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Good morning Bay Islands. Yesterday we had a high of 90F (32C) and a heat index of 103F (39C) at the airport. That’s hot, but not quite as hot as the high of 94F (34C) and heat index of 110F (43 C) before the storm Monday night. Sea temps have also cooled a bit toContinue reading “June 8, 2023”

June 7, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands. We got a little windy yesterday afternoon, but we should be much calmer today through the end of the week. Winds will be from the northeast at 5-10 mph and seas 1-2 feet. We will also be dry through the weekend, with a chance of an overnight showerContinue reading “June 7, 2023”

June 6, 2023: Good morning Roatan. We are all happy it rained last night but let’s spare a thought for Larry Rapp’s banana tree in West End that met its end in last night’s storm. I recorded a peak gust of 36 mph. A couple of folks, including Larry in West Bay, have reported overContinue reading “June 6, 2023”

Tonight and tomorrow morning we start looking for decent chances of rain. We have those chances again tomorrow night and Wednesday night. Starting Thursday things look a bit drier again into the weekend. Even if we don’t get much rain, the clouds and nearby rain should bring a LITTLE relief from the heat. We deserveContinue reading “June 5, 2023”

I promised a discussion about our recent heat wave and its effect on sea temps. First of all, we are not alone. The first map shows temperatures at a network of buoys operated by aqualink.org. Yellow means the area is under a heat watch, orange means heat warning, red means coral bleaching is likely, brownContinue reading “Sea temperature discussion”

June 4, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands! We wake up again to mild winds and calm seas. Today will be sunny and fairly calm, which will again make for a very hot day. Winds tonight will be from the east 10-15 mph. Tomorrow we will have a few more clouds, but we’ll stay dry untilContinue reading “June 4, 2023”

Good morning Bay Islands. We had a shower try to make it to Utila around 1 a.m. and fall apart just before it got there. Otherwise on radar we see another storm well to our north off the northern coast of Belize and one coming off the Mosquito Coast. But sadly none of them were around here.Continue reading “June 2, 2023”

Rainfall (or lack of rainfall) for May 2023: We had one shower during the entire month, that fell on May 15. West Bay got the most, .35 of an inch, but most of us got only around a tenth of an inch. Officially we’re putting .15 of an inch the books for the month, theContinue reading “Rainfall (or lack thereof) for May 2023”

Good morning and welcome to June! Overnight there was a really nice storm, but it was well to our north. That would have felt really good here. There are indications that we will get one sometime in the next two weeks as we transition into what is normally a little bit of a wetter month.Continue reading “June 1, 2023”

May 31, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands. We got a little relief from the heat yesterday with clouds that stuck around most of the day. Even so our high temperature was 90F (32C) and the heat index was 98F (37C). This morning we have clouds coming from the west, but no rain on radar. WindsContinue reading “May 31, 2023”