Wednesday Cherry Blossom Updates - April 4th

All this week, Urban Atlas will be giving daily updates of the status of the Cherry Blossoms, as well as some of the day's pictures.

Today's Cherry Blossoms

As promised, today's weather was all over the place - warm in the morning but then a front came through midday. While it cleared later, it was cold and windy. I stopped by the Tidal Basin just before sunset, and the trees are really starting to bloom.

The wind was really blowing this afternoon, but the cherry blossoms proved resilient and managed to stay attached to their trees.

@capitalweather the cherry blossoms are taking a beating but are hanging in there pic.twitter.com/fzyY5wfjro

— Joe Flood (@joeflood) April 4, 2018

Peak bloom starts tomorrow!

The bloom period has begun, meaning 20% of the Yoshino trees are at full blossom. Peak bloom, occurring when that figure reaches 70%, now projected for April 5-8, thanks to last weekend's warm temps. Keeping an eye on gusty winds tomorrow, enemy of the blossoms! #CherryBlossomDC pic.twitter.com/huB8QcOaoQ

— National Mall NPS (@NationalMallNPS) April 3, 2018

Upcoming Weather - Friday, April 6th looks to be a good option. Sunday has potential too.

The weather remains challenging this year. March in Washington DC was colder than February for the second year in a row. April continues to challenge us with cold weather and potentially snow, mixed precipitation, or rain on Saturday. In the near term, Friday looks to have the best weather to take in the blossoms. However, there could be an opportunity to see a rare combination of snow + blossoms Saturday morning. We will keep you updated. 

Thursday's digit - 4/10: Brisk is the word, spring deferred; pleasantly warmer tomorrow (Friday) but Saturday wintry mix brings sorrow. David, CWG

— Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) April 5, 2018