Cherry blossoms have bloomed longer than usual and aren't done yet.
Cool weather has prolonged the bloom, which has already lasted 11 days and could stay colorful into an unheard of third straight weekend.
Washington’s famed cherry blossoms reached peak bloom at near record speed 11 days ago and have lingered nearly as long as they ever have. A seesaw weather pattern — which switched from abnormally warm to rather chilly — has been the driver of this fast-developing but enduring bloom.
The warm weather in the first half of March — with temperatures more than 9 degrees above normal — fueled the buds’ rapid development. That was before a sudden switch to cool weather preserved the blossoms — much like putting them in a refrigerator.
While the blossoms are starting to fade, at least some should still be blooming into Sunday and reaching a third straight weekend, which is practically unheard of.
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