Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Mayra Welcome and shows the waves getting almost to the pool at Infinity Bay in West Bay. The highest wave picked up by a buoy on the north side was 3.3 meters (10.8 feet) and several weather stations picked up winds around 40 mph.Continue reading “February 7, 2024”
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January 31, 2024
Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Ian Ashford. It’s another great nighttime photo taken from West Bay looking toward Coxen Hole. This will be our first candidate for February photo of the month. We will unveil the prize for that month tomorrow, but today don’t forget to vote for JanuaryContinue reading “January 31, 2024”
January 27, 2024
Good morning Bay Islands. We don’t get many sunrise landscapes as photos of the day, but I love that this photo, taken by Audrey Imfeld at Brass Hill near Dixon Cove, shows the mist rising with the sun. We get mist at sunrise because of dew, which occurs when the air temperature gets down toContinue reading “January 27, 2024”
January 6, 2024
Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day shows the sun setting over a cruise ship at Sandy Bay and is sent to us by James Oden. We have finally gotten our full allotment of Roatan Weather Calendars so if you ordered one and haven’t received it please message or Whatsapp me. If youContinue reading “January 6, 2024”
January 5, 2023
Thanks so much to Annette Huskin for this great shot from Brick Point Guanaja. I wanted to highlight Guanaja because I’ve known for awhile that we would be getting our first weather station on that island in 2024. But Paiz Sloane in Mangrove Bight wasn’t quite ready to go online. So imagine my surprise whenContinue reading “January 5, 2023”
January 4, 2024
Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from long-time supporter Claire Staffa and is a beautiful shot of sunrise from Lighthouse Estates on the south shore of West Bay. Today is a day we will see a few more clouds and a scattered shower here or there before we get dry againContinue reading “January 4, 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 31, 2023
Good morning Bay Islands. Our video of the day comes from Megan Mitchell and shows the waves pounding Sandy Bay Beach. My peak wind gust on Jonesville Point was 46 mph and Ron Ohm picked up 48 mph. Waves reached 8 1/2 feet but I’m sure they were probably 9-10 feet at some point (aroundContinue reading “December 31, 2023”
December 30, 2023
Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day is a reminder of our last norther, taken at the tip of West Bay by Julie Elpus. This morning we getting 20 mph winds and seas at 5 feet on the north side. Conditions are expected to be worse this afternoon before the get a littleContinue reading “December 30, 2023”
December 29, 2023
Good morning Bay Islands. Our picture of the day comes from James Oden and shows a waterspout from Nov. 1 off Sandy Bay. Waterspouts are an interesting phenomena. While tornados are almost unheard of in our region of the tropics, waterspouts are fairly common. They form and disappear quickly and create winds generally less thanContinue reading “December 29, 2023”