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Manatee fog to dissipate Thursday

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Shrouded in an early morning fog, gulls circle the water in search of food Wednesday in the Manatee River off Bradenton's Riverwalk. GRANT JEFFERIES/Bradenton Herald
Shrouded in an early morning fog, gulls circle the water in search of food Wednesday in the Manatee River off Bradenton's Riverwalk. GRANT JEFFERIES/Bradenton Herald gjefferies@bradenton.com

MANATEE -- Thoughout this week, there has been a haze of fog throughout the Bradenton-Sarasota area, including Wednesday.

The National Weather Service says it will cease Thursday.

"We don't expect any fog after tomorrow morning around 9 a.m.," NWS meteorologist Tom Dougherty said Wednesday night. "Some of it is patchy in nature. It can form and reform and get thinner and then get thicker again, but conditions are ripe for it to last through the overnight hours."

Thursday will be mostly sunny with only a few clouds and temperatures around 81 degrees, he added.

According to Bay News 9 meteorologist Brian McClure, there will be a 50 percent chance of rain Friday and Saturday.

"Sunday, the rain goes away as the cold front moves in," he told the Herald. "Monday will definitely be cooler. You'll notice a difference on Sunday and a drastic difference on Monday."

This story was originally published March 16, 2016 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Manatee fog to dissipate Thursday ."

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