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Slightly Cooler, Less Humid Conditions for Weekend

Observed conditions for Thursday, July 7, 2011, from La Mesa Mesonet station. Forecast data from National Weather Service.

Friday forecast: 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 63. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday forecast: Early morning patchy fog, then mostly sunny with a daytime high near 79. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 10 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with late patchy fog and a low around 62. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Extended forecast: Early morning patchy fog both Sunday and Monday, then mostly sunny with daytime highs in the upper 70s. Increasing cloudiness overnight with late patchy fog and lows near 60.

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Thursday conditions: Partly cloudy early becoming mostly sunny with a daytime high of 91. Wind mainly from the northwest between 5 and 15 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low around 64. West wind around 5 mph.

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 7, 2011 (as of 8:50 p.m. PDT) Temperature: High and Low 91.0°F 69.0°F Average Temperatures (High/Low) for July 83.1°F 61.0°F Humidity: High and Low 84% 28% Pressure: Current and Trend 29.81 in. Hg Rising Precipitation: Since Midnight and Year-to-Date 0.00 in. 0.00 in. Wind: Current Direction (From) and Daily High Gust West 18 mph
at 1:18 p.m. Solar: High Inbound Radiation, Evaporation and UV Index 991 W/m² 0.253 in. 12.8 Sunrise and Sunset 5:47 a.m. 7:58 p.m. Lunar Phase First 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.

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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