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Clearing, Warming Trend Into Weekend Expected
Observed conditions for Thursday, July 14, 2011, from La Mesa Mesonet station. Forecast data from National Weather Service.
Friday forecast: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing with a daytime high near 73. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 10 mph. Increasing cloudiness overnight with a low around 59. West wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
Saturday forecast: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing with a daytime high near 75. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 10 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with late patchy fog and a low around 60.
Extended forecast: Early morning clouds and patchy fog both Sunday and Monday becoming sunny with daytime highs near 80 and overnight lows around 63.
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Thursday conditions: Cloudy with partial late-morning clearing and a daytime high of 76. Wind mainly from the south-southeast early, then from the northwest between 5 and 15 mph. Increasing cloudiness overnight with a low around 59. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
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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at 12:28 p.m. Solar: High Inbound Radiation, Evaporation and UV Index 1113 W/m² 0.145 in. 14.1 Sunrise and Sunset 5:51 a.m. 7:56 p.m. Lunar Phase Full
Data span from 12 a.m. to time of column submission for the day. For real-time conditions updated every 10 minutes, please visit Station Pabloco.
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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