Wintry weather in Roatan

Today it's been a "cool" 75 degrees here in the Bay Islands as an Arctic cold front moves through the area. We've had some rough seas and squally, rainy weather.

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

The beauty of the storm

Last week we had a cold front move through the Bay Islands. I took some pictures of the stormy, rainy weather as it could be appreciated at Paya Bay. Winter in the Caribbean...

the calm (and the rainbow) before the storm

The first cold front of the winter season is sliding in to the Gulf of Honduras and the Bay Islands during the next 36 hours. Late this afternoon I took these photos of the Paya Bay area before the stormy weather began to set in.

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

here it comes!

The first cold front of the 2017 winter season. The first front is usually the fiercest (as far as rain and wind are concerned) because there is so much stored energy and moisture in the tropical air it collides with.

it's "cold" in roatan!

Google says it's currently 72 degrees (22 C) in Roatan. An Arctic cold front (largely defanged by the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico) has been sliding across the Gulf of Honduras the past 48 hours. After some stormy weather, a gentle, cold rain is now falling outside. Note that the forecasted high for tomorrow is a mere 78 degrees (26 C). I've experienced it getting as cold as 65 degrees (18 C) here in the Bay Islands, but this is our more typical winter chill. After the front moves through, we'll get glorious, sunny beach weather again. Winter in the Caribbean!

Map: NOAA