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: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 60. North northwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. North northeast wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. West northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. East southeast wind around 8 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81.
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