1961 - Hurricane Esther was seeded by Navy planes in the inaugural experiment of what was to formally become Project STORMFURY next year. Esther was the first hurricane to be initially detected by satellite. On Sept. 10th, TIROS III imaged an area of disturbed weather a hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands.
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Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 5am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Port Elizabeth
(1.1 miles away)
Port Newark Terminal
(1.9 miles away)
Constable Hook
(2.1 miles away)
Tue's High Temperature
111 at Death Valley, CA
Tue's Low Temperature
21 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID and Peter Sinks, UT