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: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of rain showers and patchy fog between 7am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. West wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Partly sunny. High near 64, with temperatures falling to around 61 in the afternoon. North wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
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