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Clearer Skies and Midweek Warmup in Forecast

Observed conditions for Monday, April 25, 2011, from La Mesa Mesonet station. Forecast data from National Weather Service.

Tuesday forecast: Early morning patchy fog, then mostly sunny with a few high, thin clouds and daytime high near 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Mostly clear overnight with a low around 54. West wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday forecast: Clear and sunny with a daytime high near 82. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Mostly clear overnight with a low around 56.

Extended forecast: Sunny Thursday with a daytime high near 80, then increasing cloudiness and patchy fog overnight with a low around 57. Mostly cloudy early morning Friday becoming sunny midday with a daytime high of 70, then increasing cloudiness and patchy fog overnight with a low around 55.

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Monday conditions: Early-morning patchy fog, then mostly sunny with a daytime high of 73. Late-night patchy fog, then partly cloudy overnight with a low around 54. West wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Observations for Monday, April 25, 2011 (as of 4:00 p.m.) Temperature: High and Low 73.0°F 52.0°F Average Temperatures (High/Low) for April 71.7°F 50.1°F Humidity: High and Low 89% 46% Pressure: Current and Trend 29.96 in. Hg Falling Precipitation: Since Midnight and Year-to-Date 0.00 in. 16.07 in. Wind: Current Direction (From) and Daily High Gust Northwest 18 mph
at 2:56 p.m. Solar: High Inbound Radiation, Evaporation and UV Index 1000 W/m² 0.159 in. 13.4 Sunrise and Sunset 6:07 a.m. 7:25 p.m. Lunar Phase Last quarter

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

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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.

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