MANATEE -- The National Weather Service was calling for a sunny Friday in Bradenton.

Patchy fog before 9 a.m. was expected to give way to mostly sunny skies, with a high near 81 and northeasterly winds of 8 mph becoming west-southwesterly in the afternoon, according to forecasters.

Friday night, skies will be partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Similar conditions are expected through the weekend.