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No Rain Monday, but Thunderstorms in Local Mountains

Observed conditions for Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011, from La Mesa Mesonet station. Forecast data from National Weather Service.

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Wednesday forecast: Sunny 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 57. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Thursday forecast: Early morning clouds and patchy fog, then gradually becoming sunny with a daytime high near 77. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 10 mph. Increasing cloudiness overnight with late patchy fog and a low around 58. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Extended forecast: Cloudy through midmorning with patchy fog both Friday and Saturday, then gradual clearing with daytime highs in the mid 70s and overnight lows in the mid to upper 50s under increasing cloudiness and patchy fog.

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Tuesday conditions: Early morning clouds and patchy fog (with isolated thunderstorms in the local mountains), then mostly sunny with a daytime high of 77. Wind mainly from the west-southwest between 5 and 10 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low around 58. 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 Tuesday, September 13, 2011 (as of 9:10 p.m. PDT) Temperature: High and Low 77.0°F 62.0°F Average Temperatures (High/Low) for September 83.7°F 60.3°F Humidity: High and Low 96% 63% Pressure: Current and Trend 29.94 in. Hg Steady Precipitation: Since Midnight and Year-to-Date 0.00 in. 0.16 in. Wind: Current Direction (From) and Daily High Gust Southwest 15 mph
at 1:40 p.m. Solar: High Inbound Radiation, Evaporation and UV Index 875 W/m² 0.149 in. 9.9 Sunrise and Sunset 6:31 a.m. 6:57 p.m. Lunar Phase Full

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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