Declination of the sun over Roatan

In our recent discussions about temperature on Roatan, I noted that May and September seem to be the hottest months of the year, which I attributed to lack of clouds and, especially in September, calm winds. But Roger Quigg of Jolly Roger Roatan pointed out the role of declination, that is the angle of theContinue reading “Declination of the sun over Roatan”

April 26, 2024

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from John Atkins in Mangrove Bight, but not the Mangrove Bight on Guanaja. Evidently we have one on Roatan too, between Gibson Bight and West End. We have some shower activity on satellite This beautiful sound comes from Jimmy Andrade, near his Las La Sirena deContinue reading “April 26, 2024”

February 25, 2024

Good morning Bay Islands. I’m very excited about our photo of the day. It is our first one from Utila. It comes from Lisa Kirkconnell at was taken from the dock of Alton’s Dive Shop. While I’m on the subject of Utila, if you’re an owner of one of the weather stations on Utila, I’dContinue reading “February 25, 2024”

January 3, 2024

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Patti Yelinik and was taken at the end of Kai Linda Way in West Bay at sunset. The big story of the day is that Jonesville got just one degree away from our all-time recorded low temperature on the big island. It reached 66.9F (19.4 C). ManyContinue reading “January 3, 2024”

December 24, 2023

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from the lovely and talented Susan Andrews, and I am not biased at all. The photo is of sunset at West Bay Beach. Today’s sunset probably won’t have quite as many clouds as this one. Rainfall since midnight has been very light and most of it came betweenContinue reading “December 24, 2023”