Sept. 9, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Some rain showers passed by early this morning and most of us got a little, but none of us got a lot. The highest amounts were in Punta Blanca with .23 of an inch and Coral View with .20. West Bay and West End only got a couple hundredths of an inch and Sandy Bay got about a tenth of an inch. We got enough in Jonesville Point to turn the dust on my car into mud, but not much more. We do have the clouds hanging around, which should clear up as the day goes along, but enjoy the shade while you got it. Seas are also up a bit on the south side to 2 feet (.6 meters) but should calm as the day goes along. Our tide was super high this morning, a condition that will continue through the next couple of days of full moon.

We’ll keep a small chance of a morning shower, but as you can see, most of the rain has passed by us. This afternoon should be partly cloudy to mostly sunny. We will keep daily rain chances, especially in the evening or overnight at about 30 percent each day. Winds should be fairly calm until Saturday night, when the pick up into the 20 mph range and fall back to 10-15 mph during the day. Have a great Friday!

Sept. 8, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Our weather continues fair and calm, with a very, very small chance of catching a brief shower as a few people did yesterday morning. Winds will remain on the low side around 5-10 mph and seas at 1 foot through Saturday, though Saturday night winds should pick up to the 15-20 mph range.

There are a lot of storms in the Atlantic but still none threatening the US and definitely not threatening us. Even the storms close to the African coast look like they will move to the north and most models don’t make much of them even there. Have a great Thursday.

Sept. 7, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! This morning we have a few clouds over toward Utila and partly cloudy skies here in Roatan. Today should be a mostly sunny day, much like yesterday. Winds and seas will continue fairly calm at 5-10 mph and 1 foot. Our dry conditions will continue, with perhaps a small chance of a shower Thursday night and Friday night. Winds should start picking up a little Saturday night. Have a great Wednesday!

Sept. 6, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! We will combine our forecast with the tropical outlook, since our forecast is so boring.

Today we will have east winds 7-12 mph and seas 1-2 feet (.3 to .6 meters) on the south side, even calmer on the northside. Skies will be mostly sunny with almost no chance of rain. Tomorrow through the end of the week may be even calmer, with 5-10 mph winds and 1 foot seas.

In the Atlantic, Hurrricane Danielle is soon to be downgraded to a tropical storm in the cool North Atlantic and Tropical Storm Earl is about to be upgraded to a hurricane, but is also about to turn back out to sea and away from the U.S. Two more waves have come off the African coast, but early computer models don’t develop them very much. The GFS model is trying to give us a low pressure system in the middle of the month. I hope so. We need it. Have a great Tuesday!

Sept. 5, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! With some clouds to our west, it isn’t impossible that someone on Utila is getting a morning shower, though at 7:30 a.m. the rain gauge on the south shore was dry. Today will be partly to mostly sunny with winds in the 7-12 mph range and seas 1-2 feet (.3 to .6 meters). Rain chances are quite low, even overnight. Over the next week it is always possible to get a passing shower, but nothing major and most of us will stay dry all week. Winds and seas are fairly light all week as well. This week is a prime example of why I always tell North Americans that September is the best month to visit. Have a great week!

Sept. 4, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! The most interesting thing that happened this morning didn’t come from the sky, but was under our feet. We had a 4.7 earthquake that rattled our windows here on Jonesville Point. This one was about as close as I can remember an earthquake. Several have occurred northeast of Guanaja, but this is the first one I’ve experienced northwest of Guanaja.

Now that we’ve gotten the quake out of the way, we can talk about the weather. There’s an area of rain and clouds near Puerto Cortes, but that is to our west and not headed this way. We will continue to have partly cloudy skies and mild winds out of the east at 10 mph. We have 2 foot seas (.6 meters) on the south side this morning. Those should calm even more tomorrow to around 1 foot and 5-10 mph winds. This week will be calm and fairly dry, with only a small chance of a passing shower, so perfect beach and sea weather. Have a great Sunday!

Sept. 3, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Clouds yesterday morning gave us a cooler than normal day. Today, under partly cloudy skies, we’ll be back to hot, but breezy conditions. Rain chances will be low and mostly overnight. Winds will be from the east 12-17 mph and seas at 3 feet (1 meter). Winds should calm into the 10 mph range starting Monday and the last half of the week looks particularly calm, so it should be a good week on the seas. Have a great weekend!

Sept. 2, 2022: Good morning, Roatan. If you want proof of how the rain has danced around us and missed us almost completely, take a look at this morning’s infrared satellite image. You will see the coast of Belize getting a good dose of rain this morning and Roatan on the back end of the clouds and no rain. Rain chances will be very low and we will have decreasing clouds and gusty winds. Winds will be 15-20 mph from the southeast and seas on the southside at 3-4 feet (1-1.3 meters).

Winds will be in the 15-20 mph range through Monday. The middle of next week looks calmer. Rain chances will be low through the period. Have a great Friday!

Rainfall for August 2022: We had quite a range of rainfall totals on the island. The driest was West Bay with only 2.37 inches. The wettest was Politilly’s 7.06 inches. Politilly is almost due north of Jonesville Point and had twice the rain. Go figure. The number that is officially going in the record books is Sandy Bay’s 5.54 inches, which is about an average of what we got islandwide. Most of the rain came in the beginning of the month and was a little more than our average of 4.44 inches. September is very similar to August, usually pretty hot, with relatively low winds and an occasional shower. If anyone ever asks what month to visit Roatan, September is one of my top picks. It is the beginning of the time period we usually look out for hurricanes, a season which, for us, peaks in October. The end of October is the beginning of rainy season.

Sept. 1, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Yesterday turned out to be a beautiful day and one of the calmest ones we’ve had in awhile. Today the wind is up a bit in the 10-15 mph range with seas around 2 feet (.6 meters). That should continue and the winds will get up tonight around 20 mph. As you can see in this morning’s satellite, there are some clouds and probably some rain to our east. This will give us a chance of afternoon showers.

Starting tomorrow things get windier, with daytime winds around 15 mph and seas around 3 feet (1 meter) and nighttime winds 20-25 mph and seas at 4 feet (1.3 meters). The chance of a stray shower Friday through the weekend is very low. Have a great Thursday!