorrow winds calm to 15-20 mph and seas 2-3 feet.Wednesday through Friday look quiteContinue reading “July 24, 2023”