Good morning Bay Islands. The rain we were expecting came this morning, with most locations getting between 1 and 2 inches of rain. Rain should get a bit lighter as we get into midday, but I can rule out some showers under mostly cloudy skies.

The infrared radar 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. shows decent showers still to our east, so I can’t say we won’t get a little more rain, but there should be less lightning. Another round of showers is expected tonight into tomorrow morning, then midday tomorrow through Thursday should be mostly dry. Friday into the weekend we have better chances of early morning showers.
Winds will remain steady, from the east 15-20 mph and seas around 3 feet.

Rainy days are great days for tapada, and also great days to remember that Carniceria Rosita in French Harbour and Coxen Hole doesn’t just sell beef and pork, but also has a great selection of seafood.

Lowest tide is 2 p.m. Have a great Tuesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. At 6:30 a.m. we have a few popcorn clouds in a line north and south of Roatan. It is possible there is a shower somewhere in these clouds, though no rain has been recorded on the island. Any shower would pass by quickly and we will be mostly sunny today. The main story is the wind will be a bit calmer, 10 to 15 mph from the east with seas 2-3 feet. It will be a bit windier tomorrow at 15-20 mph from the east and seas 3-4 feet. Tuesday is the day with a higher chance of rain. Have a great Sunday!

We will record 6.96 inches from Sandy Bay Point for our official total for July, well above our average of 5.44 inches. Most locations on the east side got 7-8 inches and Guanaja got 7 3/4. West Bay got just over 2 inches and Utila 3 1/2. We have already gotten a third of our average annual precipitation which is pretty good for this time of year, with the really wet months still ahead of us.

August has started out a bit dry and the immediate forecast doesn’t have a whole lot of rain, but a few morning chances can’t be ruled out. August is also the month we start looking out for tropical systems, though in a strong El Nino year those should be fewer.

Good morning Bay Islands. Our satellite image at 7 a.m. shows some high clouds containing no rain over the east end and Guanaja. We will be dry today with a chance of a shower overnight into tomorrow morning. If we don’t get rain tonight or tomorrow morning, things look even drier for tomorrow through the week’s end. Winds will be from the east at around 17-22 mph and seas around 4 feet. Have a great Tuesday!

Well, here’s a first. I got four pictures of the same event Tuesday evening: Scott Kennett, Mara Owens, Lavinna Arlotta and this one from Mark and Jackie Taylor. These are crepuscular rays, sunrays that shine either through openings in clouds on the horizon or sometimes through tall buildings, and since there are no tall buildings on Roatan (unless everyone is standing behind Prospera) I’m guessing these are rays through clouds on the horizon. Good job all and a spectacular light show from our Creator.

At 7:30 a.m. things look pretty quiet among our islands, except for it being a bit windier than normal (east winds 20 mph and seas 3-4 feet). We will continue a bit windy today and tomorrow and perhaps calm a bit for Saturday. On satellite there is perhaps a small shower in that popcorn cloud over the main island of Guanaja, but other than that we are mostly sunny and will stay that way today and tomorrow.

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Low tide is 3 p.m. Have a great Thursday!

Good morning Bay Islands. We don’t have many clouds on satellite at 7:50 a.m., but the biggest one just south of Guanaja, brought them .06 of an inch this morning. As the day goes on we will have a very low chance of a stray shower here or there, but it won’t be much. Tonight into tomorrow morning we will have another chance of showers, but the computer models are don’t think it will be much, either. Winds continue from the east 15-20 mph and seas 3 feet. Have a great week!

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Good morning Bay Islands. Mostly blue skies overhead with east winds steady at 15 mph and seas 2-3 feet. Today and tomorrow look mostly dry and sunny. Best chance of rain comes Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Have a great week!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our rain is mostly moving away, to the north of the islands at 7:30 a.m. We will still have a chance of a shower here or there through the day, but otherwise, we will become partly sunny during the afternoon.

Here is our rainfall since midnight. As you can see, West Bay continues to miss out on most of the rain, with the east end getting most of it.

Here is the moisture coming in through next Sunday. The red waves are waves of moisture, and the yellow is drier air overhead. Rain chances tomorrow and Tuesday should be lower, with an increased chance Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.

We will continue to have daytime winds from the east around 15 mph and seas 2-3 feet, with nighttime winds 20 mph and seas 3-4 feet.

Carniceria Rosita is closed today, but opens back up tomorrow to take care of all your carniverous needs in French Harbour and Coxen Hole.

Low tide is 1 p.m. Have a great Sunday!

Looks like the worst of the rain we were worried about today is missing us (at 7 a.m.) to the east and north, though Guanaja did pick up .66 of an inch this morning. We will continue to have a chance of a downpour, especially the further east you go across our islands. Winds this morning are from the east at 20 mph with 3 foot seas and will increase to 25 mph and 4 feet by evening. Tomorrow looks slightly calmer at 12-17 mph, but still seas at 3 feet. Small morning rain chances tomorrow into the coming week. Have a great weekend!