Environment Canada warns of strong winds in our region on Friday

Brace yourselves for a windy day. A special weather statement is in effect for Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and Norfolk County.

Environment Canada says strong northwesterly winds are expected in our region Friday.

Gusts of 70 to 80 km/h are expected by late Friday morning or early afternoon.

Showers and Very Windy! Cloudy with chance of showers today. Winds NW 70-80 km/h. Cool high of 6. Tonight skies will clear. Chilly low -1. Tomorrow (yeah May!) sunny with chance of late day showers. High 12. Showers and milder Sunday. Details on CHCH Morning Live. @morninglive. pic.twitter.com/9AYRRZ3mpT

— brianwoodchch (@BrianWCHCH) April 30, 2021

The strong winds will continue into the evening.

The weather agency is warning of isolated power outages and says winds could cause some tree branches to break.