July was a month where the east side got a lot more rain than the west side of Roatan or Utila. We’re going with Sandy Bay’s 3.28 inches for consistency, because consistency demands we use the rainfall for the same area, instead of picking and choosing which total to use. The west side’s rain amounts (or Utila’s amount of under 2 inches) was well below the monthly average of 5.39 inches. Whereas the east side, particularly around Oakridge and Politilly, got 6-8 inches. This is not uncommon this time of year, when our weather comes from the rain factory off the Mosquito Coast, as opposed to rainy season, when the rain builds in from the mainland.

Looking ahead, August averages 4.45 inches, but it is also the month when we really start paying attention to the possibility of tropical storms. So far, the Atlantic has been extremely quiet. Let’s hope it stays that way. As for our extended forecast, we see waves of tropical moisture coming in, so occasional downpours, especially overnights and early mornings, will continue.

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day is from Helen Murphy and shows orchid 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘴𝘢, Lady of the Night”, called such because of the jasmine like scent it exudes only after dark. It grows wild on Roatan and like all orchids it loves damp conditions. We’ve had plenty of those, but this morning we’re looking a little drier. More in comments.

On satellite at 7 a.m. we see some popcorn storms moving away from us to our north and blue skies overhead. There will be a low chance of a popup shower today, but most of us should be dry. As we move through the end of the week, we will continue to have chances of shower, mostly overnights and mornings.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up, still pretty calm with 7 mph east winds and 2 foot seas. We should get a little windier today, 15 mph this afternoon and 20 mph tonight from the east. Winds 15-20 mph will continue Thursday and Friday, but the weekend looks calmer.

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Tides continue mild. Have a great Wednesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Nicol Huff near Parrot Tree midisland. It shows the rising sun peeking through the clouds. We have a few clouds around and some showers here and there, but totals since midnight are only a few hundredths of an inch. Better chances for heavier rain come tonight into tomorrow morning.

Our satellite for the hour from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. shows some popcorn clouds moving across the islands. These generally have quick downpours in them if they have any rain at all, thus keeping totals low. We should be fairly dry through midday, but as we get toward evening we should see an increase in clouds toward evening and a good chance of heavy rain tonight into tomorrow morning and a decent chance of rain through the day tomorrow. Starting Wednesday we will be back to 40 percent chances of rain, mostly overnights and mornings for the rest of the week.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to quite calm conditions, with east winds 5-10 mph and seas 1-2 feet. We should stay right around there today and tomorrow, getting slightly windier overnight. Starting Wednesday we will be back to 15 mph winds and seas 2-3 feet.

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Tides will be fairly mild. Have a great week!

Here is a photo from Scott Anderson from First Bight near Kristi’s Overlook, looking back toward the southwest with mostly blue skies and a storm cloud in the background. The next couple of days should be like this, with partly cloudy skies and an occasional shower, until Monday night into Tuesday which looks rainier.

Here is the satellite between 1:30 and 7:30 a.m. We can see a couple of waves of popcorn clouds bringing us rain around 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. Most locations got small amounts around a tenth of an inch. We see more popcorn clouds toward Guanaja, so we will continue to have a chance of scattered showers through the morning. Today and tomorrow we will see a little rain, but also a lot of blue sky. Monday night into Tuesday we will have a surge of moisture, so we should have a few long-lasting rain periods, especially Monday night and Tuesday morning. Wednesday into the weekend we will have fewer showers and those will be mostly overnights and mornings.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to 15 mph east winds and 3 foot seas. Winds and seas will stay right around there today, getting up to 20 mph and 3-4 feet in toward nightfall. Tomorrow through Wednesday morning look quite calm, with east winds 5-10 mph and seas around 2 feet.

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Tides are running fairly high, especially around midnight. Have a great Sunday!

Good morning Bay Islands. The rain we were expecting arrived this morning and there may be more on the way. On satellite we can see a large area of rain to our east, moving our way. The worst of it may go to our north, but there will be a good chance of rain today going into tonight. I think tomorrow should be less rainy, but there will still be a good chance of a passing shower. Sunday and Monday look drier with rain returning Tuesday and perhaps Wednesday.

Here are rain totals since midnight. I’m suspicious of the 1.81 for east Sandy Bay. That weather station tends to show high amounts. But most of us have gotten between a third and half an inch.

We wake up to 15 mph east winds with 3 foot seas. We will stay right around there today, getting up to 20 mph winds overnight. Tomorrow will be one of the windier days in the forecast with 20 mph east winds and 3 foot seas during the day and 25 mph and 3-4 feet tomorrow night. Sunday and Monday we will be back to 15 mph east winds and Tuesday and Wednesday look quite calm.

Lowest tide is 3:15 p.m. Have a great Friday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Katy Pandy in Flowers Bay and shows rain clouds like we have been dealing with this morning. This was the morning for the west side to get a good soaking.

Here is this morning’s rainfall. I didn’t include Utila and Guanaja because they didn’t record any rain.

Here is the satellite from around midnight to about 7:30 a.m. we can see rain intensify, especially over west side Roatan around 6 a.m. We are still dealing with some clouds and chances of passing showers will be around this morning.

Clouds and rain should increase this evening and overnight into tomorrow morning. We will even have scattered showers through the day tomorrow. I know this isn’t great news for Carnival in Utila, but I don’t think it will be an all-day rain, just off and on, and perhaps some locations will get fortunate and miss out, but I think most of us will see some rain. Rain chances will be higher for Saturday, a bit lower Sunday and Monday and a bit higher again for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: Our winds this morning are fairly mild, 10 mph from the east with 2 foot seas. Our winds should increase tonight to 20 mph and 3-4 foot seas. Tomorrow winds will be from the east around 10-15 mph and seas 2-3 feet, and tomorrow night 17-22 mph and seas 3-4 feet. The weekend looks fairly similar, with perhaps a bit windier conditions Saturday night to around 25 mph and 4-5 foot seas.

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Low tide is 2:30 p.m. as we move into new moon phase overnight. Have a great Thursday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Scott Anderson taken from his boat near mahogany Bay looking east. We’ve had a mostly dry 24 hours, but things look wetter as we get into Friday and Saturday.

Here is a look at water vapor overhead. The yellows and greens are drier air, the reds and purples moister air. We can see today and tomorrow we have drier air, meaning only about a 20 percent chance of a passing shower, but as we get into Friday and Saturday our rain chances go up to 50 percent. Sunday looks a bit drier again, but wetter for Monday and Tuesday.



Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We start the day with 15 mph east winds and seas 2 feet. We will stay right around there today and into the weekend with slightly higher winds and seas overnights.

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Lowest tide is 1 p.m. Have a great Tuesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Here is our satellite between midnight and 9 a.m. and you can see a storm moving in from our east and hitting us starting around 7 a.m., bringing a tenth of an inch to Diamond Rock, .19 to Punta Blanca. .37 at Calabash and around a half inch between Oakridge and Big Bight and fairly small amounts to almost none Sandy Bay and points west. At 9 a.m. we still have some clouds around and perhaps a few showers here and there. This weekend and early next week we will have higher rain chances, especially overnights and mornings with fairly low chances middays and afternoons. Most of these storms should be fairly quick downpours, followed by partly cloudy skies.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to east winds around 20 mph and 3 foot seas. Winds and seas should stay around this level today and tomorrow, but we should see calmer conditions Sunday and Monday with east winds 5-10 mph and seas 1-2 feet.

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Lowest tide is 9:30 a.m. have a great Friday!

On satellite at 7 a.m. we can see a few popcorn clouds moving into the southeast side of the island and perhaps a light shower is in there somewhere, but we should be mostly sunny and mostly dry today and tomorrow. Friday and Saturday the chance of a passing shower goes up to 40 percent.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: Winds are fairly mild this morning, from the east at 10 mph and seas 2 feet. We will stay right around there today, getting up to 15-20 mph and 3 feet tonight. Tomorrow will be similar. Friday into the weekend east winds will be right around 20 mph and seas 3 feet.

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Lowest tide is 7:20 a.m. Have a great Wednesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Collette Hyde and shows sunrise over Pristine Bay Golf Course. Today looks like a mostly sunny day.

On satellite at 6:20 a.m. we can see some popcorn clouds between Roatan and Guanaja. I suspect they might have some rain in them considering that the temperatures east side have dipped a few degrees into the upper 70s. Any showers this morning should be brief. The midday should be mostly dry, but as we get toward nightfall there is a decent chance of a shower. Looking ahead we will continue to have occasional, brief showers but most of our days should be dry.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to east winds 15 mph and seas 3 feet. We should stay right around there today before getting up to 25 mph and seas 4-5 feet this evening. Tomorrow will be a bit windier than today with east winds 20 mph and seas 3-4 feet. We will have typical trade winds for the week ahead.

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Lowest tide is 3:30 p.m. Have a great weekend!