With gusts up to 90 km/hour being reported today, it'll be close to the windiest day of the year here in Estevan.

That's ripping leaves off of any trees that were turning orange, and can be quite troublesome if you're out walking.

One thing is likely on a lot of people's minds -  where exactly is this wind coming from?

Environment Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang says that we have a storm being hosted by our eastern neighbours.

"It's actually a weather system that's over Northern Manitoba, towards the arctic coasts. what that does, is it creates a bit of a sandwich situation between the warmer air well to the west of us and the cooler air to the east of us, and that creates what we call a wind gradient and that's what causes these strong winds."

With the wind picking up, people may need to be careful considering that loose items can be picked up, whether that's in their yards or on the street.

"Just maybe securing things around the house that can blow around, you know, garbage cans and anything that you've left out from over the summer that can become airborne. As well, just be careful when you're driving," said Lang, "Just because things can start gusting around."

The system is expected to move out in a couple of days, with a final gasp tomorrow with some still-strong winds.

"The cold front that initially went through came through on Monday, and here we are still with these strong winds. These winds will probably ease a little bit tonight," said Lang, "Will still be gusting tonight and they'll pick up again tomorrow but I don't think they'll be as strong tomorrow, probably gusting up to only 70 kilometers tomorrow."