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Near Average Through Friday, Then Another Warmup
Observed conditions for Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011, from La Mesa Mesonet station. Forecast data from National Weather Service.
Wednesday forecast: Patchy fog and clouds through midmorning, 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.
Thursday forecast: Patchy fog and clouds through mid morning, 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 62. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Extended forecast: Patchy fog and clouds through midmorning Friday, then gradual clearing with a daytime high near 81 and an overnight low around 63 under mostly clear skies. Sunny Saturday with a daytime high of 82 and an overnight low of 62 under areas of patchy fog.
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Tuesday conditions: Morning clouds and patchy fog, then sunny with a daytime high of 81. Wind mainly from the west-southwest between 5 and 10 mph. Increasing cloudiness overnight with late patchy fog and a low around 63. 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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at 2:31 p.m. Solar: High Inbound Radiation, Evaporation and UV Index 967 W/m² 0.185 in. 11.8 Sunrise and Sunset 6:22 a.m. 7:15 p.m. Lunar Phase Waxing crescent
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.
This column appears four times weekly: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday (sometimes different days per week based on schedule or notable weather-related event).
