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Final Weekend of Spring to Be Mostly Sunny and Mild

Observed conditions for Friday, June 17, 2011, from La Mesa Mesonet station. Forecast data from National Weather Service.

Saturday forecast: Cloudy early with patchy fog, then sunny midmorning with a daytime high near 71. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Increasing cloudiness overnight with late patchy fog and a low around 57. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Sunday forecast: Cloudy early with patchy fog, then sunny midmorning with a daytime high near 69. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 10 mph. Increasing cloudiness overnight with late patchy fog and a low around 58.

Extended forecast: Cloudy early with patchy fog both Monday and Tuesday, then sunny midmorning with daytime highs in the low to mid 70s. Increasing cloudiness overnight both days with late patchy fog and lows near 60.

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Friday conditions: Cloudy early with patchy fog and drizzle, then sunny midmorning with a daytime high of 73. Wind mainly from the west-southwest between 5 and 15 mph. Increasing cloudiness overnight with late patchy fog and a low around 57. 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 17, 2011 (as of 4:20 p.m. PDT) Temperature: High and Low 73.0°F 58.0°F Average Temperatures (High/Low) for June 77.5°F 57.0°F Humidity: High and Low 89% 54% Pressure: Current and Trend 29.81 in. Hg Falling Precipitation: Since Midnight and Year-to-Date 0.00 in. 16.63 in. Wind: Current Direction (From) and Daily High Gust West-southwest 16 mph
at 3:48 p.m. Solar: High Inbound Radiation, Evaporation and UV Index 1146 W/m² 0.142 in. 12.7 Sunrise and Sunset 5:41 a.m. 7:58 p.m. Lunar Phase Waning 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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