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Morning Fog and Clouds, Then Sunny for Weekend

Observed conditions for Thursday, July 21, 2011, from La Mesa Mesonet station. Forecast data from National Weather Service.

Friday forecast: Cloudy through midmorning with areas of fog, then gradual clearing with a daytime high near 80. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Increasing cloudiness overnight with late patchy fog and a low around 61. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday forecast: Cloudy through midmorning with patchy fog, then gradual clearing with a daytime high near 80. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Increasing cloudiness overnight with late patchy fog and a low around 64. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Extended forecast: Early morning patchy fog becoming mostly sunny both Sunday and Monday with daytime highs in the low 80s, then partly cloudy overnight with lows in the mid 60s.

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Thursday conditions: Early morning patchy fog becoming mostly sunny midmorning with a daytime high of 81. Wind mainly from the west between 5 and 10 mph. Increasing cloudiness overnight with areas of fog and a low around 61. 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 Thursday, July 21, 2011 (as of 5:00 p.m. PDT) Temperature: High and Low 81.0°F 62.0°F Average Temperatures (High/Low) for July 83.1°F 61.0°F Humidity: High and Low 92% 51% Pressure: Current and Trend 29.80 in. Hg Falling Precipitation: Since Midnight and Year-to-Date 0.00 in. 0.00 in. Wind: Current Direction (From) and Daily High Gust West 14 mph
at 2:56 p.m. Solar: High Inbound Radiation, Evaporation and UV Index 995 W/m² 0.184 in. 12.6 Sunrise and Sunset 5:55 a.m. 7:53 p.m. Lunar Phase Last quarter

Data span from 12 a.m. to time of column submission for the day. For real-time conditions updated every 10 minutes, please visit Station Pabloco.

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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