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Feb. 10, 2022: Good morning Roatan! The island got a good soaking yesterday and last night, especially the west side. West Bay picked up 4.5 inches, West End 3.96, Sandy Bay 4.07, Coral View 1.76, Politilly 1.51, and here in Jonesville Point, only .75, most of it overnight. Utila got 1.16, but almost all ofContinue reading “Feb. 10, 2022”

Feb. 9, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! The rain has arrived. As of 8 a.m., Utila already has about an inch. The west side of Roatan is generally around a quarter of an inch as of 8, while the east end has small amounts. There is a good chance of rain the rest of the day.Continue reading “Feb. 9, 2022”

Feb. 8, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Some locations got a brief downpour yesterday afternoon. As I look out my window the sea looks like glass. Winds should get a little higher this afternoon in the 10-15 mph range from the west, giving the north side 2 foot (.6 meter) waves. There is a very smallContinue reading “Feb. 8, 2022”

Feb. 7, 2022: Good morning, Roatan. We had a cool morning, like we often have right after a cold front. Sandy Bay recorded a low of 67 (19.4 C), just one degree from our all-time low. After a couple of warm days, we should get another cold front starting Wednesday that will give us wetContinue reading “Feb. 7, 2022”

Feb. 6, 2022: Good morning Roatan! We’ve been pretty wet, with a nice rain yesterday (on the eastside) and overnight (islandwide). Most location on the west side only got less than a tenth of an inch yesterday, while here on Jonesville Point we got 1.2 inches. This morning the west side (as of 8:30 a.m.)Continue reading “Feb. 6, 2022”

Feb. 5, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! We awake to bright sunny skies with a few clouds. Clouds should increase this afternoon and there is a decent chance of rain this evening and overnight tonight. As you can see in the forecast map, the best chance of rain will be between midnight and 6 a.m. tomorrow.Continue reading “Feb. 5, 2022”

Feb. 4, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! I start out with an image of the snowpack in the US. You will notice how far south in Texas the snowstorm reached, even getting into northern Mexico. I post this because this same system is going to stall out just to our north, but very briefly — SaturdayContinue reading “Feb. 4, 2022”

Feb. 3, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! We had quite a windy overnight with a peak gust of 31 mph. Seas look to be about 4 feet (1.3 meters) on the south side this morning. Today will continue windy and clear with winds 20-25 mph and seas 3-4 feet (1-1.3 meters). Tomorrow after a windy morning,Continue reading “Feb. 3, 2022”

Feb. 2, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! In the U.S. they call this Groundhog Day. The official groundhog, Punxsutawny Phil, saw his shadow so, as lore goes, the US gets six more weeks of winter. The idea is that if it is cloudy, the spring rains have come early, but of course whether it is cloudyContinue reading “Feb. 2, 2022”

Rain totals for January 2022: We had 8 inches for the record book and that number was pretty even across the island. That was below our average of 11.19 inches. January is generally the last month of the wet season. We transition into the dry season in February with an average of 5.23 inches. I’veContinue reading “Rain totals for January 2022”