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Sept. 28, 2021: Good morning, Roatan! Today we continue a week with mostly clear skies, winds at 10-15 mph and seas at 1-2 feet (.3 to .6 meters). There isn’t much change until the weekend, when it looks like our chance for rain could go up. The main news today is that those potential tropicalContinue reading “Sept. 28, 2021”

Tropical update for Sept. 27, 2021: We have two storms coming off the African coast. Both have an 80 percent chance of developing into a tropical depression over the next five days. It is always a little concerning when you see them this far south. Most models have these turning north and/or dissipating as theyContinue reading “Tropical update for Sept. 27, 2021”

Sept. 27, 2021: Good morning Roatan! Some of us saw a shower in the 3 o’clock hour this morning. We got .03 of an inch on Lucy Point, Coral View got .12, Sandy Bay got .01. Today winds should get up around 10-15 mph but seas will stay fairly calm, perhaps getting up to 2Continue reading “Sept. 27, 2021”

Sept. 26, 2021: We had hoped for some rain this morning and it doesn’t seem to be happening yet. But there is hope as the satellite map from 8:30 a.m. shows. Winds will be 10-15 mph later today with seas at 1-2 feet (.3 to .6 feet). The chance at scattered showers continues through tomorrowContinue reading “Sept. 26, 2021”

Sept. 25, 2021: Good morning, Roatan! Yesterday’s rain proved how different rainfall can be on the island, even across small distances. Mud Hole picked up half an inch, but just down the road in Sandy Bay, they only registered .04 of an inch. Coral View got a third of an inch, while Politilly got .01Continue reading “Sept. 25, 2021”

Sept. 24, 2021: Good morning, Roatan! Around 2 a.m. we got a brief shower on Lucy Point, but not enough to register in the rain gauge. There are a few clouds approaching from the north that may give someone a late morning or midday chance of a shower. Otherwise we’ll have partly cloudy skies andContinue reading “Sept. 24, 2021”

Sept. 23, 2021: Good morning, Roatan! Looks like we are in a cycle where we are getting more scattered showers. That’s a good thing to keep the dust down, as we get ready for the rainy season. we had almost a tenth of an inch this morning about 7 a.m. on Lucy Point. The sameContinue reading “Sept. 23, 2021”

Sept. 22, 2021: Good morning, Roatan! Yesterday I said the sea looked like glass. We’ll today it is even glassier, as you can see in my view from my seaside door with Jonesville on the right. I awoke to a downpour at about 4 a.m. and thought for sure when I checked the gauge itContinue reading “Sept. 22, 2021”

I don’t know about where you’re at, but at Lucy Point the sea looks like a sheet of glass. Pretty calm. Both West Bay and Utila reported sprinkles but no measurable rain this morning. Those calm conditions should last for awhile. We’ll have east-northeast winds 5-10 mph and seas at 1 foot (.2 or .3Continue reading “Sept. 21, 2021”

Sept. 20, 2021: Rain! Glorious, wet, puddle-making rain! Along with thunder. We also had three or four power outages here on Lucy Point, I’m guessing from lines that had accumulated salt finally getting wet. The thunder was pretty loud as well. You can see the lightening strikes in the radar loop, first at mid-island thenContinue reading “Sept. 20, 2021”