Ottawa weather: Saturday's winds over; chance of flurries on Sunday ahead of a warmer week

Environment Canada ended a “wind warning” for the Ottawa region Saturday afternoon.

The warning for Ottawa North, Kanata, Orleans, Ottawa South, Richmond and Metcalfe had said winds arriving as part of a cold front could cause power outages, damage roof shingles and windows, toss around loose objects and break tree branches.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.

An online map from Hydro One showed about 270 outages as of late evening, affecting 11,000 customers across the province. As of late afternoon, an online map showed most of those outages appeared to be in the area east of the Ottawa International Airport.Meanwhile, Ottawa Fire Services announced Saturday morning a ban on open fires in the city.This ban applies to properties that have an open fire permit and to agricultural burns, brush pile burns, campfires and wood-burning outdoor fireplaces, a release from Ottawa Fire Services said.

For Sunday night, expect mainly cloudy skies. Wind will become southwest 20 km/h after midnight. The low of -3 C will feel like -9 with the wind chill.

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