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Thursday's Power Loss Not Attributed to Recent Heat

Observed conditions for Thursday, September 8, 2011, from La Mesa Mesonet station. Forecast data from National Weather Service.

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Friday forecast: Sunny with a daytime high near 80. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph. Increasing cloudiness overnight with late patchy fog and a low around 60. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday forecast: Early morning patchy fog, then mostly sunny with a daytime high near 75. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low around 59. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Extended forecast: Mostly sunny Sunday and Monday with daytime highs near 80 and overnight lows near 60 under partly cloudy skies.

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Thursday conditions: Sunny and warm with a daytime high of 96. Wind mainly from the east early, then shifting from the west-northwest between 5 and 10 mph. Clear overnight with a low around 68. 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, September 8, 2011 (as of 1:20 a.m. PDT Friday, September 9, 2011) Temperature: High and Low 96.0°F 69.2°F Average Temperatures (High/Low) for July 83.7°F 60.3°F Humidity: High and Low 85% 25% Pressure: Current and Trend 29.81 in. Hg Falling Precipitation: Since Midnight and Year-to-Date 0.00 in. 0.16 in. Wind: Current Direction (From) and Daily High Gust West-northwest 16 mph
at 3:30 p.m. Solar: High Inbound Radiation, Evaporation and UV Index 925 W/m² 0.224 in. 11.3 Sunrise and Sunset 6:28 a.m. 7:02 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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