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Temperature and Humidity to Ease Slightly by Midweek

Observed conditions for Monday, July 4, 2011, from La Mesa Mesonet station. Forecast data from National Weather Service.

Tuesday forecast: Early morning patchy fog, then partly sunny with a daytime high near 81. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 10 mph. Mostly cloudy overnight with late patchy fog and a low around 65. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday forecast: Early morning patchy fog, then partly sunny with a daytime high near 80. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 10 mph. Mostly cloudy overnight with late patchy fog and a low around 63.

Extended forecast: Early morning clouds both Thursday and Friday with patchy fog, then sunny with daytime highs in the upper 70s. Increasing cloudiness overnight with late patchy fog and lows near 63.

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Monday conditions: Early morning clouds and patchy fog becoming mostly sunny with a daytime high of 84. Elevated humidity with an afternoon low of 40%. Wind mainly from the southwest between 5 and 10 mph. Mostly cloudy overnight with a low around 67. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.

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 Monday, July 4, 2011 (as of 6:30 p.m. PDT) Temperature: High and Low 84.0°F 63.0°F Average Temperatures (High/Low) for July 83.1°F 61.0°F Humidity: High and Low 94% 40% Pressure: Current and Trend 29.78 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 14 mph
at 11:21 a.m. Solar: High Inbound Radiation, Evaporation and UV Index 1162 W/m² 0.194 in. 13.8 Sunrise and Sunset 5:46 a.m. 7:59 p.m. Lunar Phase Waxing crescent

Data span from 12 a.m. to time of column submission for the day.

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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