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Mostly Sunny with Growing Warmth Through Midweek

Observed conditions for Monday, June 20, 2011, from La Mesa Mesonet station. Forecast data from National Weather Service.

Tuesday forecast: Cloudy with patchy fog through midmorning, then gradual clearing with a daytime high near 79. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 10 mph. Increasing cloudiness overnight with late patchy fog and a low around 61. West wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday forecast: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog through midmorning, then gradual clearing with a daytime high near 83. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 10 mph. Increasing cloudiness overnight with late patchy fog and a low around 62.

Extended forecast: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog through midmorning both Thursday and Friday, then gradual clearing with daytime highs in the upper 70s. Increasing cloudiness overnight with late patchy fog with lows near 60.

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Monday conditions: Cloudy with patchy fog through midmorning, then gradual clearing with a daytime high of 77. Wind mainly from the west-northwest between 5 and 15 mph. Increasing cloudiness overnight with late patchy fog and 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 Monday, June 20, 2011 (as of 3:50 p.m. PDT) Temperature: High and Low 77.0°F 59.0°F Average Temperatures (High/Low) for June 77.5°F 57.0°F Humidity: High and Low 88% 54% Pressure: Current and Trend 29.71 in. Hg Falling Precipitation: Since Midnight and Year-to-Date 0.00 in. 16.63 in. Wind: Current Direction (From) and Daily High Gust North-northwest 16 mph
at 1:58 p.m. Solar: High Inbound Radiation, Evaporation and UV Index 1009 W/m² 0.150 in. 13.1 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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