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Perfect Weather for Baseball and a Hot Dog … or Two

Observed conditions for Thursday, July 28, 2011, from La Mesa Mesonet station. Forecast data from National Weather Service.

Friday forecast: Early morning clouds and patchy fog, then partly sunny with a daytime high near 80. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 10 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with late patchy fog and a low around 64. West wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.

Saturday forecast: Early morning clouds and patchy fog, then mostly sunny with a daytime high near 80. Northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low around 65. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Extended forecast: Mostly sunny Sunday with a daytime high near 81, then partly cloudy overnight with late patchy fog and a low around 65. Early morning clouds and patchy fog Monday, then mostly sunny with a daytime high near 82 and an overnight low around 65 under mostly clear skies with patchy fog.

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Thursday conditions: Early morning clouds and patchy fog, then mostly sunny with a daytime high of 78. Wind mainly from the west between 5 and 15 mph. Increasing cloudiness overnight with late patchy fog and a low around 62. 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 28, 2011 (as of 6:10 p.m. PDT) Temperature: High and Low 78.0°F 62.0°F Average Temperatures (High/Low) for July 83.1°F 61.0°F Humidity: High and Low 87% 55% Pressure: Current and Trend 29.85 in. Hg Steady Precipitation: Since Midnight and Year-to-Date 0.00 in. 0.00 in. Wind: Current Direction (From) and Daily High Gust West-southwest 15 mph
at 2:37 p.m. Solar: High Inbound Radiation, Evaporation and UV Index 954 W/m² 0.182 in. 12.0 Sunrise and Sunset 6:00 a.m. 7:49 p.m. Lunar Phase New

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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