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 82. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind 7 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tybee Light
(0.8 miles away)
Tybee Creek entrance
(2.6 miles away)
Fort Pulaski, Savannah River Entrance
(3.6 miles away)
Mon's High Temperature
110 at Death Valley, CA
Mon's Low Temperature
24 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID