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Related: About this forumCherry Blossom Watch Update: March 22, 2016
UPDATE: The NPS said during the afternoon that 70 percent of the cherry blossoms had reached the puffy white stage. Thats the last stage before peak bloom.
Its not going to take much now to make the cherry blossoms really pop. There are noticeably more out since yesterday, although many of the trees havent yet started. The winter blast didnt end up amounting to much and is now behind us. Warmer weather today through to the end of the week will have them coming out en masse over the next few days.
It was quite chilly this morning, but very pretty and still. Some high clouds caught the predawn light, and there were quite a few more people out this morninga lot of them photographers and people getting portrait sessions doneto enjoy it. Its shaping up to be a really nice day, although a bit of a breeze is expected to pick up soon.
If youre driving in today through the rest of the bloom, the special traffic restrictions around Ohio Drive are now in place. Ohio Drive itself is still open to parking, but its a one-way traffic flow running south to north. That also means that the entrances from the Lincoln Memorial end are closed off, so youll need to enter the loop off Maine Ave and go by the Jefferson Memorial. It also means that if there are no spots along Ohio Drive youll have to exit the loop and start again. If you dont want to risk doing the loop again, turn left at the George Mason Memorial (just after the Jefferson Memorial), and park in one of the lots under the 14th Street Bridge. If these street names dont mean anything to you, dont worryjust follow the signs and you cant go wrong. And a reminder that I have more details on how to get to the cherry blossoms here.UPDATE: The NPS said during the afternoon that 70 percent of the cherry blossoms had reached the puffy white stage. Thats the last stage before peak bloom.
Its not going to take much now to make the cherry blossoms really pop. There are noticeably more out since yesterday, although many of the trees havent yet started. The winter blast didnt end up amounting to much and is now behind us. Warmer weather today through to the end of the week will have them coming out en masse over the next few days.
It was quite chilly this morning, but very pretty and still. Some high clouds caught the predawn light, and there were quite a few more people out this morninga lot of them photographers and people getting portrait sessions doneto enjoy it. Its shaping up to be a really nice day, although a bit of a breeze is expected to pick up soon.
If youre driving in today through the rest of the bloom, the special traffic restrictions around Ohio Drive are now in place. Ohio Drive itself is still open to parking, but its a one-way traffic flow running south to north. That also means that the entrances from the Lincoln Memorial end are closed off, so youll need to enter the loop off Maine Ave and go by the Jefferson Memorial. It also means that if there are no spots along Ohio Drive youll have to exit the loop and start again. If you dont want to risk doing the loop again, turn left at the George Mason Memorial (just after the Jefferson Memorial), and park in one of the lots under the 14th Street Bridge. If these street names dont mean anything to you, dont worryjust follow the signs and you cant go wrong. And a reminder that I have more details on how to get to the cherry blossoms here.
http://cherryblossomwatch.com/cherry-blossom-watch-march-22-2016/
2016 Cherry Blossom Peak Bloom Forecasts
When will Washington DC's cherry blossoms reach peak bloom in 2016?
http://cherryblossomwatch.com/peak-bloom-forecast/