The National Park Service declared that the cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin reached their penultimate stage of development on March 18, meaning peaking bloom should occur within the next several days.
Matt McClain/The Washington PostThe blossoms endured freezing temperatures Sunday and Monday mornings but were unharmed.
Leslie Frattaroli, a natural resources program manager at the Park Service said in an email that peak bloom will probably occur between Tuesday and Thursday but that the blossoms are moving slowly because of the chilly temperatures.Matt McClain/The Washington Post
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