Chicago Weather: Sunny Skies And Warm Temperatures On The Way

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CHICAGO (CBS) -- After gray, fall-like weather on Friday, Saturday will be a lot brighter and a little warmer. Friday's temperature, which was 49 degrees at 2:30 p.m., was a whopping 26 degrees below the 75 degree norm!

A sunny Saturday is ahead with temperatures coming in 10 degrees to 12 degrees warmer. Northeast winds will ease up a bit to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph.

Wave heights will remain as high as 7 feet with dangerous swimming conditions posted until Saturday night along the Illinois and Indiana shores of Lake Michigan.

Sunday will bring more sun and a great temperature improvement.

Memorial Day will be partly sunny with seasonable temperatures.

Forecast:

Saturday: Sunny, breezy, and 60 degrees.

Saturday night: Clear with 45 for a low.

Sunday: Sunny and 70 with light winds.

Monday: Partly sunny and warmer. 74.