Author Archives: Roatan Weather Guy

Jan. 18, 2023: Good morning Roatan! We wake up to 25 mph winds from the east and seas at 4 feet, especially on the east side of the island. As you go west, the less wind you have, especially in Utila, which has almost calm winds and 2 foot seas. Like we always say, whenContinue reading “Jan. 18, 2023”

Jan. 17, 2023: Good morning, Roatan! We enjoyed a day of sunshine a fresh winds yesterday. That was the pleasant feeling of dry air that we don’t get very much in the tropics. For most of us, we didn’t get above 79 degrees (26C) despite having full sun all day, and our dewpoint (a measureContinue reading “Jan. 17, 2023”

Jan. 16, 2023: Good morning Roatan! Several of us got into the upper 60s this morning, with Sandy Bay recording a low of 66.7 degrees (19.3C), just .7 of a degree from our all-time low on the island. Yesterday was the kind of cloudy, wet day we usually associate with northers. No more of thatContinue reading “Jan. 16, 2023”

Jan. 15, 2023: Good chilly morning, Roatan! We got down to 69 degrees (20C) here on Jonesville Point, as did Politilly. Here on the east side we’ve picked up some light rain this morning as well. On the satellite there are clouds and a few showers to our north. Today we should see mostly cloudyContinue reading “Jan. 15, 2023”

Jan. 14, 2023: Good morning, Roatan! Our cold front has passed and most of us only got a little rain, though Punta Blanca on the east end got .6 of an inch. Winds this morning are from the north gusting to around 20-25 mph, not bad as northers go, and seas on the north sideContinue reading “Jan. 14, 2023”

Jan. 13, 2023: Good morning, Roatan! We wake up with some rain on the west side and near Utila at 6 a.m. Our winds are fairly calm and seas 1-2 feet (.3 to .6 meters). Today we will have partly cloudy skies and scattered showers, especially in the early morning and late evening. Winds willContinue reading “Jan. 13. 2023”

Jan. 12, 2023: Good morning, Roatan! Rain totals were pretty low yesterday on the west side and in Utila, with only about a quarter of an inch, but the total got higher the further east you went, with Punta Blanca picking up 1.19 inches. Overnight most of us were dry, though Sandy Bay got aboutContinue reading “Jan. 12, 2023”

Jan. 11, 2023: Good morning, Roatan! Yesterday around 5:30 the island got a heavy rain that gave many of us an inch of rain while Utila stayed dry. This morning we have rain around the island on radar. We will have a chance of scattered showers throughout today with a mix of sun and clouds.Continue reading “Jan. 11, 2023”

Jan. 10, 2023: Good morning, Roatan! Last night most of us stayed dry, though Punta Blanca picked up a quarter of an inch just after midnight. Yesterday the whole island got some rain at midday, ranging from .15 on the west side to half an inch at Politilly. This morning skies are mostly clear, windsContinue reading “Jan. 10, 2023”

Jan. 9, 2023: Good morning, Roatan! Not many of us got rain last night, but there is quite a bit of clouds, especially to our east this morning, so we will have a chance of a scattered shower through the morning, and even a small chance this afternoon. Winds are calm, though seas are stillContinue reading “Jan. 9, 2023”