Our photo of the day comes from Brad Turnelle in Parrot Tree and shows our near-full moon. This year, because the full moon occurs so close to spring equinox, Semana Santa and Passover were separated by an entire month. We see a few popcorn clouds on satellite, especially to our west and south. It isContinue reading “April 23, 2024”
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Why Roatan has to worry about hurricanes a lot less than Florida
I found this graphic online that gives the hurricane danger of various countries on a scale of 0 to 10. You will notice that the countries with the highest risk are to our northeast. That is because the strongest hurricanes tend to form off the west coast of Africa and move in a west/northwesterly direction.Continue reading “Why Roatan has to worry about hurricanes a lot less than Florida”
April 22, 2024
Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Kristi Voves in Palmetto Bay and she has a sunset view that I’m jealous of. This morning we have a small shower to the east of Puerto Cortex and some high, hazy clouds over our heads, but otherwise we are dry. We will continueContinue reading “April 22, 2024”
April 21, 2024
Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Jim Goodwyn in Camp Bay. At first I thought these were birds, but they are actually the paragliders you often see on the Camp Bay side, which is perfectly situated to catch the easterly winds but has a little less wave action, being onContinue reading “April 21, 2024”
April 20, 2024
Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Tom DeMille in Palmetto Bay and shows one of our favorite island residents, the hummingbird, with a nice cumulus cloud in the background. We have a few of those cumulus clouds around this morning. Speaking of Palmetto Bay, they along with other midisland residents got aContinue reading “April 20, 2024”
April 19, 2024 and what is a fair-weather water spout?
Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Christina Matthews and west taken from Iron Shore on West Bay. It is a waterspout, a fairly common occurrence in our tropical waters, so I thought in comments I would talk a little about what a waterspout is and is not. There are twoContinue reading “April 19, 2024 and what is a fair-weather water spout?”
Why is it hotter in Roatan than my weather app says?
I get occasional questions about the temperature forecast. I generally don’t do a temp forecast because the temperature is generally the same, with the exception of a few days each year where we have northers. But one thing that has an impact on how hot it is where you are, is whether you are onContinue reading “Why is it hotter in Roatan than my weather app says?”
April 18, 2024
Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Handford McLaughlin at Camp Bay Beach. Handford has been a great help getting our congregation over to Helene in his safe, sturdy, speedy boat. Look him up at Handfordtours.com. On our satellite this morning there are a very few popcorn clouds, including one overContinue reading “April 18, 2024”
El Niño/La Niña effect on the Bay Islands Part 1
Now that our boring forecast is out of the way, let’s talk about what the months ahead are going to be like. Let’s start with what our weather is normally. If you check out my Q&A here at https://roatanweather.org/frequently-asked-questions-about-roatans-weather/ you’ll learn that I usually don’t do temperature forecasts, because temperature here is almost always the same,Continue reading “El Niño/La Niña effect on the Bay Islands Part 1”
April 17, 2024
Good morning Bay Islands. Today’s photo comes from Debbie Shortlegs R and is taken from the Pink Seahorse on the south side of West End. The sunset is coming through a bit of palm origami that, to me, looks like a hummingbird. Great artistry. If you want a chance at a $50 gift certificate atContinue reading “April 17, 2024”
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