Can we eat an Oranjetompouce in the sunshine on the free market or enjoy your own living room? Berend van Straaten, meteorologist at weeronline.nlhas good news for everyone who likes to celebrate King’s Day in the open air.
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The red-white-blue flags with orange ribbon will not flutter hard in the Zoetermeer streets, because during King’s Day it is not blowing much. Despite the moderate wind force 3, it does have a considerable influence on the temperature.
Wind direction determines temperature
According to Berend, this is because the wind direction determines the temperature: “A onward wind can easily yield a fresh King’s Day, because the seawater is only about 10 degrees. As it looks now, the wind comes to southeast and feeds soft air. In almost the entire country the temperatures will seem between 15 and 20 degrees.
The hottest holiday was during Queen’s Day in 1993. Then it became 27 degrees in De Bilt. The coldest Queen’s Day was in 1970 when it was only 9 degrees.
The relocation of our royal holiday from April 30 to April 27 has been a decline in terms of again. On April 27, it is on average (since 1949) with 15 degrees more than a degree colder than on April 30. The lake also rains on April 27 than on April 30. (Source: weeronline.nl)
Does it stay dry?
In addition to the temperature, it is also useful to know if you should pull an orange poncho or just a polo out of the cupboard. Berend: “As it now stands, it remains largely dry throughout the country. If a few showers were to fall, then it is usually dry for a longer period of time, so in that regard the prospect is favorable. We get an average amount of sun, about 6 or 7 hours. You can definitely recommend it, because the sun is strong with sun power 5”
So it is the wind direction and not the king who determines whether we get a warm King’s Day. Because the wind comes from the direction of Hispanje, we can sing the Wilhelmus (probably) without a jacket on Saturday.