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The Heat Is On: Mid-90s Tuesday, Cooling Late Week
Observed conditions for Monday, May 2, 2011, from La Mesa Mesonet station. Forecast data from National Weather Service.
Tuesday forecast: Sunny and hot with a daytime high near 94. Northeast wind between 5 and 10 mph. Mostly clear overnight with a low around 55. North wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday forecast: Sunny and slightly cooler with a daytime high near 88. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 10 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with patchy fog and a low around 53.
Extended forecast: Early morning patchy fog Thursday, then mostly sunny with a daytime high near 83. Increasing cloudiness overnight with late patchy fog and a low around 53. Early morning patchy fog Friday, then mostly cloudy with gradual midday clearing and a daytime high near 77. Increasing cloudiness overnight with late patchy fog and a low around 54.
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Monday conditions: Clear, sunny, warm and dry with a daytime high of 89. Varying wind direction between 5 and 15 mph. Clear overnight with a low around 55. North wind around 5 mph becoming east.
Observations for Monday, May 2, 2011 (as of 6:10 p.m.) Temperature: High and Low 89.0°F 56.0°F Average Temperatures (High/Low) for May 73.9°F 53.8°F Humidity: High and Low 40% 4% (3:29 p.m.)Pressure: Current and Trend 29.99 in. Hg Falling Precipitation: Since Midnight and Year-to-Date 0.00 in. 16.10 in. Wind: Current Direction (From) and Daily High Gust Northeast 23 mph
at 5:03 p.m. Solar: High Inbound Radiation, Evaporation and UV Index 1032 W/m² 0.265 in. 12.5 Sunrise and Sunset 6:00 a.m. 7:30 p.m. Lunar Phase New
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.
This column appears four times weekly: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday (sometimes different days per week based on schedule or notable weather-related event).
