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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Day: Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. North northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. West northwest wind 0 to 15 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 59.
Day: Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Day: Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Day: Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Mon's High Temperature
110 at Death Valley, CA
Tue's Low Temperature
21 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID