July 11, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! That was quite a storm we experienced in the early morning hours. I got a peak gust of 38 mph and a third of an inch, but many folks got much more, including .72 of an inch for West End and over an inch for Camp Bay and Punta Blanca.

The storm is mostly north of us now, with a lot of clouds to our east. We should stay partly to mostly cloudy today with a chance of a shower, especially in the morning. You may have noticed we are having extreme low tides around midday, about 4 inches lower than our average lowest tide. Winds today will be 15-20 mph and seas 2 feet (.6 meters) and nighttime winds 20-25 mph with 3 foot seas. We will again have a chance of overnight showers.

Tomorrow looks a little windier than today, with Wednesday and Thursday being quite windy, with daytime winds 20-25 mph and nighttime winds 25-30 mph. As we get toward the weekend, that should calm back to 15 mph days and 20 mph nights. Each night expect about a 30 percent chance of rain. It’s that time of year. Have a great week.

July 10, 2022: Good morning, Roatan. Most of the island got a nice spritz of rain about 4 a.m. The big winner was Punta Blanca with .41 of an inch. Most of the rest of us east side and mid-island got a little over a tenth of an inch, Sandy Bay got a few hundredths and West Bay and West End missed out on the fun.

The rest of today should be partly cloudy to mostly sunny with east winds around 15 mph and seas at 2 feet (.6 meters). Tonight we will have a decent chance of an evening shower and east winds 20 mph and seas at 3 feet (1 meter).

Tomorrow should be a little windier, with daytime winds around 20 mph, especially in the afternoon and seas getting to 3 feet in the afternoon. The chance of rain is smaller, perhaps 20 percent. As we get toward the middle of the week, things should get windier, with nighttime winds getting up toward 30 mph. Rain chances will stay around 30 percent each day. Have a great Sunday!

July 9, 2022: Good morning, Roatan. Some of us got a good dose of rain, both in the morning and with a downpour in the mid-afternoon. Politilly got an inch and a half, Punta Blanca and Coral View got an inch and I got over half an inch here on Jonesville Point. On the west side, Sandy Bay got just under half an inch, West End got a quarter of an inch and West Bay only picked up .04 of an inch.

This morning we have some low clouds and on radar is looks like a bit of rain over Barbarat, so perhaps the far east end of the island could get some rain around 7 a.m. We’re looking for a pretty nice day with moderate east winds 10-15 mph and seas at 2 feet (.6 meters). The chance of rain today should be smaller overall than yesterday.

Tomorrow will be a little windier than today, with east winds at 15-20 mph and seas at 2-3 feet. Tomorrow night there is a bit of a higher chance of rain, perhaps 50/50, that will continue into Monday morning.

Next week looks windier than this week, with evening winds getting up to 25 mph and even 30 mph around midweek.

Have a great weekend!

July 7, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! We’ve had a little more wind than we had been having. I got up to 28 mph yesterday afternoon. Today should be a little calmer, with east/northeast winds at 15 mph and seas 2-3 feet (.6 to 1 meter).

There is a small chance of a passing shower today, but a bit better chance tomorrow evening into Saturday morning, perhaps 50 percent. Winds will continue in the 15 mph range through Monday, when our next chance of widespread rain comes. Have a great Thursday!

July 6, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Some of us on the east side got a small bit of rain in the early morning hours, no more than a few hundredths of an inch. The west side dried out after the morning rains. Clouds hung around yesterday, which made the afternoon temperatures quite satisfactory.

Today we should see more sun, but also a bit more wind. Winds will be from the east at 15 mph and seas at 3 feet (1 meter). Winds tonight will be 20-25 mph and seas at 4 feet (1.3 meters). There will be only a very small chance of rain.

Winds tomorrow will be from the east/northeast around 15 mph through the day and in into tomorrow night with seas at 2 feet (.6 meters) and a small chance of a shower, especially in the morning.

Friday looks similar, with perhaps a better chance of rain Friday night into Saturday morning. We’re still looking for a wave of moisture in the Monday/Tuesday timeframe next week. Have a great Wednesday.

July 5, 2022: Good morning, Roatan. We awoke to clouds and rainy skies after hearing a bit of thunder overnight. Most of us have received about a quarter of an inch of rain since midnight. About midday yesterday many folks mid-island and west got a downpour that recorded between half an inch and an inch of rain, but that totally missed us out east.

After our morning clouds and sprinkles decrease, we will have partly to mostly sunny skies and moderate east winds at 15 mph and seas at 2 feet (.6 meter), increasing to 20 mph and 3 foot seas tonight. Rain chances are quite low.

Wednesday will be partly cloudy with east/southeast winds 15-20 mph increasing Wednesday night to 20-25 mph.

Thursday and Friday winds will be a bit calmer, around 10 mph, with a rain chance up to around 40 percent.

The US model is trying to bring a low pressure system over us Monday which would give us a good chance of rain. Have a great Tuesday!

July 4, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Yesterday and overnight we stayed dry.

Today we will have partly cloudy skies and mild winds from the east 7-15 mph and 1-2 foot (.3 to .6 meter) seas. Tonight we will have increasing clouds and a good chance of rain overnight. That chance extends into tomorrow morning. After the rain clears out tomorrow we will return to partly cloudy skies and winds 10-17 mph and 2-3 foot seas (.6 to 1 meter). For the rest of the week we will have small chances of shower, mostly overnight, around a 35 percent chance each day and daytime winds around 15 mph and nighttime winds around 20 mph. The chance of rain goes up again Friday night. Have a great week!

July 3, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Despite yesterday being so overcast and wet, most of us only got between a quarter and half an inch of rain yesterday in the rain bucket. It was gusty. We got a gust at 38 mph here on Jonesville Point and most of the afternoon winds were 25-30 mph. Today will be much drier with lingering clouds and only a 30 percent chance of a passing shower. Winds will be from the east around 20 mph and seas at 3 feet (1 meter).

The next good chance of rain is Monday night into Tuesday morning. Winds will be moderate, from the east 10-15 mph and seas at 2 feet (.6 meters) both days. Wednesday through the end of the week winds will be 15-20 mph and seas 2-3 feet with 30-40 percent chances of showers each day (mostly evenings or overnights). Have a great Sunday!

Rainfall for June 2022: We got a respectable 3.69 inches, over our average of 3.09 inches for the month. Total on the island ranged from about 2.5 inches here on Jonesville Point and West Bay, to over 4 inches at Mud Hole and over 5 inches at Punta Blanca. (Utila only got 2.06). July is usually our wettest month outside of rainy season, with an average of 5.47 inches. It is one of the reasons why July, often the hottest month in North America, is much milder on the island. We have more clouds and rain. April/May and September are the hottest months, when there is less rain and fewer clouds to block the Roatan Sun. Have a great month!

July 2, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Tropical Storm Bonnie has brought us some rain on the very northern end of its circulation. Most of us got between a quarter and three quarters of an inch overnight into this morning.

The center of circulation is located just south of Managua, Nicaragua as of 9 a.m. We will be dealing with scattered showers and occasionally gusty winds to around 20-25 mph and seas up around 3-4 feet (1-1.3 meters) especially on the southside.

Over the next week, we will see waves of moisture giving us increased chances of rain. The next one of those is Monday night into Tuesday morning. Winds Monday and Tuesday will be around 10 mph and seas at 2 feet, so all in all, not a bad start to the week. Have a great weekend!