Tag Archives: hurricane

June 29, 2024

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of they day comes from Ignacio Zapata, taken from a window at Arihini Tower on West Bay Road. It shows a classic cumulus cloud along with the downpour underneath. We had some of these downpours yesterday as our tropical wave passed over. We should have decreasing clouds today asContinue reading “June 29, 2024”

Difference between El Niño and La Niña for Roatan hurricane chances

I thought we might take a look at the difference between hurricanes in La Niña years and El Niño years. Last year was a major La Niña year and, just as this chart shows, we didn’t have to deal with a lot of hurricanes in the Caribbean. You will notice La Niña brings an increaseContinue reading “Difference between El Niño and La Niña for Roatan hurricane chances”

Effect of La Niña on hurricanes on Roatan and the Bay Islands

One of the big questions people want answered is “How likely is my vacation to the Bay Islands to be interrupted by a hurricane?” The answer is usually not very likely, but let’s take a look at how we might be impacted by La Niña, which is expected to cool the Pacific waters by lateContinue reading “Effect of La Niña on hurricanes on Roatan and the Bay Islands”

Why Roatan has to worry about hurricanes a lot less than Florida

I found this graphic online that gives the hurricane danger of various countries on a scale of 0 to 10. You will notice that the countries with the highest risk are to our northeast. That is because the strongest hurricanes tend to form off the west coast of Africa and move in a west/northwesterly direction.Continue reading “Why Roatan has to worry about hurricanes a lot less than Florida”

Dec. 17, 2023

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Julie Elpus at the tip of West Bay where the north side of the island meets the south side. You can definitely see the winds we had and the white caps. We are still dealing with seas 4-5 feet on the north side, aContinue reading “Dec. 17, 2023”

Tropical update for December 1, 2023

Tropical update for Dec. 1, 2023: This update is that the 2023 hurricane season officially ended yesterday. In past years that hasn’t meant much, because we still had tropical storms in December and sometimes even January. This year everything is quiet and it really seems like it is over. This was an El Nino yearContinue reading “Tropical update for December 1, 2023”