Will it be cold on Christmas in Manatee County? Here’s the holiday weather forecast

Victoria Villanueva-Marquez

December 24, 2024 at 5:50 a.m.·1 min read

Forecasters are predicting a comfortably warn Christmas for the Bradenton area this year.

Manatee County residents will have a warm Christmas.

Christmas Eve will start out mostly cloudy and then become gradually sunny during the day with a high near 77, according to the latest National Weather Service forecast. Partly cloudy conditions will return at night with a low around 55.

Christmas Day is predicted to be cloudy with a high near 76, forecasters say. Cloudy conditions will continue into the night with a 30% chance of rain and a low around 62, forecasters say.

Temperatures will stay warm after Christmas, forecasters said.

Thursday and Friday should be partly sunny during the day and mostly cloudy at night, with highs near 80 degrees and lows in the low to mid 60s.

Thursday will also bring a 20% chance of showers, forecasters said.

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