Good morning Bay Islands. Today’s photo of the day comes from Ontario resident Sylvia Lockard showing two very good boys frolicking in the waters of Half Moon Bay in West End. Sylvia’s photo is the last to compete for a $50 gift certificate to La Sirena de Camp Bay, Restaurant & Bar. The top five most-liked will compete in a poll tomorrow over at Roatan Weather on Facebook.

Here is the report as of 6:30 a.m. from the weather station in Keyhole Bay in West Bay. It shows a top wind gust overnight of 38.5 mph.

This wind chart shows that we are expecting similar winds through the week and the weekend. We start this morning with 20 mph east winds and seas 4 feet on the southside. Winds should calm a bit to 15-20 mph and seas to 3 feet on the south side but we are in for another quite windy night with gusts to 35 mph and seas 5-6 feet on the south side. There is some indication late next week we may get a little calmer, but these trade winds are a trademark of March/April in the islands.

When it comes to rain, we look quite dry for the next week. There is a slight chance of a shower Thursday night into Friday morning, but that is about it when it comes to rain. We will have very few clouds, in fact.

Tomorrow the photo of the day will be competing for the March prize of $50 in food from Roatan Pets. If the winner doesn’t own a dog, he or she can continue the great work that Mitch Cummins is doing by donating it, along with the 10 percent of proceeds Mitch already donates, to Roatan Operation Animal Rescue. I think we can all agree the animals of Roatan need all the help they can get and ROAR does great work.

The full moon is on the wane and high and low tides are mild. Have a great Wednesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Randy Newman in West Bay. Remember the five most liked photos compete on Thursday for a $50 La Sirena de Camp Bay, Restaurant & Bar gift certificate. It is appropriate that this photo shows a cloudless sunset because we will have very few clouds and no rain this week.

Is it impossible that sometime this week someone will get a morning shower? No, it is not impossible, but it is highly unlikely. We will be mostly sunny all week. This is shaping up to be a typical dry season week with strong easterly trade winds and seas around 4 feet on the south side. We start the day with easterly winds 10-15 mph and seas 2-3 feet. Those will get up to 15-20 mph and 3-4 feet on the southside by evening. Wednesday will be even windier, with 20 mph east winds during the day and 25-30 mph winds at night. Our temperatures will be back to seasonable with around 74 for lows and 84 for highs. (23-29C)

Let’s talk about one of my wife’s favorite topics: dessert. Always ask your server if there might be some off-menu offerings. The last time I was at Ikigai by Robby Molina they happened to have a wonderful mango cheesecake that was the perfect complement to a great meal. There’s always something to satisfy your sweet tooth at Ikigai, in the old Romeo’s building in French Harbor.

We’re at the end of the full moon period and our low and high tides are becoming a little less extreme. Have a great Tuesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. This morning’s photo comes from Dalton McCoole (no, I didn’t make that name up) and he gave us a great overview looking down over Oakridge Cay, Lucy Point and Jonesville. I love photos that feature our communities. Remember that the five most liked photos compete on Feb. 29 for $50 in food at La Sirena de Camp Bay, Restaurant & Bar. Some of us got a little rain this morning.

A few of us, especially on the east side and on Guanaja, got a few hundredths of an inch of rain this morning.

On satellite we can see some clouds moving from east to west. We will continue to have chances of light rain today under partly to mostly cloudy skies and some peaks of sunshine. Tonight into tomorrow morning we will also have a small chance of light rain. After that, we get dry an sunny for awhile.

Wind and wave forecast: We start out the day with east winds around 5 mph and seas from the northeast around 2-3 feet on the northside and 1 foot on the southside. This afternoon east winds will increase to 10-15 mph and seas to 2 feet on the south side. Tomorrow morning winds will be from the east 15-20 mph and by evening 20-25 mph and seas increase to 3-4 feet. The rest of the week we will have strong trade winds 20-25 mph and sometimes 30 mph at night, and seas 4-5 feet on the southside. Our temperatures will return to seasonal averages — mid 70s for lows and mid 80s for highs (24 to 30C).

Tuesday through Thursday are always the biggest days for cruise ships and if you are planning your cruise, don’t forget to look up Jolly Roger Roatan for the best and safest excursions.

Low tides are 3:45 p.m. and 4 a.m. Have a great week!

Good morning Bay Islands. Today’s photo comes from KJ Murray and shows the full moon’s reflection on Barefoot Cay near Brick Bay.

We had another cool morning this morning, with many of us getting down to 69 degrees (20.5C). Lots of locals have told me it is entirely too cool.

Our humidity is a little higher than it was a couple of days ago and we will get a little more humid through the weekend as this very week cold front comes near. But as it passes on Monday, it will give us another shot of dry air, so I expect temperatures to be quite comfortable into the first part of next week, with highs around 81 and lows around 71 and humidities lower than average.

Rain forecast: No rain today, but we should see a few more clouds tomorrow. Tomorrow night into Monday morning will be our best chance of seeing a small shower, but it shouldn’t amount to much. Next week looks mostly dry, with a small chance of rain returning late in the week into the weekend.

Wind and wave forecast: We start with light and variable winds and seas 2 feet on the south side and 1 foot on the north side. We will have quite a calm weekend, perfect for boating and fishing. Winds will turn to the north tomorrow but will still be light. Seas on the north side will get up to 2-3 feet Monday. Starting Tuesday we get those easterly trade winds back and seas will be around 4 feet on the south side most of the week.

Low tides are 2:50 p.m. and 2:50 a.m. under the full moon. Have a great weekend and get out there and enjoy the weather!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Bruce Plunkett at — you guessed it — Anthony’s Key. I have seen dolphin pods many times at other locations around the islands, especially running alongside a boat. They’re like the snorkelers of the sea world, coming up to enjoy a bit of our beautiful weather.

After enjoying record-breaking chill and dry weather (I got down to 42 percent humidity yesterday!) things are getting a little back to normal. Our lows this morning were mostly in the low 70s (low 20s C).

This morning we have a brisk east/southeast wind at 20 mph but seas are only 3 feet on the southside, 2 feet on the north. Winds will calm through the day to 10 mph from the east and 2 foot seas southside this afternoon. Starting tonight and lasting through the weekend we will have 1 foot seas around the island.

Winds will turn to the north Saturday afternoon through Sunday but only around 5 mph as a VERY weak cold front moves in.

We should be dry through the weekend with a small chance of a shower Sunday night into Monday morning. Next week winds turn back to the east and we get pretty windy Wednesday and Thursday, but we’ll be mostly dry.

I love the fact that Ikigai by Robby Molina gives you the choice of a Honduran ribeye and USDA prime beef. Sometimes a Honduran steak hits the spot, but sometime you have a craving for a US steak and when you do, Robby, one of the top 100 chefs in the world, knows how to make it juicy, flavorful and cooked to order. Take the short drive to French Harbour. It’s worth it.

We’re moving into the full moon phase with low tides just before 3 p.m. and 3 a.m. Have a great Friday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Today’s photo comes from Adam Powers at one of my favorite beaches on the island in Sandy Bay. Lots of folks are wearing jackets and hoodies today, as we had the coldest morning on record in many places, including Sandy Bay.

We shattered our record low of 66 degrees in several places this morning. The record low for the big island now belongs to Jonesville, which recorded 62.6 degrees (17C). Sandy Bay got close at 63.1 degrees (17.3C). Almost all of us got into the 60s and Guanaja, which only this year got weather stations, recorded a low of 65 (18.3C)

One of the reasons that we are feeling so cool is that our air is incredibly dry for a tropical island. Right now (6:50 a.m.) the airport is showing a dew point of 58 degrees (14.4C). Dew point is a measure of how much humidity is in the air and as you can see in this chart, 58 is well in the comfortable range. In my five years here I never remember the dew point being below 60. During the day when the high was 77 at the airport (25C), our humidity was around 50 percent. That is unbelievably comfortable. Buoys around the islands give our sea temperature as 80 (26.8C).

Rain forecast: We have a few morning clouds around, but any sprinkles are very unlikely. We will be dry today and tomorrow. Saturday we will have partly cloudy skies as a VERY weak norther comes by and Sunday we will have a small chance of showers, especially in the evening.

Wind and wave forecast: This morning we have 3 foot seas from the northeast despite the fact that winds are only around 5 mph from the northeast. This afternoon winds will turn to the east and pick up to 10-15 mph, but seas should calm to 2 feet. Tomorrow winds will be light and variable and seas will be 1-2 feet and around 1 foot through the weekend. With continued mild temperatures this will be an outstanding weekend!

Speaking of outstanding weather, if you are in North America and planning a visit or a cruise stopping in Roatan, check out Jolly Roger Roatan. They are guaranteed to give you the best experience possible with the few hours you will have to spend on the island.

Low tides are 2 p.m. and 2 a.m. Have a great Thursday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Paula Szafranski in Diamond Rock. We start out the morning with cool air, cloudy skies and a few sprinkles. Those sprinkles will dry up pretty quickly and we will have a beautiful afternoon.

Most of us got down to 69 degrees this morning (20.6C) with Utila getting down to 67 (19.4C), just one degree from our all-time record low on the big island. Things will slowly start to get a bit warmer, but we will still be below average in temperature through the weekend, with lows around 72 and highs around 81.

Here is our rainfall since midnight, enough to get the ground wet.

On our satellite we can see our clouds, drifting slowly to the south. As the morning goes on we will see more sun and we will be partly cloudy to mostly sunny this afternoon with dry conditions.

If you’re heading over to La Ceiba this morning there is a better chance of steady light rain this morning as those cool winds hit the mountains. Speaking of La Ceiba, I would like to welcome the first weather station to the area just south of La Ceiba between Nombre de Dios Park and Pico Bonito. I’ve long hoped we’d get a station on the coast.

Wind and wave forecast: Today our seas start out at 5 feet on the north side and northeast winds around 20 mph. Those should calm to 4 feet on the north side and 15 mph this evening. Tomorrow winds turn to the east 7-12 mph and seas from the northeast 2-3 feet. Friday winds will be from the east 5-10 mph and seas 2-3 feet. This weekend looks very calm with a slight north breeze.

Rain forecast: After we get these clouds out of here this morning, we will be dry and mostly sunny. This weekend there are a few clouds with a VERY WEAK cold front passing to our north and east that may give us a shower here or there, especially Sunday.

When we went to Ikigai by Robby Molina this weekend, my friend Elizabeth Leiva had the Shrimp Pineapple Fried Rice and it was nice and crispy like fried rice should be. Her husband Richies had the Shrimp Fettucine and absolutely killed it. I had the Creamy Chicken Pad Thai and it was delish. Come on out and have the best Asian Fusion experience on the island.

Low tides are 1:40 p.m. and 1:40 a.m. Have a great Wednesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Kathy Deegan showing the sunset from Coco View. We have a windy morning with north/northwest winds 20 mph and seas 5-6 feet on the north side, but things start to get better today. I want to mention that calendars are now sold out at Hangover Hut in West Bay and there’s only one left at La Sirena de Camp Bay, If you want one, please text or message me and you can have it for the printing cost of 200 lemps.

Here is the rainfall so far today. Rain from yesterday evening would only add about a tenth of an inch to these totals for most of us. It was definitely a light rain.

And as we can see in the satellite, it is almost over. We are getting close to the back side of the clouds from the norther. This will mean mostly sunny skies for most of today, and dry conditions. There will be a small chance of rain tomorrow morning, but other than that, we are looking dry the rest of the week.

Winds today will be from the north/northwest 15-20 mph and seas starting out 5-6 feet on the north side will calm to 4-5 feet. We look much calmer on the south side this morning. Tomorrow winds will be from the north around 15 mph and seas 3-4 feet on the north side. Wednesday we will have north/northeast winds 7-15 mph and seas start to turn to the northeast at 3 feet. Starting Thursday, winds will be turning to the east, but only 7-12 mph and this weekend looks quite calm. With a bit cooler temperatures (lows around 72 and highs around 80) this will be an outstanding weather week.

With such great weather, if you’re looking for a great daytime excursion, you can do no better than Jolly Roger Roatan. Especially if you are considering a cruise excursion, be sure and check them out.

Low tides are 12:40 p.m. and 12:40 a.m. Have a great week!