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Weekend Conditions Will Be 'Average' for Late July

Observed conditions for Friday, July 29, 2011, from La Mesa Mesonet station. Forecast data from National Weather Service.

Saturday forecast: Early morning clouds and fog clearing to mostly sunny with a daytime high near 80. Northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low around 62. Northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Sunday forecast: Mostly sunny with a daytime high near 80. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 10 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low around 63. West wind around 5 mph.

Extended forecast: Mostly sunny Monday with a daytime high near 82, then partly cloudy overnight with patchy fog and a low around 63. Early morning clouds and fog Tuesday clearing to mostly sunny with a daytime high near 84 and an overnight low around 63 with increasing cloudiness and patchy fog.

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Friday conditions: Morning clouds and fog clearing to mostly sunny with a daytime high 80. Wind mainly from the west-northwest between 5 and 15 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with late patchy fog and a low around 62. Northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.

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 Friday, July 29, 2011 (as of 9:00 p.m. PDT) Temperature: High and Low 80.0°F 64.7°F Average Temperatures (High/Low) for July 83.1°F 61.0°F Humidity: High and Low 88% 58% Pressure: Current and Trend 29.82 in. Hg Rising Precipitation: Since Midnight and Year-to-Date 0.00 in. 0.00 in. Wind: Current Direction (From) and Daily High Gust West-northwest 16 mph
at 2:06 p.m. Solar: High Inbound Radiation, Evaporation and UV Index 1074 W/m² 0.171 in. 12.0 Sunrise and Sunset 6:01 a.m. 7:48 p.m. Lunar Phase New

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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