MANATEE -- The National Weather Service forecasts that the beautiful weather of this past weekend will continue into the new work week.

Forecasters are calling for mostly sunny skies, with a high near 78 and southerly winds of 8 to 10 mph.

Monday night, skies will turn partly cloudy, with a low around 60 and east-southeasterly winds of 6 to 10 mph.

Similar conditions are expected through Wednesday.

However, for Thursday -- the first day of the Manatee County fair -- the Weather Service is calling for a 30 percent chance of rain. The chance of rain continues through at least Friday, according to the Weather Service.