Environment Canada has issued a wind warning to the Tri-Cities as a rapidly intensifying low pressure system approaches the south coast of British Columbia.
The gusty winds up to 70 kilometres per hour are expected shift to the southwest, blowing up to 90 kilometres per hour across Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and into Howe Sound today.
“High winds may toss loose objects or cause tree branches to break,” wrote the weather agency in its wind warning alert.
Winds are expected to ease this evening.