Fireworks and drone show at A’dam Toren is canceled due to strong winds
The New Year’s celebration at the A’dam Toren aan het IJ cannot take place due to the strong wind blowing through the city during the New Year’s Eve. The organization is looking into whether the fireworks and drone show can be held on another day. The organization will let you know AT 5 O’CLOCK.
Later in the day, the organization hopes to be able to tell about the show on January 1 or 2 that it can continue ‘as usual’, that is still being discussed.
According to WeerOnline, there will be a gradual wind all evening with wind force 6. This will only gradually decrease from about three o’clock in the night. Rain is also expected tonight. It is unclear in advance whether it will be dry at midnight. The meteorologist can report that it is more likely that it will be dry than that it will rain, but “it remains the weather”.
Floradorp and Museumplein
From the traditional bonfire can continue in Floradorp is not even to be expected. The stack may not be lit from wind force 6. Patrick van Bronswijk, organizer of the bonfire for years, says that they expect wind force 4 in Floradorp tonight. If it is certain that wind force 6 will be around midnight, the organization will see if it can be put in at an earlier time in the evening.
The organization of the light and fireworks show on the Museumplein watch as long as possible with the eventual cancellation of the fireworks show. At a speed of 9 meters per second, which is wind force 5, no fireworks may be set off. They measure the wind speed during the evening on the Museumplein. In any case, the light show can continue.