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This is the current conditions weather report for Milpitas. The report was made 33 minutes ago, at 02:53 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 9 miles per hour / 14.8 kilometers per hour from the northwest (320°). The temperature was 54°F / 12°C, with a dew-point at 54°F / 12°C. The temperature felt like 52°F / 11°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30 inHg / 1017 hPa. The relative humidity was 67%. The skies were overcast.

Milpitas is a city in Santa Clara County, California. Milpitas is usually considered to be a small northern suburb of San Jose. It is located with San Jose to its south and Fremont to its north, at the eastern end of Highway 237 and near the southern ends of Interstates 680 and 880. With Alameda County bordering directly on the north, Milpitas sits in the extreme northeast section of the South Bay, bordering the East Bay and Fremont. Milpitas is also located within the "Silicon Valley", a region of "hi-tech" computer businesses and industries. The corporate headquarters of Maxtor, PalmOne, Sipex, LSI Logic, Solectron and Adaptec sit within the industrial zones of Milpitas.

As a suburb within the ethnically diverse San Francisco Bay Area, Milpitas has a unique culture and a sense of community. In Milpitas, no ethnic group can be thought of as either a majority or minority. The ethnic mix includes Indonesian American, Chinese, Taiwanese, Vietnamese, Filipinos, Mexicans, Indians, and African Americans. As a result, the city is a virtual melting pot, which is quite evident in the community's culture.

Milpitas is also home to the largest Bay Area shopping mall in land area, the Great Mall of the Bay Area. Great Mall's premises is the conversion of a Ford automobile assembly plant that shut down in the 1980s after competition from Japanese automobile manufacturers forced it to close.

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