2017 Cherry Blossoms Update: They're Blooming

WASHINGTON, DC — You can breathe a deep sigh of relief, Washingtonians: the Tidal Basin is going to look just fine despite our unexpected deep freeze. New photos of the area posted on social media Tuesday show that those blooms are emerging just fine, even if we lost half of them to the cold, according to the National Park Service.

Pictures below show that quite a few trees are blooming, bathing the Tidal Basin in pink several days before NPS says they are expected to reach their peak (NPS won't put on a date on it, but say it should happen by this weekend).

Sadly, it's been quite cloudy on Tuesday, so it's not ideal weather for photography. Wednesday might be a little bit better, but the next truly sunny day should be Thursday.

In the meantime, check out what people are saying about the cherry blossoms right now on social media:

Cherry Blossoms this morning @yourtake @capitalweather @ABC7Brian @weatherchannel @NationalMallNPS #DC pic.twitter.com/8xMAaBQWd3
— Angela Pan (@abpanphoto) March 21, 2017

Cherry Blossoms at the Tidal Basin #CherryBlossomDC pic.twitter.com/R6L2m10Im2
— Stan Melton (@BrownBagDC) March 21, 2017

Had no idea you could spot cherry blossoms and other spring pinks (indoors) at MGM National Harbor- https://t.co/X9TBIE8ZM3
— Lauren Beyea (@LaurenBeyea) March 21, 2017

Don't worry: Last week's slushstorm didn't kill the cherry blossoms. https://t.co/PbHgYWUz6b pic.twitter.com/jpTLHAA1wC
— Rachel H. Smith (@rachelholliday) March 21, 2017

Celebrate the cherry blossoms with cocktails at new pop-up bar https://t.co/veZBVtt8fn pic.twitter.com/g1tEe44Gpx
— WTOP (@WTOP) March 7, 2017

Image via NPS