Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 30, 2013

How Washington DC’s famous Cherry Blossoms are doing as of March 30, 2013. With fresh photos taken today.

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The cherry blossoms reached peak bloom on March 17, 2024. That's the second-earliest on record.

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Today and tomorrow should start to feel a bit more like spring, with warmer temperatures and some sunshine. It should be mostly nice to be out and about, but the cherry blossoms still haven’t come out to play.

As you’d expect on a spring-like weekend morning, there are more people out today.

Ohio Drive SW between Independence Avenue and the Jefferson Memorial is now part of a one-way circuit to make it less chaotic with all the traffic coming in for the cherry blossoms. You can’t turn off Independence Avenue and head southeast toward the Jefferson Memorial–you can only go from the Jefferson Memorial toward the Kennedy Center. And be warned–there were tow trucks out this morning getting cars that had been illegally parked.

Washington DC's Cherry Blossoms Before the Spring Bloom

Washington DC Cherry Blossoms on March 30, 2013

Washington DC Cherry Blossoms on March 30, 2013

Washington DC Cherry Blossoms on March 30, 2013

Washington DC Cherry Blossoms on March 30, 2013

Washington DC Cherry Blossoms on March 30, 2013

Washington DC Cherry Blossoms on March 30, 2013

Washington DC Cherry Blossoms on March 30, 2013

Washington DC Cherry Blossoms on March 30, 2013

Washington DC Cherry Blossoms on March 30, 2013

Washington DC Cherry Blossoms on March 30, 2013