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Morning Drizzle, Then Mostly Sunny into Weekend

Observed conditions for Thursday, June 16, 2011, from La Mesa Mesonet station. Forecast data from National Weather Service.

Friday forecast: Cloudy early with patchy fog and a chance of drizzle, then sunny midmorning with a daytime high near 70. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 10 mph. Mostly cloudy overnight with late patchy fog and a low around 56. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday forecast: Cloudy early with patchy fog, then sunny midmorning with a daytime high near 71. 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 Sunday and Monday, then sunny mid morning with daytime highs in the low to mid 70s. Increasing cloudiness overnight both days with lows in the upper 50s.

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Thursday 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 10 mph. Mostly cloudy overnight with late patchy fog and a low around 58. Chance of drizzle. Southwest 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 Thursday, June 16, 2011 (as of 3:10 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% 61% Pressure: Current and Trend 29.78 in. Hg Falling Precipitation: Since Midnight and Year-to-Date 0.00 in. 16.63 in. Wind: Current Direction (From) and Daily High Gust Southwest 13 mph
at 12:45 p.m. Solar: High Inbound Radiation, Evaporation and UV Index 1121 W/m² 0.113 in. 13.1 Sunrise and Sunset 5:40 a.m. 7:57 p.m. Lunar Phase Full

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.

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