Author Archives: Roatan Weather Guy

June 15, 2023: Good morning Roatan! We have a shower to the east of Guanaja, but unfortunately it is just sitting there and it will eventually fade away. We have 20 mph east winds this morning and 4 foot seas on the south side and 2 foot seas on the north side. Our windy conditionsContinue reading “June 15, 2023”

June 14, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands. The wind has brought us a little relief from the heat, though the high yesterday was 91F (33C) and the heat index was 105F (41C), winds at 20-30 mph make that heat more bearable. The waves have also cooled sea temps a bit. A buoy on the northContinue reading “June 14, 2023”

June 13, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands! Winds are still around 20 mph and seas at 4 feet (1.3 meters) on the south side, around 3 feet on the north side. The wind is here, at least until the weekend. I’m posting accumulated precipitation maps from both the Euro … … and the Canadian computerContinue reading “June 13, 2023”

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”