Author Archives: Roatan Weather Guy

July 5, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands. This morning the satellite is clear to partly cloudy with almost nor rain is our part of the Caribbean. Even the Mosquito Coast is dry. We’ve been stuck in a pattern where storms have been moving up from the southeast, but missing us to the east and north.Continue reading “July 5, 2023”

July 4, 2023: Good morning. In the video, you can see how the rain teased us to the east and northeast.This morning we wake up to winds from the east at 20 mph and seas 2-3 feet (.6-1 meter). Winds will remain around 20-30 mph this week and seas 3-4 feet.Today will be mostly cloudyContinue reading “July 4, 2023”

June 2023 Rainfall. Rainfall totals for June ranged from about half an inch at West Bay to 3.65 inches in Politilly and 4.74 inches in Punta Blanca. So it looks like the east side did better during the month, in many places going over the 3 inch average for a typical June. But we usuallyContinue reading “Rainfall for June 2023”

July 3, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands. Rainfall totals around the island were generally between a tenth and a quarter of an inch, with individual reports up to half an inch.We wake up with east winds 10-15 mph and seas 2-3 feet. Today is the day our winds get strong again. They will get strongerContinue reading “July 3, 2023”

Good morning, Roatan! We heard the thunder last night but didn’t get the rain. The east side got .04 of an inch at Punta Gorda and .02 at Politilly. West Bay and West End didn’t record rain but Sandy Bay recorded .09. This morning we have a few showers to our northeast and we will have aContinue reading “July 2, 2023”

Good morning Bay Islands and welcome to July! We start the month with fairly calm winds at 5-10 mph and seas at 1 foot. Today winds will be 5-15 mph and seas around 2 feet. Tomorrow winds will be 10-20 mph and seas around 3 feet. Monday evening and into the week we will getContinue reading “July 1, 2023”

June 30, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands. This morning there is a small shower to our northeast, but it isn’t moving toward us. We wake up to mild winds from the east at 5-10 mph and seas at 2 feet (.6 meters). Winds should continue moderate at 5-15 mph and seas at 2 feet throughContinue reading “June 30, 2023”

June 29, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands. I’m back home where I belong. We had quite a windy evening last night with winds up to around 30 mph. Today we will continue windy with winds 20-25 mph and seas 2-3 feet. Winds will be a bit calmer Friday and Saturday at 12-17 mph and seasContinue reading “June 29, 2023”

June 28, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands. Another short forecast, but I’m halfway home! Just two more flights to go.There’s been scattered showers around us overnight but I haven’t found a reporting station with measurable rainfall. Today will be partly cloudy with moderate winds 5-15 mph from the east and seas 2-3 feet. Tonight theContinue reading “June 28, 2023”

June 26, 2023: Good (rainy) morning Bay Islands. Thank goodness we finally got wet! As of 9 a.m. today, most of us have seen between a quarter and half an inch. The radar also indicates we’ve heard some thunder. As you can see in radar, the storms are generally moving east to west, but theContinue reading “June 26, 2023”