Author Archives: Roatan Weather Guy

Jan. 3, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Another dry, windy day with seas 4 feet on the south side and 2 feet at the reef on the north side. Today will continue to be sunny with east winds around 15 mph and seas around 2-3 feet. Tonight the winds should pick up to 20-25 mph andContinue reading “Jan. 3, 2023”

Jan. 2, 2023: Good morning, Roatan! We awake to partly cloudy skies and seas around 3-4 feet (1-1.3 meters) with east winds around 15 mph. We’ll deal with some morning clouds that will give way to afternoon sun. Seas calm to 1-2 feet (.3-.6 meters) as you travel to Ceiba. Tonight winds are up aroundContinue reading “Jan. 2, 2023”

Rainfall totals for December and 2022: We put 14.10 inches in the books, which was about average across the island. For 2022 we put 92.65 inches in the books, just slightly over the average for a year on Roatan. It was a pretty unremarkable year weatherwise, with no extremes in temperature and no serious effectsContinue reading “Rainfall for December and 2022”

Jan. 1, 2023: Good morning, Roatan and welcome to 2023! Yesterday Punta Blanca caught a shower good for .20 of an inch. Our windy, wavy, dry weather will continue into the first part of next week, with daytime winds around 15-20 mph from the east and seas around 3 feet and nighttime winds gusting 22-27Continue reading “Jan 1, 2023”

Dec. 31, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! And, though I know it is mainly of importance to folks from the U.S., Happy College Football Semifinal Saturday! We had a pretty windy overnight which stirred up the seas, which are around 4 feet this morning (1.3 meters). For those riding the ferry to Ceiba, when we haveContinue reading “Dec. 31, 2022”

Dec. 30, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! We have a few clouds coming in from the east that will give us partly cloudy skies this morning. I guess it’s possible someone sees a sprinkle, but it isn’t likely. We have seas 2-3 feet this morning, calming to 1-2 feet toward Ceiba. Winds will be mild todayContinue reading “Dec. 30, 2022”

Dec. 29, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! We finally awoke to beautiful sunny skies and very calm winds. Seas are down to around 3 feet (1 meter) and should calm down to around 2 feet by afternoon.Tonight winds will pick up out of the east to 12-17 mph and seas at about 4 feet overnight.Tomorrow looksContinue reading “Dec. 29, 2022”

Dec. 28, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Most of us have gotten between 3.5 and 4.5 inches of rain since midnight Tuesday morning. Utila has recorded a jaw-dropping 10.83 inches. They also recorded the coldest temperature this morning at 69.8 degrees F (21 degrees Celsius). Today the Galaxy Wave resumes service, but I recommend you takeContinue reading “Dec. 28, 2022”

Dec. 27, 2022: Good morning Roatan! Our norther finally arrived. We’ve all gotten a lot of rain and we’ll all get a lot more, but the good news is that after tomorrow morning it should be over. As I mentioned in the previous post, the Sandy Bay buoy picked up some 10 foot waves thisContinue reading “Dec. 27, 2022”

Dec. 26, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! We got quite a bit of rain on the far east and west ends of the island but less rain in the middle. West Bay and West End got almost an inch, while Punta Blanca got 2.22 inches and Politilly got 1.43. Seas this morning are around 5 feet,Continue reading “Dec. 26, 2022”