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Tuesday Could Be Warmest Day of Week in La Mesa

Observed conditions for Tuesday, July 19, 2011, from La Mesa Mesonet station. Forecast data from National Weather Service.

Wednesday forecast: Sunny with a daytime high near 83. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 10 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low around 62. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Thursday forecast: Sunny with a daytime high near 80. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Increasing cloudiness overnight with late patchy fog and a low around 61.

Extended forecast: Early morning patchy fog and clouds both Friday and Saturday, gradually becoming sunny with daytime highs in the upper 70s. Increasing cloudiness overnight with late patchy fog and lows in the low 60s.

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Tuesday conditions: Early morning fog, then mostly sunny with a daytime high of 84. Wind mainly from the west-southwest between 5 and 10 mph. Mostly clear overnight with a low around 61. 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, July 19, 2011 (as of 5:40 p.m. PDT) Temperature: High and Low 84.0°F 62.0°F Average Temperatures (High/Low) for July 83.1°F 61.0°F Humidity: High and Low 96% 43% Pressure: Current and Trend 29.81 in. Hg Falling Precipitation: Since Midnight and Year-to-Date 0.00 in. 0.00 in. Wind: Current Direction (From) and Daily High Gust West-northwest 13 mph
at 1:05 p.m. Solar: High Inbound Radiation, Evaporation and UV Index 981 W/m² 0.190 in. 12.9 Sunrise and Sunset 5:54 a.m. 7:54 p.m. Lunar Phase Waning gibbous

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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