March 7, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! We start out today with a return of our winds. We are around 15 mph here on the south side with seas around 2 feet (.6 meters). Skies are clear.

We will continue with mostly sunny skies and winds from the east 12-17 mph and gusting to 20 mph overnight. Seas will generally be 2 feet (.6 meters) by day and 3 feet (1 meter) overnight.

We are still watching a potentially strong cold front set to come through Saturday night or Sunday. Some models are giving us strong north winds and potentially heavy rains out of this system, though it is still a ways off. Long-range forecasts also give us a second norther on March 21. We’ll keep an eye on them. Have a great week!

March 6, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Those clouds we saw yesterday gave us a few sprinkles, but nothing more than .06 of an inch anywhere on the island about 11:30 a.m. This morning around 6 a.m. a few of us midisland got a spot of rain, with .07 recorded in Sandy Bay.

The week ahead looks like we will have moderate east winds 10-15 mph during the day and 2-3 foot waves, with gustier conditions at night 15-20 mph and 3-4 foot waves. It is always possible to get a brief pop-up shower, especially in the overnights and early mornings, but we will stay mostly dry.

Our next system still looks good to come in from the north on the 14th, and the long-range forecast is trying to give us another one for the 21st. That is still a long way off, so things can change, but this is awful late in the year to be getting northers. Have a great Sunday!

March 5, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! We’ve had a gorgeous 24 hours and the wife and I were lured in for a snorkel yesterday. Beautiful creation!

This morning, as of 8 a.m., we have a wave of clouds moving in from the east. At least the northern part of these clouds shows up on radar as some showers, so I have to give us a small chance of rain this morning, perhaps 30 percent chance of a passing shower.

Otherwise we will have east winds at 5-10 mph and seas at 1-2 feet (.3 to .6 meters).

Tomorrow will be sunny with east winds 5-10 in the morning, but getting up to 10-15 in the afternoon, with seas at 2 feet (.6 meters).

Monday will be continued sunny with winds 10-15 mph and seas 2-3 feet during the day and 15-20 mph at night, with seas at 3 feet.

Next week winds will be moderate for around here, mostly 10-15 mph during the day and gusty at night, but the forecast is for mostly clear skies. We are still watching a possible system for March 13,14. Have a great weekend!

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March 4, 2022: Good morning Roatan! If you ever wanted a day of perfect Roatan weather, it would be today. We started off quite cool, 70 degrees or even a bit less, and we will have calm winds and seas and clear skies.

Tomorrow will start out the same, though toward evening winds will pick up to 10 mph from the northeast and seas will pick up to 1-2 feet (.3 to .6 meters)

Sunday, winds will be from the east at 10-15 mph and seas at 2 feet.

Monday winds will be 10-15 mph and seas 2-3 feet.

Winds through next week look to be in the 10-15 mph range. We’re still watching our next rainmaker for around the 13th. Have a great Friday and get out on the water!

Rainfall report for February 2022: We are recording 11.04 inches of rain for the month, and that was about average across the island. This was well above the average for February, which is 5.43 inches. We are now entering typically the driest stretch of the year, the time when the weather dries and allows the mangoes to mature. The average rainfall for march is 3.33 inches, and the 5.88 we got in 2018 is the MOST EVER RECORDED IN MARCH! That means that there is very little chance of a very wet March. Our next decent chance of rain comes mid-month, so that may hold true this March as well. This is always a good time to encourage those who have an interest to put out a rain gauge and let me know what you get, or better yet get an electronic gauge and post online, to Wunderground or elsewhere. It really helps us get a good idea what’s going on around the Bay Islands, and thanks to all who regularly text me your totals. Keep them coming!

March 3, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Most of us got a little rain yesterday. On the low end a few of us only picked up a few hundredths of an inch, but a few also got over half an inch.

We are done with rain for a little while. Today through Saturday we will have gorgeous conditions, especially if you want to get out on the water. Winds today will be from the east/northeast around 10 mph and seas 1-2 feet (.3 to .6 meters).

Tomorrow and Saturday winds will be light and variable and seas 1 foot and perhaps dead calm at times.

Sunday the winds get up in the 10-15 mph range and seas at 2-3 feet.

Our next rain chance looks to be around the 14th or 15th when another system is forecast, but that is a long way off and things could change. Have a great Thursday!

March 2, 2022: The rain-cooled air gave us a very cool night. Several of us got down to 69 degrees, just 3 degrees from our island’s all-time low of 66. Most of us got between 1 and 2 inches yesterday, but most of us have been dry between midnight and 7 a.m.

Today we will have a chance of rain, especially in the morning with northeast winds 5-10 and seas at 1-2 feet (.3 to .6 meters). If you get some rain, enjoy it. It will probably be the last you see for some time.

Tomorrow through Saturday should be gorgeous days with very light winds and pretty calm seas and little to no rain.

Starting Sunday we get the trade winds back, with east winds 15-20 mph and continued dry conditions into the start of next week.

The computers want to bring the rain back in mid-March, but that is a long way off. We’ll see. Have a great Wednesday!

March 1, 2022: Good morning, Roatan and welcome to March! We’ve had a wet start, with 3 inches in the last 24 hours as of 7 a.m. midisland at Coral View. Sandy Bay, West Bay and West End have all recorded about 2.25 inches. On the east side, Politilly and Punta Blanca are both a little under an inch. Sadly, my Acurite 5-in-1 decided to die, so I am currently unable to say how much rain I’ve had in Jonesville Point, but an inch sounds about right and at 7 a.m. we’re getting a downpour.

Chances of rain continue today, tonight and tomorrow, especially in the morning. Wednesday looks a little rainier than I originally thought and perhaps a little windier. Winds today will be northwest 5-10 mph with seas 1-2 feet (.3 to .6 meters). Tomorrow they will be from the northeast at 10-15 mph and seas at 2 feet. Of course, when a rain squall comes the winds get gustier.

Thursday through Saturday look gorgeous, with light winds, fairly calm seas and dry conditions.

Our easterly trade winds return Sunday with dry conditions continuing. Have a great Tuesday!

Feb. 28, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Most of us got a little under an inch of rain in the last 24 hours ending 7 a.m.

Today looks a lot like yesterday, with periods of clouds and periods of sun with occasional showers and relatively calm winds and seas. Most of the models give us the prospect of about half an inch today and tonight.

Tomorrow looks a lot like today, though perhaps the chance of rain goes down a bit.

Wednesday looks beautiful with mostly sunny skies and relatively calm winds and seas, though a chance of rain returns Wednesday overnight. Thursday through Saturday have very low chances of rain and winds and seas remaining fairly calm (1-2 feet).

East winds return Sunday.

Have a great week!

Feb. 27, 2022: As of 7 a.m. many of us had picked up some morning showers. West Bay got half an inch and West End got .78 in what must have been a heavy downpour, because it came all at once. Sandy Bay got a quarter of an inch while Politilly got a half inch, as did Camp Bay.

Utila picked up half an inch yesterday morning, but it is likely they will pick up more from these showers as they head west.

Today a chance of rain will follow us through the day but there should also be periods of sun. Today will be the first of several fairly calm days, with winds from the northwest at 5-10 mph and seas at 2 feet (.6 meters).

Our chances of rain continue overnight and through the day tomorrow with west winds 5-10 mph and seas at 1-2 feet (.3 to .6 meters) especially on the north side. Rain chances continue through Wednesday morning, when most of the clouds clear out.

Wednesday afternoon through Saturday look like gorgeous boating days with low winds and low rain chances. Have a great Sunday!