Aug. 9, 2022: Last night about 8 p.m. we got quite a storm. We recorded sustained winds at 30 mph and most of the island got about half an inch of rain. For the entire day we got a little less than an inch in most locations.

Today we will continue with mostly cloudy skies and a good chance of rain throughout the day and night. Winds should be relatively calm, 7-12 mph, unless your in a squall. Seas will be 2-3 feet (.6 to 1 meter). Tomorrow the rain chances continue, but Thursday chances should be a little less, maybe 40 percent and Friday a good chance of getting through the day without rain. Winds should be moderate throughout the week and actually pretty calm Friday through the weekend. Have a great Tuesday!

For the first time in almost a month the National Hurricane Center has a potential storm in the Atlantic. If it becomes anything, it will go turn north and stay well away from us, but most experts expect August to be much more active than July was.

Aug. 8, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! I awoke thinking we’d had a dry overnight, but it turns out we had a few hundredths of an inch and all locations on the island got some rain, mostly in two waves around 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. The big winner was West End with about half an inch.

Lots of folks are saying this is an unusual amount of rain for early August. Our average rainfall for the entire month is 4.4 inches and Politilly has already had 5.21 inches. Though the west side has been drier, with only 1.76 inches thus far in West Bay.

We will continue to have good chances of rain each day — and night. Today we’ll have partly cloudy skies and a 40 percent chance of rain. Winds will be from the east/northeast at 10-15 mph and seas at 2-3 feet (.6 to 1 meter). Tomorrow the rain chance goes up to 60 percent under mostly cloudy skies and calmer winds 7-12 mph and seas 1-2 feet (.3 to .6 meters). Wednesday the winds pick up to 15-20 mph and seas 2-3 feet. Rain chance Wednesday is 40 percent. Thursday evening through Friday right now looks like maybe the driest period of the week. Winds should also be fairly calm, so Friday should be a good day on the sea. Have a great week!

Aug. 7, 2022: All of us have gotten wet between yesterday and this morning, but the amounts have varied drastically. Politilly got 1.21 inches and Punta Blanca 1.14 yesterday while West End and West Bay got little to no rain during the day yesterday and picked up between a tenth and a quarter of an inch overnight.

Today we will have a 40 percent chance of showers with east winds 12-17 mph and seas 2-3 feet (.6 to 1 meter).

Tomorrow we should have a mostly sunny day with winds 10-15 mph and seas at 2 feet (.6 meters). There will only be a small chance of a passing shower during the day, but the chance increases to 50 percent Monday night.

Tuesday should continue fairly calm, with winds 7-12 mph and seas 1-2 feet (.3 to .6 meters). Scattered showers are possible.

Wednesday will be a bit windier at 17-22 mph, but for the rest of the week scattered showers will be around, with a 40-50 percent chance each day. If you get a shower, as my wife likes to say, get a beach chair under a shelter with your favorite beverage and wait until it passes.

Aug. 6, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! There was quite a variety of rain totals. Most locations on the west side of the island got around a quarter of an inch, but most location mid-island and eastward got more than half an inch. The big winner was Politilly with an inch and three quarters.

At 7 a.m. we have a wave of moisture passing nearby, but most of it looks like it is going north of us. That being the case, I’d give us a 50/50 chance of seeing a shower today. Winds will be from the east at 15/20 mph and seas at 3 feet (1 meter). Tomorrow the chance of showers will be mostly in the morning, with winds 12-17 mph and seas at 2 feet.

Next week looks like a cycle of good chances of rain in the evening/overnight/early morning, but partly cloudy to mostly sunny during the day. It is unlikely for one location to see rain every night, but over the next week we should all get a good shower. Winds will be calmer Monday and Tuesday (7-15 mph) and more normal Wednesday through the end of the week (15-20 mph). Have a great weekend!

Aug. 5, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! The rain arrived early on the east side and Politilly got an inch in about 20 minutes. Today will be mostly cloudy with east winds 10-15 mph and seas at 2 feet (.6 meters). Don’t forget that winds with squalls will be higher, sometimes up to 40 mph. Rain chances will be around throughout the day and get even higher tonight and through the day tomorrow. Sunday we may get a break from the rain during the day. Starting Sunday and into next week we will have good chances of rain in the evenings and overnights, but lower chances during the daytime. Have a great Friday!

Aug. 4, 2022: This morning the ocean looks as calm as a pond. Our winds here on Jonesville Point are around 3-4 mph which is quite rare. We got less than a tenth of an inch of rain overnight, but Coral View picked up about half an inch around 6:30 p.m. A few locations picked up a small shower around 3 a.m.

Winds should pick up a little, but only into the 10-15 mph range and seas to 2 feet (.6 meters). Chance for rain this evening and overnight is only around 20 percent. Tomorrow should be a little windier, at 15-20 mph and seas still at 2 feet. Rain chances will increase as the day goes along to about 50 percent. Rain chances will be best Friday night into Saturday at about 70 percent. Rain chances will be fairly high, around 50-60 percent, for Sunday through Wednesday. Monday and Tuesday look like calm on the sea. Have a great Thursday!

Aug. 3, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Most of us picked up another half an inch of rain yesterday, though one bucket in Sandy Bay got an inch and a quarter. So since July 31, most of us have gotten 2-3 inches of rain. Our cisterns are happy.

We should have a nice day today, with winds 10-15 mph and seas at 2 feet (.6 meters). There will be a chance of rain overnight, perhaps 40 percent. Tomorrow should also be a nice day with similar winds and seas and another 40 percent chance of a shower Thursday night. Friday and Saturday we will have about a 70 percent chance of rain even during the day. The rain could linger into Sunday morning. Have a great Wednesday!

Aug. 2, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! At 7 a.m. most of the island is dealing with rain creeping in from the mainland. Almost all of us got a little more than an inch yesterday (West Bay was an exception, with only .42.)

Utila missed out with only .06 of an inch yesterday and none as of 7 a.m.

We will have to deal with the clouds and occasional showers through the morning, but I believe the afternoon will be drier and sunnier than yesterday. Winds, which have been variable this morning, will turn around from the east at 15-20 mph this afternoon and seas at 3 feet (1 meter).

If you want to dry out, tomorrow and Thursday should give us that chance, with mostly sunny skies, winds around 15 mph and seas at 2 feet (.6 meters). There will be a decent chance of a shower Wednesday night though. Friday evening, a higher chance of rain returns and those scattered showers will last through Sunday morning. Have a great Tuesday!

Rainfall for July 2022: We had quite a range of rainfall for the month on the island. The lowest reporting station was West Bay with 2.76 inches. The highest was Politilly with 7.33 inches. More typical across the island was Sandy Bay’s 5.19 inches, and that is what is going in the record book for this month. That amount is pretty typical of July. We are now entering a time period that tends to be a bit drier. August averages 4.4 inches and September 4.7 inches. Whenever anyone asks when they should visit the island, I usually recommend this time of year, partially because of less rain, but mostly because it seems to be a bit less windy, and when you want to get out on the sea wind is more important than rain (you’re going to get wet anyway). It also makes this time of year hotter, because the temperature on the island is almost always the same. The only thing that makes it cooler is cloud cover and wind, which there is typically less of in August and September.