The cherry blossom trees have finally reached peak bloom. Temperatures have a large impact on how long the flowers will last. “We know that warmer temperatures move us more quickly through the bloom cycles,

Typically, the best time to see cherry blossoms in Baltimore is between the end of March and the first couple of weeks of April. As the cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. inch closer to peak bloom, Baltimore's cherry blossoms can sometimes lag behind by a few days, according to WJZ's First Alert Weather Team.

This is not a drill -- the D.C. cherry blossoms are officially in peak bloom, according to the National Park Service (NPS). NPS says the cherry blossom trees hit the final stage on March 28. That's exactly when the Park Service predicted it would arrive.