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Clouds and Drizzle with Intermittent Sun for Weekend

Observed conditions for Friday, June 10, 2011, from La Mesa Mesonet station. Forecast data from National Weather Service.

Saturday forecast: Morning clouds and drizzle, then mostly cloudy with a daytime high of 68. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Mostly cloudy overnight with late patchy fog, a chance of drizzle and a low around 56. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Sunday forecast: Mostly cloudy with a daytime high near 68. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Mostly cloudy overnight with late patchy fog and a low around 56. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Extended forecast: Early morning clouds and fog both Monday and Tuesday with gradual midday clearing and daytime highs in the low to mid 70s. Increasing cloudiness overnight with late patchy fog and lows in the upper 50s.

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Friday conditions: Morning clouds and drizzle with partial midday clearing and a daytime high of 73. Wind mainly from the west-northwest between 5 and 10 mph. Mostly cloudy overnight with late patchy fog, a chance of drizzle and a low around 55. 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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Observations for Friday, June 10, 2011 (as of 3:50 p.m. PDT) Temperature: High and Low 73.0°F 57.0°F Average Temperatures (High/Low) for June 77.5°F 57.0°F Humidity: High and Low 95% 59% Pressure: Current and Trend 29.88 in. Hg Falling Precipitation: Since Midnight and Year-to-Date 0.00 in. 16.63 in. Wind: Current Direction (From) and Daily High Gust North-northwest 12 mph
at 2:10 p.m. Solar: High Inbound Radiation, Evaporation and UV Index 1257 W/m² 0.071 in. 14.6 Sunrise and Sunset 5:40 a.m. 7:55 p.m. Lunar Phase Waxing gibbous

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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