Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Jim Kaltenbach who caught this rainbow in Sandy Bay. We have had several opportunities for rainbows the past few days and may have more over the weekend.

Here is the satellite at 7 a.m. We have some storms east of Guanaja, but they don’t look as impressive as they did yesterday morning. We will keep a 30 percent chance of rain this morning and a 20 percent chance this evening and overnight. This weekend the best chance of rain looks to be Sunday but we will have partly cloudy skies through the whole period. Monday looks dry, but then 40 percent rain chances return for the rest of the week.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to 15 mph east winds and seas 3 feet south side. Winds and seas will stay right around there today, getting up to 20 mph tonight. Tomorrow will be much the same, but Sunday looks a bit windier, with east winds 20-25 mph and seas 3-4 feet.

We’re getting ready for a flight to the US next month and getting our cat ready to fly is always a challenge. Rules for dogs are even stricter. Make sure your little buddy is in the best health possible by feeding him locally sourced food through Mitch Cummins and Roatan Pets.

Lowest tide is 7 a.m. Have a great Friday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Jeff Bodin taken off French Key Point and I have to say I’m jealous. I’ve been snorkeling and diving Roatan for about 7 years and have only once seen a turtle. We have some storms passing through Guanaja at 7:20 a.m. We’ll see if they can hold together long enough to get to Roatan.

Here’s the satellite at 7:20 a.m. and you can see the storms that have passed Guanaja giving them nearly half an inch and are trying to head to the big island. There is some thunder so watch out through the morning hours.

Here’s the radar view. Chances of rain this morning get lower the further west you go. Rain chances will continue through the weekend, especially in the overnight and morning hours.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We start the day with east winds 15-20 mph and seas 3 feet. Winds and seas will calm slightly to 15 mph and 2-3 feet midday, but get back to 20 mph and 3 feet overnight. That cycle will continue through the weekend, but watch out for gusty winds and wavy seas when you catch a storm.

Roatan Weather

It’s always a great time for a rack of baby back ribs from Carniceria Rosita.

Low tide today was 6 a.m. and tomorrow it will be 7 a.m. Have a great Thursday.

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Marcela Avila and shows a boy balancing on a beam that supports a dock in Sandy Bay while his dog looks on. Don’t forget you can enter your photo and the one voted Photo of the Month wins a round trip Galaxy Wave ferry ride to Guanaja. Email them with name and location to bookmybio@gmail.com. We will enjoy sunny skies today, but rain re-enters the forecast overnight.

On our close up satellite, we can see a few popcorn clouds to the east of Guanaja moving westward. It is not impossible that someone might see a shower this morning, especially in Guanaja or east Roatan, but it is unlikely.

On the wide satellite view we can see moisture to our southeast that will move toward us and increase our rain chances after midnight tonight. Tomorrow during the day there will be a 40 percent chance of seeing a shower and a 60 percent chance tomorrow night. Friday and Saturday we will have a 30 percent chance of rain and Saturday night into Sunday the chance goes up to 50 percent.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to east winds 15-20 mph and seas 3 feet southside. Midday we should be 15 mph east winds and 2-3 foot seas. Overnight into tomorrow we will have 15-20 mph east winds and seas around 3 feet. Into the weekend winds and seas look similar, though Sunday night looks a little windier, with east winds 20-25 mph. Don’t forget, the seas can get wavier in squalls.

If you’re headed to La Ceiba you will want to get in on the Galaxy Wave special of $25 tickets each way. Head over to roatanferry.com and purchase your tickets today.

Low tides are 5 p.m. and 6 a.m. Have a great Wednesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Tracy Whitlatch, taken from West End showing our full moon. Remember that the five most liked photos compete Aug. 1 for a free round-trip to Guanaja on the Galaxy Wave. The next few nights we will get good views of our full moon as a drier atmosphere overhead leads to fewer clouds.

On satellite we can see some clouds near Guanaja that will give us a partly cloudy morning and a slight chance of a morning shower, but behind that in the red circle you can see some drier air moving is that should give us mostly sunny skies and almost no chance of rain through Wednesday. Starting Thursday and especially Friday more moisture moves in and increases our rain chances.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to east winds 15-20 mph and seas 3 feet south side. By this evening winds will increase to 25 mph and seas to 4 feet.
Tomorrow look slightly calmer, with east winds 15 mph and seas 2-3 feet during the day and 20 mph and 3 feet during the evening. The rest of the week looks very similar.

Monday is a day a lot of cruisers are checking the forecast for excursions on Tuesday. If you’re one of them, don’t forget to check out the ones operated by Jolly Roger Roatan. They will give you the best island experience and get you back to the ship on time.

Low tide is 3:20 p.m. Have a great week!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Kristen Rush on the South Shore of Utila and shows a nice storm cloud near the mainland coast. Ironically as of 7 a.m. Utila is the only location not to show any rain this morning, but that can change.

Here is the satellite from 5-7 a.m. today. You can see much of the rain we had this morning is trying to move northwest. We still have scattered showers over the islands and there is a big squall to the southeast of Guanaja that is trying to build to the west. None of these storms are moving very quickly, but it looks like we will be in the clouds most of the morning and we will see thundershowers moving in and out. Clouds should decrease this afternoon, with only a 30 percent chance of a shower after noon.
We will see another chance of thundershowers tonight and early tomorrow morning, but from midday tomorrow through Wednesday chances of rain are very low and we should be mostly sunny.
Higher rain chances come back Thursday into next weekend.

Here are the rain totals midnight to 7 a.m.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to east/northeast winds at 15 mph and seas 3 feet southside. Winds should calm this afternoon to 10 mph and seas 1-2 feet, but remember this morning that squalls can cause locally strong winds and seas.
Tomorrow looks a bit windier with east winds 20 mph and seas 3 feet, getting to 4 feet in the evening southside. The rest of the week looks like mostly 15-20 mph east winds.

Today is Lobster Day at Ikigai by Robby Molina, recognized as a Top 100 chef. If you have any special requests, let him know and he will go out of his way to satisfy your palate. If you’re on the west side, it is worth the drive to French Harbour.

Low tide is 2:30 p.m. Have a great Sunday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Darren Arias of the moon glow over Poly Key, also known as Bennett Key right off of Jonesville Point. Don’t forget, the five photos with the most likes compete Aug. 1 for a round-trip Galaxy Wave ride to Guanja.
We are now entering full moon phase and we’ve been able to see it through the clouds. Rain is around us, but as of 7 a.m. Saturday has not hit a lot of us.

On our satellite between 5-7 a.m. today, we can see storms to our east and west. They aren’t moving anywhere fast. We will continue to see about a 50/50 chance of seeing a squall through the weekend into Monday morning. Monday afternoon through Wednesday looks drier. Thursday into next weekend will have more scattered showers.On our satellite between 5-7 a.m. today, we can see storms to our east and west. They aren’t moving anywhere fast. We will continue to see about a 50/50 chance of seeing a squall through the weekend into Monday morning. Monday afternoon through Wednesday looks drier. Thursday into next weekend will have more scattered showers.

Here’s the rainfall totals since yesterday. Guanaja is the big winner with almost an inch and a half. Many on the east side have gotten wet, while the west side and Utila has stayed mostly dry.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We are definitely windier and wavier this morning, with east winds 20 mph and seas 3-4 feet south side. Winds will stay around those numbers today, but will calm tomorrow a bit to 15 mph from the east and 2-3 foot seas. We will be back to 20 mph east winds Monday with seas 3-4 feet again.

Today is a great day to head to Guanaja on the afternoon ferry.

Low tide is 2 p.m. as we move toward full moon. Have a great weekend!

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!