Officials predict peak bloom for cherry blossoms in DC but warn of weather swings

The cherry blossoms are back — but unpredictable weather may dull and delay their blooms this year. National Park Service officials estimated Wednesday that the District’s cherry blossoms will reach their peak bloom in the Tidal Basin between March 22 and 25, the same period they predicted last year. But Jeff Reinbold, National Parks Service’s superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Park, added that horticulturalists will “monitor weather conditions” to see if unpredictable temperature patterns change things. He said during a press conference that it has been a “particularly...