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: Sunny, with a high near 93. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 91. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 91. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Port Arthur
(3.7 miles away)
Rainbow Bridge
(5.3 miles away)
East Sabine Lake
(8.7 miles away)
Mon's High Temperature
110 at Death Valley, CA
Mon's Low Temperature
24 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID