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Climbing Summertime Temps Through Weekend

Observed conditions for Friday, July 15, 2011, from La Mesa Mesonet station. Forecast data from National Weather Service.

Saturday forecast: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing with a daytime high near 77. North wind between 5 and 10 mph. Increasing cloudiness overnight with late patchy fog and a low around 59. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Sunday forecast: Early morning patchy fog and clouds becoming sunny with a daytime high near 79. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 10 mph. Mostly clear overnight with some late patchy fog and a low around 62.

Extended forecast: Early morning patchy fog, then sunny both Monday and Tuesday with daytime highs in the low 80s and overnight lows in the low to mid 60s.

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Friday conditions: Morning clouds and fog clearing to sunny skies with a daytime high of 75. Wind mainly from the northwest between 5 and 15 mph. Increasing cloudiness overnight with a low around 60. Northwest 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 Friday, July 15, 2011 (as of 7:40 p.m. PDT) Temperature: High and Low 75.0°F 62.0°F Average Temperatures (High/Low) for July 83.1°F 61.0°F Humidity: High and Low 85% 51% Pressure: Current and Trend 29.80 in. Hg Steady Precipitation: Since Midnight and Year-to-Date 0.00 in. 0.00 in. Wind: Current Direction (From) and Daily High Gust West 20 mph
at 4:32 p.m. Solar: High Inbound Radiation, Evaporation and UV Index 990 W/m² 0.194 in. 13.8 Sunrise and Sunset 5:52 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.

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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