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Southwest Flow to Clear; Dry Air Through Weekend

Observed conditions for Tuesday, August 2, 2011, from La Mesa Mesonet station. Forecast data from National Weather Service.

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Wednesday forecast: Sunny with a daytime high near 86. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 10 mph. Mostly clear overnight with a low around 63. Northwest wind between 5 and 15 mph with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday forecast: Sunny with a daytime high near 83. West wind between 5 and 10 mph. Increasing cloudiness overnight with late patchy fog and a low around 63. West wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Extended forecast: Cloudy with patchy fog through midmorning both Friday and Saturday with gradual clearing and daytime highs near 84, then increasing cloudiness overnight with late patchy fog and lows around 63.

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Tuesday conditions: Mostly clear, sunny and warm with a daytime high of 91. Slightly diminished though still noticeably elevated humidity. Wind mainly from the northwest between 5 and 15 mph. Mostly clear overnight with a low around 66. 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, August 2, 2011 (as of 4:30 p.m. PDT) Temperature: High and Low 91.0°F 67.0°F Average Temperatures (High/Low) for July 84.5°F 62.2°F Humidity: High and Low 78% 25% Pressure: Current and Trend 29.77 in. Hg Falling Precipitation: Since Midnight and Year-to-Date 0.00 in. 0.00 in. Wind: Current Direction (From) and Daily High Gust North-northwest 15 mph
at 12:52 p.m. Solar: High Inbound Radiation, Evaporation and UV Index 960 W/m² 0.199 in. 11.7 Sunrise and Sunset 6:03 a.m. 7:45 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.

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