A special weather statement by Environment Canada remains in effect for the Greater Toronto Area, where strong and gusty winds of up to 80 km/h are expected to continue tonight into Friday.

The statement is in effect for York, Durham, Halton and Peel, stretching westward as far as Windsor, where strong gusts were reported Thursday morning.

Winds will persist into the evening and will begin to wind down later tonight or possibly tomorrow morning.

Intermittent showers are also expected throughout the evening and overnight into Friday.

A cold front bringing strong southwesterly winds is to blame. It's spreading eastward across Southwestern Ontario and will reach Kingston by this evening.



A wind warning is also in effect in eastern Lake Erie where even stronger winds with frequent gusts of up to 100 km/h are expected.