Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Glory Cone and shows a thunderstorm over Jonesville taken earlier this week. July is the season of squalls in our island and this weekend will be no exception.

This morning at 6:50 a.m. we have a storm over Guanaja that has dumped .73 of an inch on that island. But it doesn’t seem to be moving very quickly and when it does it seems to be weakening. But we will have chances of squalls moving in and out through the next three days, perhaps continuing through Monday morning. During the day Monday into about Thursday things look a little drier, when the next tropical wave moves in.

Here is rainfall since midnight. Some locations on the east side got a few more hundredths of an inch just before midnight.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to east winds around 12 mph and seas 2-3 feet on the south side. Winds and seas will stay around threr through midday and this evening and overnight winds pick up to around 20 mph. Tomorrow winds will be from the east 17-22 mph and seas around 3 feet. Sunday looks slightly calmer at 15-20 mph and seas 2-3 feet.

Friday’s always a great day to stock up at Carniceria Rosita for weekend barbecues. Make sure you ask them to slice up your meats just like you like them. Watching those meat cutters at work is a wonder to behold.

Low tide is getting pretty low at 2:10 p.m. and we are nearing full moon phase. Have a great Friday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Kerry Byler and was taken from the back porch of Gio’s in French Harbour. Rain chances will increase into the weekend and go down again next week.

On satellite we see only a few popcorn clouds, so only a small chance of a short shower this morning. Rain chances go up tonight into tomorrow morning and will last through the weekend, especially overnights and in the mornings. Next week looks mostly dry.
Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We awake to east winds 5-10 mph and seas 2 feet east side. Winds will increase to 10-15 mph today from the east/northeast and seas remain at 2 feet. Tomorrow winds will continue 10-15 mph and Saturday they will be 15-20 mph with seas 3-4 feet.

Low tide is 12:30 p.m. Have a great Thursday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Phil Sikora, who found a cloud that looks like a UFO. If you like it enough it may be enough to earn him a free trip to Guanaja on the Galaxy Wave.
Today and tomorrow look likely to be dry, while starting Thursday night into the weekend rain chances go up.

We start with the 7 a.m. satellite. We see a few popcorn clouds moving from east to west, so a very small chance of a small shower this morning.

The reason I say rain chances are low today and tomorrow is that we have drier air overhead. Of course the drier air is higher in the atmosphere, so it is still hot and humid at the surface. Starting Thursday night into the weekend the thicker moist air is moving in and will give us better chances of rain, especially overnight and in the mornings. Next week looks a bit drier as well.

There are no potential tropical storms in the Atlantic or Caribbean and I ran across an interesting graphic that may explain why. For as long as records have been kept, the number of hurricanes steadily rises until peaking in August. But since 1995, as shown in this chart, there has been a change. There is a mini-peak in late June/early July, about the same time as we were dealing with Hurricane Beryl. Then there is a lull in late July before picking up again, reaching a peak at the end of August. I have no doubt we will be watching for tropical storms in a couple of weeks.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to 10 mph east winds and seas at 2 feet south side. Today looks pretty calm, with 10 mph east winds and seas down to 1 foot midday and afternoon. Tomorrow east winds will be 15 mph and seas 1-2 feet. Friday into the weekend east winds will be 15-20 mph and seas 2-3 feet.

The Number 1 question tourists ask when planning their trip to the island is “Will rain ruin my visit?” They look at their weather app and see 40-50 percent chances of rain and think it might rain all day. You locals usually set them straight with the truth. Rains this time of the year are just passing showers and the sun will come out soon. If you are planning your trip to the island, never fear. The folks at Jolly Roger Roatan will help you dodge the showers and get you on your way to a sunny excursion.

Low tide is at noon. Have a great Wednesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our Photo of the Day comes from Cathy Chestnut, who found a halo around the sun on a trip to Utila. These halos are not signs of sainthood, they are caused by ice crystals high up in the atmosphere. If you would like to submit a photo, send it to bookmybio@gmail.com with name and location.
We had another round of thunderstorms pass through early this morning. There is reason to believe the next few night may be a little quieter and the weekend a little rainier.

Here is the rainfall from overnight.

The satellite from last night starts just after midnight and shows the storms crossing over our islands. You can see that at the end, around 7 a.m., there are a few popcorn clouds forming east of Guanaja that will give us a very small chance of a morning shower. After that we should be partly cloudy most of the day. Moisture high up in the atmosphere will be a little less than we have had recently, so today through Thursday we will say a 40 percent chance of rain at night and early morning and 20 percent middays and afternoons. Friday into the weekend rain chances go up again.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to east winds 10 mph and seas around 2 feet. Winds this afternoon will increase to 15 mph and seas to 2-3 feet. Tomorrow looks like a fairly calm day, with east winds 5-10 mph and seas closer to 1 foot. Starting Thursday our winds should get a little higher, around 12-17 mph and seas 2-3 feet.

Low tide is 11:20 a.m. Have a great Tuesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Melissa Guzman on the dock of the Salty Dawg/Serve Coffee in Oakridge. The east end got light rain last night but the west end got a downpour, with over an inch in West Bay. The week ahead looks fairly calm with scattered showers.

Here are the overnight rainfall totals. The farther west you go, to wetter you got.

There is a thundershower northwest of Roatan and a few popcorn clouds just east of Guanaja at 7:15. All of these clouds are moving toward the west, so a low chance of a shower for our islands this morning. We will continue to have 30 percent chances of rain middays and afternoons and 50 percent chances overnights and early mornings. Rain chances get better this coming weekend with a tropical wave passing through.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We start the day with east winds 5-10 mph and seas around 2 feet. Seas will calm a little during the day to around 1 foot. Winds tomorrow will be from the east 10-15 mph and seas 1-2 feet and will stay that way the rest of the week.

Normally I tell you that Ikigai by Robby Molina is open on Mondays, but just a heads up that they will be closed today for maintenance, but they will be ready to serve you the best Asian fusion meal on the island starting tomorrow.

Low tide is 10:30 a.m. Have a great week!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day is from Gianni De Santis and shows sunset at Hottest Sparrow and has an awesome towering cumulus cloud on the right. Last night was the west sides turn to get some good rains. The east side and Guanaja missed out. We will continue to have rain chances, especially overnight and in the mornings.

Here are last night’s rain totals. We only show the west end because the east end recorded no rain.

The satellite at 7 a.m. is mostly clear with only a few popcorn clouds around. That means a very small chance of a shower this morning, maybe 20 percent. We will continue to have about a 60 percent chance of rain overnight and in the mornings and 30 percent chances midday into the afternoon.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: Our winds are only 10 mph from the east but our seas are coming from the northeast around 3 feet, so the north side is a little wavier than normal. Tomorrow looks calmer, with east winds 5-10 mph and seas around 2 feet. Starting Monday we go back to 15 mph east winds and 2-3 foot seas, especially south side.

If it is Sunday, that means it is Lobster Day at Ikigai by Robby Molina. It is the best lobster deal on the island, with sides and drink for $18.

Low tide is 10 a.m. Have a great Sunday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Lisa Marie Morgan in Utila and shows a thunderstorm night before last, but it well illustrates the storm that came through early this morning giving us a nice 4 a.m. light show. We will continue to have good chances of showers, about 30 percent during the day and 60 percent at night through the weekend.

Here are overnight rain totals. Everybody got in on the action, including a new station that seems to be in New Port Royal. It is labeled “Casa-Mar Sea” If anyone knows who owns this station, I would love to get in touch.

We wake up to east winds 12 mph and seas 2-3 feet south side. Winds and seas will stay around there today and get even calmer tomorrow with east winds 7-12 mph and seas 1-2 feet south side. Monday and the early part of next week we will have east winds 5-10 mph and seas right around 1 foot, so great times to get on the sea.

If you are a cruiser checking out the Roatan forecast, this will be an awesome weather week to take an excursion with Jolly Roger Roatan. Most rain showers will be early in the morning and any daytime showers will pass quickly and give you plenty of time in the water.

Lowest tide is 9 a.m Have a great weekend!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day is from Doug Hubatsch and shows a gorgeous sunset between Palmetto Bay and Crawfish Rock. This morning we have fewer showers around than we did yesterday, but those few have given West Bay a little rain. Rain chances will continue, especially for Sunday night into Monday.

On satellite you can see clouds that have moved over West Bay moving out to sea, but to our east at 7 a.m. you can see a storm cloud that looks like it is about to cross the western part of the island. We will keep a small chance of rain through the morning hours, but from about 10 a.m. into the afternoon we should be partly cloudy with east winds 10-15 mph and seas 3 feet south side.
We will continue to have overnight and morning chances of rain tonight and tomorrow, but I think the chance will be a little higher Sunday night into Monday and rain may linger a little longer on Monday.
Winds tomorrow will be similar to today, but will be a bit calmer Sunday with east winds 7-12 mph and seas around 2 feet south side. Monday looks quite calm with east winds 5-10 mph and seas 1 foot.

A calmer weekend like this one calls out for a beach barbecue and there is absolutely one place on the island to get the meat for the barbecue — well, OK, two places, but that’s only because Carniceria Rosita has two locations, one in French Harbour and one in Coxen Hole.

Tides continue to be mild. Have a great Friday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our Photo of the Day comes from Ryan Sarge and shows Capt. Wagner feeding the pelican Capt. Hubert. Evidently Hubert has learned that the ticket to free food is entertaining the tourists on Utila. Utila is one of the few places that has stayed mostly dry this morning. The rest of us have had a nice thundershower, making at least three mornings in a row of rain for many of us.

On satellite we can see the storm moving from the coast, over the islands and to the north. It looks like it may move away from us in the 7 o’clock hour. After that we should have partly cloudy skies. We will continue to have these chances at morning showers until Sunday evening into Monday when a wave of tropical moisture will give us better chances for afternoon rains as well.

Guanaja also missed out on the fun this morning, but they got over 2 inches of rain yesterday.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We awake to east winds 10-15 mph and seas 3 feet south side. Winds and seas will stay around that speed through Saturday. Sunday and Monday are looking a little calmer.

Mitch Cummins will be at the Roatan Brewery Craft Market this Sunday. If you have any specific Roatan Pets needs for your canine, shoot him a message on Facebook or at +504 9801-7828.

Tides continue to be mild. Have a great Thursday!