Friday's cool start to the day won't last long.
According to Bay News 9 Meteorologist Diane Kacmarik, the early-morning temperatures in the 40s and 50s will rise to the mid 70s by the afternoon.
"High clouds in from the northwest indicate warm air arriving into our area," Kacmarik said. "The filtered sunshine we will get today will be enough to warm things up."
The warm conditions will continue during the weekend before a cold front arrives Saturday night.
Low temperatures across the Bay area Friday morning:
Bradenton 51
St. Petersburg Albert Whitted 57
Clearwater 53
Tampa 50
Brandon 45
Lakeland 45
Winter Haven 49
Brooksville 38
Inverness 46
Hernando 34