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Long Holiday Weekend to Be Clear and Warm

Observed conditions for Friday, July 1, 2011, from La Mesa Mesonet station. Forecast data from National Weather Service.

Saturday forecast: Sunny with a daytime high near 86. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 10 mph. Mostly clear overnight with a low around 63. West wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.

Sunday forecast: Sunny with a daytime high near 87. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Mostly clear overnight with a low around 65. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Extended forecast: Sunny both Monday and Tuesday with daytime highs in the mid 80s. Mostly clear overnight with lows in the mid 60s.

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Friday conditions: Sunny with a daytime high of 86. Wind mainly from the northwest between 5 and 10 mph. Mostly clear overnight with a low around 60. West wind between 5 and 10 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, July 1, 2011 (as of 5:10 p.m. PDT) Temperature: High and Low 86.0°F 59.0°F Average Temperatures (High/Low) for July 83.1°F 61.0°F Humidity: High and Low 92% 40% Pressure: Current and Trend 29.68 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 15 mph
at 4:27 p.m. Solar: High Inbound Radiation, Evaporation and UV Index 1016 W/m² 0.213 in. 12.6 Sunrise and Sunset 5:44 a.m. 7:59 p.m. Lunar Phase New

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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