2018 Cherry Blossom Peak Bloom Forecasts
The latest information and forecasts on when Washington DC's cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin will reach peak bloom in…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update / Kwanzan Edition: April 22, 2018
The Kwanzan cherry blossoms near the Tidal Basin and East Potomac Park are now coming into full bloom.
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: April 16, 2018
The cherry blossoms are essentially done now. You can still find some flowers on the trees, but the trees are…
Reader Photos 2018 | Part 4
These are some of the beautiful photos of 2018’s bloom of the cherry blossoms that were submitted by Cherry Blossom…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: April 13, 2018
The cherry blossom snow is coming down more steadily now as petals get knocked off in the breeze. The trees…
Reader Photos 2018 | Part 3
These are some of the beautiful photos of 2018’s bloom of the cherry blossoms that were submitted by Cherry Blossom…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: April 12, 2018
A week after peak bloom the cherry blossoms are still looking very pretty, but if you look up close you…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: April 11, 2018
Petals are starting to come off, but for now it’s a very gentle pace. The cold weather has slowed development…
Reader Photos 2018 | Part 2
These are some of the beautiful photos of 2018’s bloom of the cherry blossoms that were submitted by Cherry Blossom…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: April 10, 2018
The cherry blossoms are still going strong and looking lovely. Some light showers overnight didn't have much effect, and the…
Reader Photos 2018 | Part 1
These are some of the beautiful photos of 2018’s bloom of the cherry blossoms that were submitted by Cherry Blossom…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: April 9, 2018
The cherry blossoms are still holding up well and looking beautiful. You have to look closely to see that they're…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: April 8, 2018
Despite a chilly breeze, this morning at the Tidal Basin is quite spectacular, and the cherry blossoms are looking fluffy…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: April 7, 2018
The snow and rain have mostly been no-shows. It's cold and breezy, but the trees are doing just fine.
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: April 6, 2018
The weather is dull and kind of dreary, but the trees are still looking beautiful.
NPS Says the Cherry Blossoms Reached Peak Bloom Today, April 5
The NPS determined that the cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin reached peak bloom today, April 5. Peak bloom is…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: April 5, 2018
The rain and wind yesterday barely grazed the cherry blossoms, and they're currently in their prime.
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: April 4, 2018
The cherry blossoms are in full bloom now. While not every tree is fully out, most are. They're on track…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: April 3, 2018
The blossoms themselves are shaping up nicely for later in the week. Many of them are in full bloom now,…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: April 2, 2018
Sunny and warm conditions through the weekend brought more flowers out, and they're looking lovely as they move into full…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 31, 2018
If you head down to the Tidal Basin this weekend you won’t have any trouble whatsoever finding cherry blossoms out.…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 29, 2018
It’s now getting much easier to find at least a few blossoms coming out. Quite a few of the trees…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 26, 2018
The slow trickle continues. It's becoming a little easier to find some scattered flowers out this morning, but most of…
Peak Bloom Predictions Revised Again
Both the National Park Service and the *Washington Post*'s Capital Weather today revised their peak bloom predictions, pushing them back…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 23, 2018
Ever so slowly we're starting to see some movement. The snow has gone, and there are more flowers just gradually…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 21, 2018
It has been snowing steadily, and there's a layer of wet, slushy snow around the Tidal Basin. But it's not…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 19, 2018
There's not much new on the trees since yesterday, but I've been getting a lot of questions about things like…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 18, 2018
It's shaping up as a sparkling spring day, but unfortunately there aren't many cherry blossoms to see yet.
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 15, 2018
Progress has been brought to a crawl by the cool temperatures. If you look very closely, they are making headway,…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 12, 2018
There's been steady progress, but with the continuing cool temperatures it has been slow. There are some flowers starting to…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 8, 2018
There's been some progress, but it's at a gentle pace in these cool temperatures. The indicator tree is just starting…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 3, 2018
The cherry trees around the Tidal Basin have emerged mostly unscathed from the very strong winds we saw yesterday.
National Park Service has Announced their First Peak Bloom Prediction for 2018
The experts at the National Park Service has issued their initial peak bloom prediction for 2018: March 17-20.
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 1, 2018
Around the Tidal Basin, the buds are clearly making progress. And, as usual, the so-called indicator tree is marching ahead…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: February 27, 2018
The National Park Service determined that 70 percent of the buds had reached the "Green Buds" stage on February 25.…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: February 25, 2018
It has been soggy and foggy but still warmer than average. More of the green buds are starting to come…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: February 21, 2018
The green buds are just starting to poke through, and unusually warm weather is coaxing out some of the area's…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: February 14, 2018
There's not much to see on the trees yet, but things will start picking up in coming weeks. The National…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: January 31, 2018
The short version is that there's still not much to report. The cherry trees are still in their winter mode…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: January 19, 2018
The first update in the 2018 Cherry Blossom Watch! For now, the Tidal Basin is covered in ice and there's…
2018 National Cherry Blossom Festival
The 2018 National Cherry Blossom Festival will be held March 20 through April 15. The Cherry Blossom Parade is scheduled…
Reader Photos 2017 | Part 3
This is the final installment of reader photos for this year. Thanks to all who shared their beautiful photos!
Reader Photos 2017 | Part 2
This is part 2 of the reader photos for the 2017 bloom.
Reader Photos 2017 | Part 1
Here are some great photos of 2017’s bloom of the cherry blossoms that were submitted by Cherry Blossom Watch readers.…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update / Kwanzan Edition: April 4, 2017
The Kwanzan cherry blossoms are close to blooming, and warm temperatures in coming days will coax more and more of…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: April 4, 2017
The cherry blossoms are on their last legs now, but there are still some holdouts with plenty of flowers.
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 31, 2017
The cherry blossoms are past their prime now and well on their way out. The persistent rain is knocking a…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 29, 2017
They're still going strong, and with the sun finally coming out it's a gorgeous spring day at the Tidal Basin.
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 28, 2017
Now that we're at three days after the peak bloom day, the cherry blossoms are turning pink and still looking…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 26, 2017
The cherry blossoms reached peak bloom yesterday. As expected, the bloom this year is a little more subdued than usual…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update / Kwanzan Edition: March 26, 2017
The Kwanzans are now showing green buds, the first of the visible development stages. Warm weather over coming weeks will…
NPS Says that DC's Cherry Blossoms Reached Peak Bloom Today: March 25
The NPS said this afternoon that the cherry blossoms reached peak bloom today, March 25. Peak bloom is when at…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 25, 2017
They're looking great this morning, and they'll look even better as the weekend warms up and coaxes even more blossoms…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 24, 2017
They're looking good now and will look better and better each day through at least the weekend.
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 23, 2017
Some of them are blooming fully now. Most of them need a kick of warmth for them to catch up.
Using Drones at the Tidal Basin
If you're tempted to take photos or video of the cherry blossoms from a drone--or indeed anywhere nearby--don't do it.…
Parking for the Cherry Blossoms
If driving remains your best option, here are a few ideas on where to park when going to the cherry…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 22, 2017
They're not yet in full bloom, but they've taken a big step in that direction in the past 24 hours.…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 21, 2017
The cherry blossoms are finally coming out to play, and it looks like it's shaping up to look better than…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 20, 2017
It's a beautiful morning to kick off spring, and more cherry blossoms are starting to come out as they head…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 19, 2017
The cherry blossoms are gearing up for another attempt at the bloom. There are flowers starting to come out, but…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 18, 2017
No new photos today, but some useful information came in late yesterday about the NPS's take on where things stand.
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 17, 2017
That should be the last of the very cold nights, at least for a while. Things are now warming up…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 16, 2017
Where there should be white and pink there's now a lot of brown. Many of the ones that were in…
Cherry Blossom Watch / Kwanzan Edition: March 16, 2017
The Kwanzan cherry blossoms are much earlier in their development and look to be riding out the cold snap comfortably.
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 15, 2017
They're taking a beating now and damage is becoming more widespread. While there's still a good number soldiering on, it's…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 14, 2017
The cherry blossoms don't seem to be able to catch a break. As if freezing temperatures weren't enough to deal…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 13, 2017
Not much change since yesterday. Another cold night. Some of the blossoms are clearly struggling and succumbing to the freezing…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 12, 2017
It's still cold, with much more to come. While most of the cherry blossoms are still hanging in there, more…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 11, 2017
So far, so good. There's not a lot of visual evidence of damage from the cold temperatures yet, but it's…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 10, 2017
Many of the trees are a few warm days away from full bloom. But we're not going to be getting…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 9, 2017
As expected, the warm weather yesterday coaxed a few more flowers out. It's still not many, but more trees have…
NPS Revises Peak Bloom Forecast: Now March 19-22
Late this afternoon the NPS revised their peak bloom prediction. Colder than expected temperatures forecast for the next week have…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 8, 2017
A few more trees have started popping their first flowers, although it's still only very few in terms of the…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 7, 2017
The cool weather of the past few days brought things to a crawl, but now that we're entering a warmer…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 6, 2017
After a chilly weekend, there's not much change in the trees. A small handful of trees are still flowering, while…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 3, 2017
A small handful of trees are starting to flower, but most of them still have some work to do. But…
Sunrise and Sunset Times at the Tidal Basin | March 2017
If you're heading down to take photos of the cherry blossoms at sunrise or sunset, here are the times for…
Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang Have Posted their First Peak Bloom Prediction for 2017
The Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang has issued their first peak bloom prediction for 2017: sometime between March 15 and…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: February 28, 2017
There's going to be a flurry of activity over the coming days, with new peak bloom predictions and the trees…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: February 27, 2017
There's been noticeable development on many of the trees, and the first flowers are even starting to pop on the…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: February 24, 2017
It's still warm, warm, warm. And most of the trees now have green buds coming through.
Climate Change and the Cherry Blossoms
The National Park Service has put together a video on the topic of how climate change affects Washington DC's cherry…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: February 20, 2017
It certainly feels like spring, with warm temperatures and clear skies. And it's starting to look like spring too, with…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: February 13, 2017
It's sunny and windy. The warmer than normal temperatures we're still seeing--and expect to see for a while yet--continue to…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: February 6, 2017
It feels like spring today, with blue skies, warm sun, and still conditions. And it continues the trend of above-average…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: January 30, 2017
We had a little snow last night. Just enough to be pretty without causing any headaches. But with January closing…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: January 21, 2017
There's not much new to report since the last update, although temperatures have remained warmer than normal, and it looks…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: January 16, 2017
There's not much to see yet, and it's been a fairly unremarkable winter, but we're now starting to head into…
Cherry Blossoms in November?
Yes, it happens, even as the leaves are turning reddish-brown and falling off. There are several autumn-blooming cherry trees around…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: Fall 2016 Edition
The cherry trees around the Tidal Basin are also looking very colorful at the moment, but not in the way…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update (Kwanzan Edition): April 16, 2016
The Kwanzan cherry blossoms along East Potomac Park, Hains Point, near the George Mason Memorial, and the FDR Memorial are…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update (Kwanzan Edition): April 9, 2016
Thanks to the wintry weather we've had recently, most of the Kwanzan cherry blossoms still aren't blooming.
Cherry Blossom Watch Update (Kwanzan Edition): April 7, 2016
The Kwanzan cherry blossoms around East Potomac Park and the FDR Memorial haven't fully popped yet, but it's possible to…
Reader Photos 2016 // Part 2
Photos of 2016's bloom of the cherry blossoms that were submitted by Cherry Blossom Watch Readers. Part 2 of 2.
Reader Photos 2016 // Part 1
Photos of 2016's bloom of the cherry blossoms that were submitted by Cherry Blossom Watch Readers. Part 1 of 2.
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: April 2, 2016
The cherry blossoms are mostly done now. There are a few late stragglers still hanging on despite the rain, but…
The Floral Library
Consisting mostly of several varieties of colorful tulips, the Floral Library is located at the northeast corner of the Tidal…
Cherry Blossom Watch Update: April 1, 2016
There are still flowers on the trees, even if they're well past their prime. At least there are until the…
Ultra-High Resolution Panorama of the Cherry Blossoms at the Tidal Basin
An ultra-high resolution 3-gigapixel panorama of Washington DC's Tidal Basins with the cherry blossoms in bloom.