Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Jonna Louise in Calabash and shows a cruise ship coming out of the rain. We saw some of this this morning with widespread totals around half an inch. We will see even more of this in the coming days.

Here is the 9:45 a.m. satellite showing clouds and perhaps some rain, especially west side and Utila. It looks like east side and Guanaja are starting to clear out. All of this is moving to the west so we should be partly cloudy midday into the afternoon with a low chance of a stray shower.

This is the rain and wind forecast for tomorrow midday. You can see we will get some of this Arctic air filtering down. Of course by the time it gets here it isn’t Arctic, but we should get some fresh rains tomorrow, maybe 1-2 inches through the day.
Thursday we will have rain chances but perhaps a little less total rain.
Friday looks rainier again.
Saturday we look for morning showers and again a rainier day Sunday.
Monday into next week rain lessens a bit, but it will still be a week of scattered showers.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to east winds 10-15 mph and seas 3 feet. We should stay right around there today.
Tomorrow morning we will have northwest winds, turning northeast by afternoon at 5-10 mph and seas 2 feet.
There is some dispute about winds on Thursday with the GFS giving us strong west winds and seas 4-5 feet, while the Euro has things calmer and seas 2 feet. Whatever the case, things should be a bit calmer Friday, before strong northeast winds 20-25 mph and seas 4-6 feet hit for the weekend, especially Saturday.

If you are planning your shore excursion for your cruise trip, don’t let a little rain scare you off. You’re going to get wet anyway and you will maximize your enjoyment with the crew of Jolly Roger Roatan giving you a refreshing beverage during any downpours, waiting for the sun to inevitably come back and warm you up.

Speaking of warming up, our high yesterday at the airport was 87 (30C). These waves of cooler air from the north should knock our highs back to around 80 (26.6C) and give us even cooler mornings

Low tides are 10 p.m. and 10 a.m. Have a great Tuesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Robin Talley Castro who was visiting West Bay from Houston. I picked this photo because Robin, if she’s back in Houston, will get 2-4 inches of snow Tuesday from the same system that will push rain our way for the end of the week.

All is clear on satellite this morning and we will have another dry day today. Tomorrow and Tuesday we will have a chance at morning showers. Scattered showers will be more numerous starting Wednesday and increase each day into the weekend, which could be quite rainy.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: As we wake up we have east/southeast winds 10-20 mph and seas 3 feet, but those winds will calm through the day to 5-10 mph from the southeast and seas 2 feet.
Tomorrow winds turn mostly from the west 5-10 mph and seas 2 feet.
Tuesday through Friday morning winds will be fairly light 5-10 mph and start turning to the northeast as the cooler air tries to make its way here.
Saturday and Sunday might be quite windy and wavy.

Through the week sea conditions will be great for exploring our islands and the mainland on Roatan Ferry Galaxy Wave.Through the week sea conditions will be great for exploring our islands and the mainland on Roatan Ferry Galaxy Wave.

High and low tides will be quite low this week. Have a great Sunday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Rachael Haylock at Odyssey Resort on Utila.
Nice weather continues through the weekend, though tomorrow will be a bit breezy. We’re still expecting a rainier week next week.

At 8:15 a.m. we have mostly sunny skies. Generally dry conditions will continue through Sunday. We have a decent chance of morning showers Monday.
An Arctic blast will put North America in the deep freeze next week, possibly bringing snow Monday or Tuesday to places like Houston, New Orleans and Mobile that almost never get snow. That same chill will bring what should be a moderate norther on Wednesday and potentially a strong norther Sunday, though the models disagree on that one.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to west winds around 5 mph and seas around 2 feet. Late afternoon light winds will switch to the east, and tomorrow will be a windier day, with daytime east winds 15 mph and nighttime winds around 20 mph, with daytime seas at 2 feet and overnight up to 4 feet. Tuesday night into Wednesday morning we should get northeast winds, perhaps to 20 mph and seas 5 feet. The US model is giving us even stronger winds for Sunday and higher seas, but the Euro disagrees. We’ll keep an eye on it.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to west winds around 5 mph and seas around 2 feet. Late afternoon light winds will switch to the east, and tomorrow will be a windier day, with daytime east winds 15 mph and nighttime winds around 20 mph, with daytime seas at 2 feet and overnight up to 4 feet. Tuesday night into Wednesday morning we should get northeast winds, perhaps to 20 mph and seas 5 feet. The US model is giving us even stronger winds for Sunday and higher seas, but the Euro disagrees. We’ll keep an eye on it.

Low tides are 5:45 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. Have a great Friday!

Good morning Bay Islands. This beautiful photo was shot at dusk in West Bay by Jerome Guillot. Remember the winner for January gets bed and breakfast for two for one night at Paya Bay Resort.
We have quite a few clouds around but only a little rain. Politilly picked up .01 this morning and Sandy Bay around .04.

At 9:30 a.m. things are a little cloudier over the west side than the east side, and these clouds are moving from east to west. We will keep partly cloudy skies today and can’t rule out an afternoon shower, but we should be dry most of the time. A chance for morning showers comes back tomorrow. After that things look dry into the weekend.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We start the day with east winds 10-15 mph but seas only around 2 feet. Tonight winds should turn a bit to the northeast and seas should be around 3 feet. Tomorrow winds will be light and variable, but seas will remain around 3 feet.
On Friday winds turn to the west at 5-10 mph and seas to 3 feet.
Saturday might be the windiest day of the week with east winds 15 mph and seas 3 feet during the day at 20-25 mph and 4 feet overnight. Sunday and Monday look calmer again.

People are all the time asking me what the best time of year to visit Roatan is. One of the answers is January into February. You get to experience Caribbean warmth and a break from North American chill, but it is after rainy season, so you have a good chance at dry conditions and relatively calm waters. Jolly Roger Roatan (jollyroge is celebrating 20 years of fun, safe excursions. Look for them in the cruise ship offerings.

Low tides are 4 p.m. and 4 a.m. as the full moon starts to wane.

Good morning Bay Islands. I have been through this mangrove gate on the way to Calabash Bight many times. This photo of the day was submitted by Ruben Nava.
This morning we have mostly clear skies. We will have partly cloudy skies today and very little chance of rain. Tonight into tomorrow morning and tomorrow night into Thursday morning we should have a better change of rain with our VERY weak norther.
Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast. We wake up to east winds 10-15 mph and seas around 3 feet. This afternoon we should calm to 10 mph and 2 feet.
Tomorrow winds turn to the northeast at 10 mph and seas about 2 feet.
Thursday winds will be nearly calm and seas 1-2 feet. The weekend should bring easterly trade winds 10-15 mph and 3-4 foot seas especially on the south side
Have a great Tuesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Leah Solana of sunrise at the famous Roatan sign in Flowers Bay.
Great weather continues.

Our satellite at 9 a.m. shows almost clear skies. We will continue to stay dry until Wednesday morning and Thursday morning when a very weak norther will bring better overnight and morning rain chances. Other than that, it looks like a dry week ahead.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to east winds around 10 mph and seas 1-2 feet. We should stay right around there today. Tomorrow we will see a bit more of a southeasterly wind around 10 mph and seas 2-3 feet. Tomorrow night looks like the windiest of the week, with east winds around 20 mph and seas 3-4 feet.
Wednesday and Thursday our weak norther turns winds to the northeast, but only 10-15 mph and seas 3-4 feet.

Low tides are 2 p.m. and 2:30 a.m. Have a great Sunday!

Good morning Bay Islands. This lavender beauty comes from Brenda LaTarte in front of Underwater Vision in Utila.
We will have another beautiful day today.

We are mostly clear this morning with maybe a few more clouds toward Utila at 8 a.m., but no one has recorded any rain. We should mostly stay dry through Tuesday. Yesterday I said that there was a chance of a norther Wednesday, but that is looking unlikely now. Rain chances still may go up a little on Wednesday and Thursday, but the week ahead looks mostly dry.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: Winds are light and variable with 2 foot seas this morning. They should stay around there today and even calmer tomorrow at 1 foot. Tomorrow night and Monday night easterly winds will gust up to 20 mph, but other than that the week ahead looks pretty calm.

I’m a sucker for any kind of cheesecake, but avocado cheesecake is just one of the treats you can order up when you have your event catered at Ikigai by Robby Molina.

Lowest tide is just before 2 a.m. Have a great weekend!

Good morning Bay Islands. I don’t usually do photo of the day combos, but I like to call this one Fire and Ice from Phil Sikora in Carib Bight.
We aren’t dealing with real fire like they are in Los Angeles or real ice like they are across the Southern US. Instead we have beautiful weather.

Here’s our 8:45 a.m. satellite. We have a few clouds to our north, but those are moving northwest. We should be mostly sunny through the weekend with only a slight chance of a morning shower each day.
Next good chance of significant rain comes midweek next week.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: we start the day with 10 mph east winds and seas around 3 feet. We may get some winds up to 20 mph overnight, but for the weekend winds will be light and variable, with some westerly winds west side and Utila. Seas this weekend will be 1-2 feet.
In the extended forecast there are some models predicting higher winds and seas midweek with a norther, so we’ll keep an eye on it.

This weekend will be great time to catch a ferry to Guanaja or the mainland with great weather and calm seas.

Tides will be quite low at 1 a.m. Have a great Friday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Erin Santoro calls this photo “Breakfast” as a young heron gets a crab in front of Ibigari between West Bay and West End. The winner of photo of the month for January gets breakfast as well as a free night for two at Paya Bay Resort.
Overnight and this morning most of us have gotten between half an inch and an inch of rain.

On satellite at 7:30 a.m. we see quite a bit of clouds and showers, especially west side and Utila. Looks like the east side is getting some sun. We will have scattered showers throughout the day, but the good news is today is the last day for widespread rain. Starting tomorrow and into the weekend we will be mostly dry. We can’t rule out a small shower here or there, but most of us should stay dry Thursday through Sunday.

We start the day with northeast winds at 15 mph and seas 3 feet. Those should increase during the day to 20-25 mph and seas 5 feet. Tomorrow winds will be from the northeast 10-15 mph and seas 4-5 feet. Friday winds turn east/southeast at 10-15 mph and seas 3 feet. This weekend winds turn to the west 5-10 mph and seas around 2 feet.

Lots of people have asked about doing a weather calendar for 2025 and the honest truth is I didn’t have time to do one this year, but if you would like to buy a calendar and help out a worthy cause, contact Sherry Visker at Roatan Operation Animal Rescue. They have plenty of calendars left and you will be helping out a worthy cause. Also, remember 10 percent of proceeds from Roatan Pets food goes to ROAR!

Lowest tide is before midnight. Have a great Wednesday!