Author Archives: Roatan Weather Guy

May 23, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands. Our Caribbean is more like a small pond this morning with calm seas and winds. We will continue like this until Friday night when we get 10-15 mph and 2 foot (.6 meter) seas. Still not bad all the way through this weekend. No chance of rain untilContinue reading “May 23, 2023”

Good morning Bay Islands. We awake to calm winds and seas. These beautiful, but dry, conditions will last the rest of this week. Friday night we start getting small chances of rain back in the forecast. Because the forecast is kind of boring, I thought I would answer a reader’s question. Because the forecast is kindContinue reading “May 22, 2023”

May 21, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands. We wake up to calm winds and seas. Believe it or not, West End got .01 of an inch around midday yesterday, hardly enough to get the ground wet. We have a few clouds around and can’t rule out a shower somewhere, but if anyone gets one, itContinue reading “May 21, 2023”

May 20, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands. We wake up to 10 mph winds and 1-2 foot seas and that is about the windiest it is going to get for the next week. This map shows the wave action for the Atlantic Ocean leading into the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. I don’t know that I’ve ever seenContinue reading “May 20, 2023”

Good morning, Bay Islands! We wake up to 15 mph winds and seas 1-2 feet. Those wind and sea conditions will continue today and tomorrow. Starting Sunday winds and seas get super-calm and will be like that at least through next week and perhaps longer. If you are in the States (or Canada, or anywhereContinue reading “May 19, 2023”

May 18, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands. We wake up to 15 mph winds and 1-2 foot seas (.3-.6 meters). Winds and seas should stay in that area through Saturday. Starting Sunday we get even calmer and the seas will be pretty flat into the first part of next week.Rain chances will be next toContinue reading “May 18, 2023”

Good morning Bay Islands! We wake up to calm winds and seas 1-2 feet (.3 to .6 meters). Today will be the last day of super-calm winds. Tomorrow through the weekend we will have moderate winds 10-15 mph and seas 2-3 feet (.6-1 meter). Next week looks super calm again.As for rain, there is notContinue reading “May 17, 2023”

May 16, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands. No rain was recorded overnight on Roatan or Utila, but we saw rain on radar over toward Guanaja and Lisa Garcia reports that she picked up an inch over there. At 6:30 a.m. we have a small shower north of the island and one near Cayos Cochinos, butContinue reading “May 16, 2023”

May 15, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands! It may not be much but many of us have seen some rain this morning. There are showers on radar at 7:40 a.m. and we will continue to have a chance through the morning hours. We will get more sun around noon and after and less of aContinue reading “May 15, 2023”

Good morning Bay Islands! This morning our winds are around 20 mph and seas 3-4 feet (1-1.3 meters) after getting up to 38 mph and 6 feet (2 meters) overnight. Today and tonight will not be quite as windy. Winds today will be from the east around 15 mph and seas at 3 feet (1Continue reading “May 14, 2023”