Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for strong winds across the Kawarthas region on Friday afternoon and evening (January 9).
The special weather statement is in effect for Peterborough County, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County, southern Haliburton County, and Hastings Highlands.
Showers will move through the region on Friday morning, accompanied by spring-like temperatures and with rainfall amounts of 10 to 20 mm. These showers will have the potential to generate strong wind gusts of up 70 km/h.
A cold front is then expected to push through the region by late afternoon or early evening.
The passage of the cold front may lead to another wave of strong winds with the potential for wind gusts of 70 to 90 km/h.
The winds will ease from west to east in the evening.
