Good morning Bay Islands. The photo of the day comes from Johnny Paradise in West End. I picked it because we are now in full moon and I have a special place in my heart for these nighttime photos with the moon shining off the water. When you send your photos to bookmybio@gmail.com don’t forget to include name and location.

This morning we were all dry except for Guanaja, which got a quarter of an inch around 3 a.m. They also got a small shower yesterday afternoon. People say a lot of things about differences in rain across the islands, but I can’t wait to have a full year of data from Guanaja for a true comparison.

Rain forecast: At 7:30 a.m. there are some popcorn clouds over Guanaja, so someone might see a small shower, but most of us will stay dry. For tomorrow morning we’ll go with a 30 percent chance of a morning shower, especially to the east, but Saturday will also be mostly dry. Sunday evening we’ll see an increase in clouds and probably the start of rain Sunday night. We will have the possibility of heavy norther rains on Monday, lingering into Tuesday morning.

Here’s the rainfall forecast for Monday. It’s giving us around 2 inches but you can see the numbers go up the closer to the coast you are. This is a classic norther setup as those north winds hit the mountains on the coast and rain themselves out.

Temperature forecast: I don’t often do temperature forecasts because the temps are almost always the same, but when there’s a norther we definitely get cooler weather. Here’s our current temperature map, with temperatures a little above normal. That means mid-80s for highs.

Here’s Tuesday night’s temperature forecast. Tuesday night looks like the coolest night of the norther. It shows temperatures 3-5 degrees fahrenheit below normal. For most of us that means right around 70 (21C) and perhaps some 68s and 69s (20C). Most of next week will be below normal, even when the sun comes out starting Tuesday afternoon, with highs around 80 to 82 (27C).

Winds forecast: Yesterday was actually a little less windy, with winds 25-30 mph instead of the 30-35 mph we had Wednesday. Today we will have one more day of strong trade winds from the east at 22-27 mph and seas around 5 feet on the south side. Tomorrow will be a little calmer with east winds 15-20 mph and seas 3-4 feet. Sunday will be quite calm with winds 5-10 mph and seas 2 feet. Sunday evening we will see the winds switch to the north. Monday morning should still be fairly calm, but by Monday evening we will be seeing north winds 20-30 mph and seas. Tuesday things get calmer at 15 mph and seas 5 feet. The rest of the week looks quite nice, with a small north breeze.

Low tides are 3:30 p.m. and 3:30 a.m. under our full moon. Have a great Friday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Leo Weiss and was taken at the top of Punta Blanca, near the road to Diamond Rock. It features a common sight, especially on the east end. I think he’ll be able to hold his own in this wind.

Rain forecast: We had a few surprise showers yesterday, especially Guanaja, where there were off and on showers throughout the day. This morning at 7:53 we see some clouds moving in from the east over the east side of the big island, but they shouldn’t have showers in them, as they are mostly cirrus clouds. There are some popcorn clouds to the north of the island that may have a shower or two. We will be mostly dry today through Saturday. A norther starting Sunday evening into Monday and Tuesday will bring decent rain chances.

Wind forecast: We caught a gust of 38 mph yesterday evening here on Jonesville Point. This morning we are at 20 mph winds with 5 foot seas. We will continue to have strong east winds 20-25 mph during the day and 25-35 mph during the evening today and tomorrow. Winds get a little calmer Saturday at 15-20 mph and seas 3-4 feet. Sunday is much calmer with east winds 5-10 mph and seas around 2 feet. The cold front winds should arrive Monday evening into Tuesday morning and could get quite gusty, with north winds 20-30 mph and seas 6-8 feet. We’ll keep an eye on it.

Low tides are 3 p.m. and 3 a.m. Don’t forget to send me your weather photos at bookmybio@gmail.com to compete for $50 in scrumptious Carniceria Rosita meat! Have a great Thursday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Jim Butler in West End. Looks like someone took off their chanletas and jumped in for a swim. Remember the five with the most FB likes have a Super Bowl of photos of the day to win $50 in Carniceria Rosita meat and photo of the month. Most of us got rain this morning.

I’ll have to say the computers didn’t see our early morning rainfall coming.

Rain forecast: We still have a few clouds around so we’ll keep a chance of rain around until late morning. After that we should be dry. We have a little moisture coming overhead tomorrow morning, so I’ll give us a 30 percent chance of rain tomorrow morning, but other than that we should be dry through the end of the week.

Wind and wave forecast: I don’t have to tell you that we’ve been windy. We will continue to have east winds 20-25 mph during the day and 25-30 mph gustin to 35 mph overnight. Waves will be 5-6 feet during the day and 6-7 feet overnight. Wave directions are still slightly from the northeast, giving the north side less protection. They should start moving a little more due east, meaning slightly more protection on the north side for the end of the week.

Extended forecast: Winds should get a bit calmer this weekend as a norther approaches. This norther should arrive Sunday night into Monday. The big story with this norther is that it looks like it might bring gustier north winds especially for Monday and cooler temperatures Monday and Tuesday. Rainfall forecasts are mostly in the 1-2 inch range, but that can change.

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

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Greg Garker and was taken in West End. I think we’re done with rainbows for this week. A norther is in the forecast for late weekend early next week. Don’t forget to submit your photos for a chance at $50 in Carniceria Rosita meat. We already have a sponsor for our February contest. We will reveal that on Jan. 31 as well.

Rain forecast: We have a very few “popcorn” clouds around this morning. It is not impossible that someone could see a light shower, but it is very unlikely all week to see rain. We have a possible norther coming up Sunday evening into Monday, so that is our next good chance of soaking rain like we saw this past weekend.

Wind forecast: You would think it was April with these strong trade winds. Winds will be from the east 15-25 mph and seas 4-6 feet, especially on the south side. It will be a little better in the mornings and a little windier in the evenings. Utila will have some calmer mornings, with seas 2-3 feet. These winds will stick with us until Saturday. There’s a chance we get some strong north winds with the norther Sunday into Monday.

If you’re coming on a cruise and you’re worried about the winds, choose the Jolly Roger Roatan for your excursion. They know how to find the calm spots.

Low tides are 2 p.m and 2 a.m. Hav ea great Tuesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Shelly Wood at Big Gully Beach in Guanaja, with Michael Rock on the left and Roatan in the distance. I love photos from various spots on our islands. Don’t forget the five photos with the most FB likes compete Jan. 31 for $50 in Carniceria Rosita meat!

Guanaja has stayed dry as of 8 a.m. this morning but many of us have caught a morning shower.

Rain forecast: At 8:20 a.m. we have a line of clouds bringing some showers to Roatan, but there are blue skies around. After a chance of rain this morning we should clear out this afternoon and the week ahead looks dry.

Wind forecast: We wake up to east winds around 20 mph and seas 4-5 feet. Those winds and seas will stay with us through the week, sometimes getting up to 6 feet, especially on the south side. Be careful out there on the seas.

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Low tides are 1:30 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. Have a great week!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Daniela Ciatto on West End Road. We may see a few more rainbows today because you need sun to get rainbows, something we didn’t get much of yesterday and we will get more of today. Don’t forget we vote Jan. 31 for $50 in Carniceria Rosita meat on the photo of the month. Send photos to bookmybio@gmail.com or to my Whatsapp +50494754406.

On radar we can see that most of the rain is to our north and west, moving away from us.

Here’s the rainfall since yesterday until 6:30 a.m. today. most of us are in the 2 inch range, though Pristine Bay got over 4 inches.

Rain forecast: We can see some clear skies moving in from the southeast. We will have partly cloudy skies today but we will continue to have a chance of showers today, through tonight and into tomorrow morning. After that, we dry out for the week ahead.

Wind and wave forecast: We start out the day with east winds around 10 mph and seas around 3 feet. Winds and seas will stay in that area until we get into this evening, when they pick up to 20 mph and seas to 5 feet. Getting into next week, we will be quite windy, with east winds 20-25 mph and seas 5-6 feet.

Don’t forget, Sunday supper at Ikigai by Robby Molina means lobster tails from 4 to 9 p.m. Yum!

Low tides are 1 p.m. and 1 a.m. Have a great Sunday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Stacy Bye and was taken at sunset at Half Moon Bay in West End. Don’t forget the five photos with the highest number of likes on Facebook will be in a poll Jan. 31 to compete for $50 in premium meats at Carniceria Rosita. We should have rain today and tonight.

On the satellite we can see a lot of clouds moving in from the east this morning. These should give us mostly cloudy skies through the weekend and off-and-on rain. The GFS model only wants to give us about half an inch while the Euro and other models say 1.5-2 inches today, tonight and tomorrow. Rain may linger into Monday morning, but starting Monday afternoon we dry out for next week with only isolated showers.

Wind and sea forecast: We start the day with winds from the east/northeast 10-15 mph and seas from the northeast at 3 feet. Winds will calm slightly this afternoon to 10 mph from the northeast and seas to 2 feet. Tomorrow seas will be back to 3-4 with east winds around 10 mph. Starting Sunday night and into next week we will have strong east winds 20-25 mph and seas around 6 feet. Monday and Tuesday seas will be from the northeast, keeping the north side a little choppier. Starting Wednesday seas should be from the east making the north side a little calmer.

Lowest tide is just after midnight. Have a great weekend!

Good morning Bay Islands! Nilda Gonzales from Camp Bay sends our photo of the day looking east toward Picacho, the highest peak on the island. Don’t forget the five photos with the most likes gets into the poll for photo of the month and a $50 gift certificate to Carniceria Rosita. Today will be mostly dry, but as we get into the evening, clouds and rain will build in for the weekend.

Rain forecast: There are popcorn clouds around, so a shower this morning is possible. But the rain chances get better as we get toward nightfall. Over the weekend we will be mostly cloudy and rain will be on-and-off. The best chance for heavy rain is Saturday night into Sunday morning. Rain lingers into Monday morning, but most of next week looks dry.

Winds forecast: We start off with east winds 15-20 mph and seas 3 feet. We should calm a bit to 10-15 mph and seas 2 feet by afternoon, but winds will take a turn to the northeast. Tomorrow winds will be northeast 12-17 and seas 2-3 feet from the northeast. Sunday morning looks pretty calm, but as we get into Sunday afternoon, next week looks very windy, with east winds 20-25 mph and seas 5-6 feet as a giant wind field takes over the Caribbean Sea.

We will have a very low tide at 11:20 p.m. Have a great Friday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Today’s photo of the day comes from Lise Strachan and shows sunset at Politilly Bight. Remember the five most-liked photos in the Facebook group compete for $50 in premium meats at Carniceria Rosita on Jan. 31! There’s rain around.

We’ve actually had a little bit of rain on all three islands this morning. I’m really excited to make the first rain report for Guanaja. Us here on Jonesville Point and West Bay got a quarter of an inch early this morning.

On radar we can see this morning’s showers drifting east toward Utila. Utila has the best shot of rain before 10 a.m.

But there’s definitely more to come. This rain to our east is also moving west and should reach us by midday or early afternoon. I’d say we have an 80 percent chance of rain today. Rain should diminish overnight and tomorrow there will be a low chance of rain with some lingering showers in the morning. Friday’s best chance of rain is in the evening. We will have good chances of rain over the weekend as a norther moves to our north.

Wind and wave forecast: Winds this morning are from the northwest 5-10 mph and seas at 2 feet. Today will be a mild day on the seas with those wind speeds and wave heights throughout the day. Winds pick up to 12-17 mph from the east tomorrow and seas to 3-4 feet. Friday afternoon winds turn to the northeast but seas stay around 3 feet Friday and Saturday. Starting Sunday into next week we’re looking at strong east winds.

Low tide is around 9:15 p.m. Have a great Wednesday!