03/18/2024
** Cherry blossoms hit near-record early peak, Abnormally warm weather is speeding up the blooms of Washington’s famed cherry trees
Cherry blossoms hit near-record early peak, a sign of climate change
Abnormally warm weather is speeding up the peak bloom of Washington’s famed cherry trees.
03/07/2024
When is peak bloom?
The National Park Service is forecasting peak bloom between March 23 and 26 this year. If accurate, that would once again be earlier than the average historic peak of April 4. Last season's peak did fall right in the center of NPS' predicted peak bloom window announced by D.C. leaders, which was between March 22 and March 25.
03/19/2023
DC’s cherry blossoms enter ‘puffy white’ stage, approaching peak bloom
DC’s cherry blossoms enter ‘puffy white’ stage, approaching peak bloom - WTOP News
With the National Cherry Blossom Festival underway in D.C., the flowers have now entered the ‘puffy white’ stage, the last stage before peak bloom.
02/28/2023
The National Park Service will announce their initial peak bloom prediction on March 1. All signs currently point to an early bloom. We've seen a much-warmer-than-normal January and February.
03/21/2022
** Cherry blossoms explode, reach peak bloom 10 days ahead of average. Warm weather pushed the blossoms to peak bloom on the eighth-earliest date on record **
Cherry blossoms explode, reach peak bloom 10 days ahead of average
Warm weather pushed the blossoms to peak bloom on the eighth-earliest date on record.
04/01/2018
What you need to know for the 2018 Cherry Blossom Festival
The 2018 National Cherry Blossom Festival kicked off on March 20 and runs through April 15. A number of events are taking place during the festival including the Blossom Kite Festival on Saturday.Here's what you need to know:The Blossom Kite Festival is a