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: Mostly sunny. High near 86, with temperatures falling to around 82 in the afternoon. South wind around 8 mph.
Night: Patchy fog between 3am and 4am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy. Low around 62, with temperatures rising to around 64 overnight. South wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Patchy fog and a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 7pm and 10pm, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms likely between 10pm and 1am, then patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers and patchy fog before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. East wind 3 to 8 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. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mon's High Temperature
110 at Death Valley, CA
Mon's Low Temperature
24 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID