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Week Ahead to Be Sunny, Warmer and Clear Overnight

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

Tuesday forecast: Sunny with a daytime high near 85. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Mostly clear overnight with a low around 61. Northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday forecast: Sunny with a daytime high near 84. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with late patchy fog and a low around 61. West wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.

Extended forecast: Early morning patchy fog Thursday, then sunny with a daytime high near 84 and an overnight low around 61 under mostly clear skies. Sunny Friday with a daytime high near 85 and an overnight low around 61 under partly cloudy skies.

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Monday conditions: Morning fog, dense at times, clearing to sunny with a daytime high of 79. Wind mainly from the northwest 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 Monday, September 19, 2011 (as of 3:40 p.m. PDT) Temperature: High and Low 79.0°F 58.0°F Average Temperatures (High/Low) for September 83.7°F 60.3°F Humidity: High and Low 98% 60% Pressure: Current and Trend 29.87 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 13 mph
at 2:29 p.m. Solar: High Inbound Radiation, Evaporation and UV Index 888 W/m² 0.107 in. 10.1 Sunrise and Sunset 6:34 a.m. 6:49 p.m. Lunar Phase Last 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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