Warmer weather this weekend in Chicago area week after first snow of season

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Just days ago, the Chicago area was hit with the first snowfall of the season. Now, it has thawed out and people are taking advantage of these unseasonably warm days while they last.

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"I can actually take the hoodie off and I still feel good. It's a shirt type of weather," Chicago resident Chris Lopez said.

Holiday lights beamed at Maggie Daley Park Friday on the opening day of its ice-skating rink, even though it feels nothing like Christmas.

"I don't like when it's too cold out here because don't nobody be out here," Chicago resident Jaylen Scott said. "I'm a very interactive person. I like seeing people."

For most of the day, temperatures sat comfortably in the upper 50s, something a few Los Angeles natives didn't expect during their visit.

""I look at the weather. It said it was going to be like this, but Chicago feels good right now," said Kyla Haymon,, who is visiting from Los Angeles, California. "I thought it was going to feel cold. I just put this on, but I'm about to take this back off."

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Unseasonable warm weather is clinching the Chicago area just days after winter arrived early, blanketing some parts of the city and suburbs with the first snowstorm of the fall season.

"It was just snowing cats and dogs," Chicago resident Ebony Bender said. "It was like sleet everywhere. People were sliding. I seen people falling and stuff."

But, now that the snow has melted away, thick coats have been traded in for thinner layers, at least until colder weather makes its next appearance.

The good news is the warm weather should stick around for parts of this weekend, which is perfect for ice skating sessions downtown that are now open for reservations.