SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – Early this morning across Sarasota and Manatee counties, low clouds and patchy fog are lifting after sunrise. Temperatures are in the mid to upper 60s with light east to northeast winds around 5 to 10 mph. There are no watches, warnings, advisories, or special weather statements in effect. Conditions will steadily improve through the morning as clouds thin and visibility returns to normal in the isolated locations where the fog possibley forms.
Today will be partly to mostly sunny and warm, with highs in the mid 80s — well above average for early March. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms develops after 1 p.m., especially along and west of I-75 and from the Suncoast south.
Some storms may bring brief heavy rain and gusty winds, with most areas receiving a tenth to a quarter inch of rain. Activity fades after sunset after a slow drift of inland storms toward the Gulf with fading intensity…