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After Early Morning Light Rain, Mostly Sunny and Mild

Observed conditions for Monday, June 6, 2011, from La Mesa Mesonet station. Forecast data from National Weather Service.

Tuesday forecast: Early morning patchy fog, then mostly cloudy with gradual midmorning clearing and a daytime high near 70. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 10 mph. Increasing cloudiness overnight with late patchy fog and a low around 53. West wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday forecast: Early morning patchy fog, then mostly cloudy with gradual midmorning clearing and a daytime high near 70. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 10 mph. Increasing cloudiness overnight with late patchy fog and a low around 53.

Extended forecast: Early morning patchy fog and clouds both Thursday and Friday with gradual midmorning clearing and daytime highs near 70, then increasing cloudiness overnight with late patchy fog and lows in the mid 50s.

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Monday conditions: After unexpected very-early-morning light rain (0.03 inches), mostly cloudy with gradual mid-morning clearing and a daytime high of 73. Wind mainly from the north-northwest between 5 and 15 mph. Increasing cloudiness overnight with late patchy fog and a low around 53. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.

For a projection of conditions over the next 7 days, please visit the La Mesa forecast page of the National Weather Service.

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Observations for Monday, June 6, 2011 (as of 4:50 p.m. PDT) Temperature: High and Low 73.0°F 55.0°F Average Temperatures (High/Low) for June 77.5°F 57.0°F Humidity: High and Low 95% 42% Pressure: Current and Trend 29.43 in. Hg Falling Precipitation: Since Midnight and Year-to-Date 0.03 in. 16.63 in. Wind: Current Direction (From) and Daily High Gust Northwest 19 mph
at 3:03 p.m. Solar: High Inbound Radiation, Evaporation and UV Index 1253 W/m² 0.178 in. 14.3 Sunrise and Sunset 5:41 a.m. 7:53 p.m. Lunar Phase Waxing crescent

Data span from 12 a.m. to time of column submission for the day.

The above observations and forecast apply to La Mesa area spanning ZIP codes 91941 to 91944. Due to geographic effect, modest variation may apply for surrounding communities including Mount Helix, Casa de Oro and Spring Valley.

This column appears four times weekly: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday (sometimes different days per week based on schedule or notable weather-related event).

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