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: Patchy fog after midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West wind around 2 mph.
Day: Patchy fog before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 0 to 9 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 2 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind 5 to 9 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Ellsworth, Union River
(6.5 miles away)
BAR HARBOR
(9 miles away)
Mon's High Temperature
110 at Death Valley, CA
Tue's Low Temperature
21 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID