Strong Winds Could Ruin The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Daniel Goodman / Business Insider

NEW YORK CITY — The city will decide Thursday morning if rains and gusting winds are too strong for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons, a spokeswoman for the Office of Emergency Management said.

The balloons will not fly if the sustained winds are stronger than 23 miles-per-hour and the gusts are more than 34 miles-per-hour, OEM spokeswoman Nancy Greco said.

The National Weather Service is forecasting breezes of up to 38 mph, but Greco said they will base their decision on the real-time readings Thursday morning.