Aug. 21, 2022: Good morning Roatan. We got a lot of thunder and lightning last night and only a little rain. Most of us only got around a quarter of an inch or less, though French Harbor got around three quarters of an inch.

At 7 a.m. there is a small area of clouds to our east that will bring us some early partly cloudy skies and perhaps a sprinkle somewhere, but for most of the day we should be sunny. Winds should be from the east 10-15 mph and seas 1-2 feet (.3 to .6 meters). Tomorrow there is a chance of a morning shower, but the day should be gorgeous overall with calm winds and 1 foot seas. Those calmer conditions should continue for most of the week, with chances of running into a scattered shower each day, especially in the early morning or late evening. Have a great Sunday!

Aug. 20, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! We’re starting to get into the most active season for tropical weather and the long range forecasts indicate some action in the Atlantic, but nothing that threatens us in the foreseeable future.

Our weather will remain pretty boring, with east winds 15-20 mph and seas 2-3 feet (.6 to 1 meter). Rain chances go up a bit at night, but only a 20 percent chance tonight and maybe a 30 percent chance tomorrow night. Right now the rain chance looks like it might go up a little on Thursday. Have a great weekend!

Aug. 19, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! We had a dry day yesterday and will probably have another one today. Even the nighttime rain chances are pretty low. We’ll have winds around 15 mph during the day and 20 mph at night and seas at 3 feet (1 meter). Every day should pretty much be the same, except that Monday and Tuesday winds look to be a bit calmer. Have a great Friday!

Aug. 18, 2022: Good morning Roatan! The storm we spoke of yesterday went completely around us to the north and is now right on the coast of Belize and Yucatan. The NHS gives it a 30 percent chance of becoming a tropical storm when it emerges in the Gulf of Mexico. Here on the east end three locations got .02 of an inch of rain about 5 p.m. yesterday while Mud Hole on the west side also reported .02.

We’ll have partly cloudy skies today and we can’t rule out a stray shower, but if we get one it shouldn’t last long. Winds should die down as the day goes on.

Friday winds pick back up to 15-20 mph and seas 2-3 feet (.6 to 1 meter).

It looks like we are in a mostly dry period with partly cloudy to sunny days and small chances of rain overnight for the end of this week into next week. Have a great Thursday.

Aug. 17, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Here on the east side we picked up some rain just before midnight. Punta Blanca got .7 of an inch and Politilly got .3. Coral View got .06 midisland. Mud Hole got a tenth of an inch and Sandy Bay got .02. On the far west side, West Bay and West End got none.

The center of the low pressure system is now directly south of us where the yellow X is on the National Hurricane Center map, but the rain is north and east of us and some of the models say the rain may miss us altogether. We’ll still say we have a 40 percent chance of rain today and 60 percent chance tonight. Winds will be east/northeast at 15-20 mph and seas at 3 feet (1 meter).

Tomorrow should be a calm day with light and variable winds and seas 1-2 feet. Any rain we get should be early in the morning.

Winds pick up to 15 mph on Friday and we begin a cycle of dry days and small chances of rain overnight. Have a great Wednesday!

Aug. 16, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! We have had a dry 24 hours. The news of the day is that the wave of moisture we are expecting for tomorrow now has a 20 percent of tropical development over five days. That is a small chance and it won’t happen until it passes by us into the Gulf of Mexico. Actually a lot of the models aren’t terribly excited about the amount of rain we will get.

Today we will have partly to mostly cloudy skies and winds 15-20 mph during the day and 20-25 mph during the evening with seas 3-4 feet (1-1.3 meters) rain chances will get better as we get toward evening.

Tomorrow we will have a good chance of at least seeing a shower with mostly cloudy skies but perhaps some moments of sun. There is a good chance thunder will accompany some of those showers. Winds will be 15-22 mph and seas will be 2-3 feet.

Thursday rain chances go way down. Sunday and Monday rain chances may get a little better with calmer winds. Have a great Tuesday!

Aug. 15, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! We’ve had a hot and dry 24 hours ending this morning. Looks like the forecast is for more of the same.

Today will be mostly sunny with winds 12-17 mph and seas at 2-3 feet (.6 to 1 meter). Tonight winds pick up to 20-25 mph and seas 3-4 feet.

Tomorrow will be much like today, perhaps a little windier.

Wednesday and Wednesday night is our best chance of rain.

Thursday and Friday look dry. Have a great week!

Aug. 14, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! After a brief shower just after midnight we awoke to clear air giving us a good view of the mainland. Locations mid-island and eastward got in on the shower, bringing up to a tenth of an inch of rain. The west side stayed dry.

We have a few clouds rolling in from the mainland this morning, but it is unlikely that they carry any rain. We will have partly cloud skies and an east/northeast breeze 10-15 mph and seas around 2 feet (.6 meters). There will be a small chance of a passing shower again tonight. Monday should be a gorgeous day, with winds only 7-12 mph and seas 1-2 feet (.3 to .6 meters) and very little chance of even a passing shower. Monday evening winds will increase to 20-25 mph.

Wednesday looks like our best chance of rain for the week as a wave of moisture and less stable air passes over. Have a great Sunday!

Aug. 12, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! We have definitely broken out of the rain cycle into a drier period.

Today should be a great day on the sea, with mostly sunny skies and relatively calm winds 10-15 mph and 1-2 foot (.3 to .6 meter) seas. Tonight we will have clear skies and winds to 15 mph.

Tomorrow will be sunny with east winds 12-17 mph and seas at 2 feet. Tomorrow night we’ll have only a 30 percent chance of a passing shower. Sunday will be very similar to Saturday.

Monday will be another nice day with calm winds and seas. Into next week we will have mostly sunny days and small chances of rain overnight. Have a great Friday!

Aug. 10, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! The satellite image here is from this morning around 8:30, but it could have been taken most of the day yesterday. For the entire day a complex of clouds and storms sat to our east, but failed to make it to the island. Only a couple of places got any rain and even for them, it was around .02 of an inch.

Today we will continue to have a good chance of a shower. Winds will be 10-15 mph and seas at 3-4 feet (1-1.3 meters). Starting tomorrow, rain chances should be lower, with daytime rain chances around 30 percent and nighttime chances around 50 percent. Starting Friday winds and seas should be calmer as well. Have a great Wednesday!