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 showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. East wind 12 to 15 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 62. Northeast wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: Rain showers likely before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Babylon
(0.9 miles away)
Oak Beach
(4.2 miles away)
Democrat Point, Fire Island Inlet
(4.6 miles away)
Mon's High Temperature
110 at Death Valley, CA
Tue's Low Temperature
21 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID
The Town of Babylon is one of ten towns in Suffolk County, New York, United States. Its population was 218,223 as of the 2020 census. Parts of Jones Beach Island, Captree Island and Fire Island are in the southernmost part of the town. It borders Nassau County to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. At its westernmost point, it is about 20 miles (32 km) from New York City at the Queens border, and about 30 miles (48 km) from Manhattan. The village of Babylon is also within the town.
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