Author Archives: Roatan Weather Guy

June 12, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands. Three main headlines in our forecast today: 1. Starting tonight we get strong east winds with nighttime winds gusting over 30 mph and daytime winds 20-25 mph and seas 5-6 feet (1.6-2 meters). 2. Tonight there will be a small chance of a shower, but this week is mostly dry. TheContinue reading “June 12, 2023”

Good morning Bay Islands. Yesterday we had a high temperature at the airport of 91F (33C) and a heat index of 111F (44C). Surface sea temps are back over 30C (86F). If you want to enjoy one last day of calm winds and seas, today is your day. Winds will be 10-15 mph this afternoonContinue reading “June 11, 2023”

June 10, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands. The high yesterday was again 93F (34C) and heat index 108F (42C). Water temperatures are up almost a degree centigrade to 30.6C (87F). We have relief in the forecast in the form of wind. Tonight will be a little windier at 12-17 mph, tomorrow night around 20 mph,Continue reading “June 10, 2023”

June 9, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands. Yesterday the airport had a high of 93F (34C) with a heat index of 110F (44C). That’s back to the kind of heat we had before our big Sunday night storm. I’ve been forwarded posts from divers with reading around 90F underwater. The automated buoys are right aroundContinue reading “June 9, 2023”

Good morning Bay Islands. Yesterday we had a high of 90F (32C) and a heat index of 103F (39C) at the airport. That’s hot, but not quite as hot as the high of 94F (34C) and heat index of 110F (43 C) before the storm Monday night. Sea temps have also cooled a bit toContinue reading “June 8, 2023”

June 7, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands. We got a little windy yesterday afternoon, but we should be much calmer today through the end of the week. Winds will be from the northeast at 5-10 mph and seas 1-2 feet. We will also be dry through the weekend, with a chance of an overnight showerContinue reading “June 7, 2023”

June 6, 2023: Good morning Roatan. We are all happy it rained last night but let’s spare a thought for Larry Rapp’s banana tree in West End that met its end in last night’s storm. I recorded a peak gust of 36 mph. A couple of folks, including Larry in West Bay, have reported overContinue reading “June 6, 2023”

Tonight and tomorrow morning we start looking for decent chances of rain. We have those chances again tomorrow night and Wednesday night. Starting Thursday things look a bit drier again into the weekend. Even if we don’t get much rain, the clouds and nearby rain should bring a LITTLE relief from the heat. We deserveContinue reading “June 5, 2023”

I promised a discussion about our recent heat wave and its effect on sea temps. First of all, we are not alone. The first map shows temperatures at a network of buoys operated by aqualink.org. Yellow means the area is under a heat watch, orange means heat warning, red means coral bleaching is likely, brownContinue reading “Sea temperature discussion”

June 4, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands! We wake up again to mild winds and calm seas. Today will be sunny and fairly calm, which will again make for a very hot day. Winds tonight will be from the east 10-15 mph. Tomorrow we will have a few more clouds, but we’ll stay dry untilContinue reading “June 4, 2023”