The Washington Post - 19.03.2020

B8 EZ RE THE WASHINGTON POST.THURSDAy, MARCH 19 , 2020

AVERAGE RECORD ACTUAL FORECAST

PREVIOUS YEAR NORMAL LATEST

<–10–0s 0s 10 s20s 30s 40 s50s 60s 70 s80s 90s 10 0s 110+

T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm FrontStationary Front

NATIONAL Today Tomorrow

High

Low

Normal

Record high

Record low

Reagan Dulles BWI

Reagan Dulles BWI

Today’s tides (High tides in Bold )

WORLD Today Tomorrow

Sources: AccuWeather.com ; US Army Centralized

Allergen Extract Lab (pollen data); airnow.gov (air

quality data); National Weather Service

* AccuWeather's RealFeel Temperature®

combines over a dozen factors for an accurate

measure of how the conditions really “feel.”

Key: s -sunny, pc -partly cloudy, c -cloudy, r -rain,

sh - showers, t -thunderstorms, sf -snow flurries,

sn -snow, i -ice

Moon Phases Solar system

NATION

OFFICIAL RECORD

Rise Set

REGION

Past 24 hours

Total this month

Normal

Total this year

Normal

Richmond

Norfolk

Ocean City

Annapolis

Dover

Cape May

Baltimore

Charlottesville

Lexington

Washington

Virginia Beach

Kitty Hawk

Harrisburg Philadelphia

Hagerstown

Davis

OCEAN:

OCEAN:

OCEAN:

OCEAN:

Temperatures

Precipitation

for the 48 contiguous states excludes Antarctica

Ye sterday's National

Snow, past 24 hours

Snow, season total

58° 3:28 p.m.

44° 6:37 a.m.

57°/38°

81° 1989

13° 1900

56° 5:00 p.m.

38° 6:05 a.m.

56°/33°

80° 1989

13° 19 76

57° 2:38 p.m.

42° 7:00 a.m.

54°/34°

81° 2011

9° 1877

Washington 5:20 a.m. 12:04 p.m. 5:42 p.m. none
Annapolis 2:14 a.m. 8:29 a.m. 3:28 p.m. 9:28 p.m.
Ocean City 5:03 a.m. 11:37 a.m. 5:19 p.m. 11:25 p.m.
Norfolk 12:31 a.m. 7:08 a.m. 1:20 p.m. 7:26 p.m.
Point Lookout 4:28 a.m. 11:21 a.m. 6:01 p.m. 11:09 p.m.

77

°

64 ° 79

°

50 ° 55

°

37 ° 52

°

41 ° 50

°

42 ° 61

°

47 °

Sun 7:13 a.m. 7:19 p.m.

Moon 5:02 a.m. 2:55 p.m.

Venus 8:58 a.m. 11:14 p.m.

Mars 4:08 a.m. 1:40 p.m.

Jupiter 4:07 a.m. 1:45 p.m.

Saturn 4:32 a.m. 2:20 p.m.

Mar 24

New

Apr 1

First

Quarter

Apr 7

Full

Apr 14

Last

Quarter

0.00"

0.56"

1.89"

6.56"

7.41"

0.0"

0.6"

0.00"

0.58"

1.81"

7.15"

7.32"

0.0"

2.9"

0.00"

0.80"

2.17"

6.89"

8.22"

0.0"

1.8"

Blue Ridge: Today, partly sunny, shower, breezy, warmer.
High 62–66. Wind southwest 10–20 mph. Tonight, partly
cloudy. Low 56–60. Wind southwest 7–14 mph. Friday,
mostly cloudy, showers, thunderstorm, windy. High 63–67.
Wind southwest 15–30 mph.

Atlantic beaches: Today, morning showers, partly
sunny, warmer. High 64–78. Wind southeast 7–14 mph.
Tonight, mostly cloudy, mild. Low 53–65. Fr iday, partly
sunny, afternoon shower, breezy, warm. High 68–80. Wind
southwest 10–20 mph.

Pollen: Moderate

Grass Low

Tr ees Moderate

Weeds Low

Mold Low

UV: Low

2 out of 11+

Air Quality: Good

Dominant cause: Particulates

80 /68

76 /66

64 /55

70 /60

67 /55

61/52

73 /60

79/66

75 /63

73 /65

71 /62

63/ 57 62/53

72 /62

67 /59 77/64

48°

48°

53°

50°

Waterways: Upper Potomac River : Today, morning shower, partly
sunny. Wind southwest 5–10 knots. Waves 1 foot. Visibility 1–3 miles
early. • Lower Potomac and Chesapeake Bay : Today, cloudy, showers.
Wind southwest 5–10 knots. Waves around a foot on the Potomac
and 1–3 feet on the Chesapeake.• River Stages : The stage at Little
Falls today will be around 3.9 feet, rising to around 4.1 feet Friday.
Flood stage at Little Falls is 10 feet.

Albany, NY 50/44/sn 71/31/r

Albuquerque 56/34/pc 56/41/pc

Anchorage 36/28/c 39/26/sf

Atlanta 81/64/pc 77/60/t

Austin 80/62/t 65/48/r

Baltimore 73/60/c 79/48/t

Billings, MT 26/14/sn 37/23/c

Birmingham 81/66/pc 74/56/t

Bismarck, ND 24/4/sf 24/13/s

Boise 56/34/pc 59/35/pc

Boston 45/42/r 65/42/c

Buffalo 60/54/c 66/23/r

Burlington, VT 50/44/c 64/24/r

Charleston, SC 83/66/pc 82/66/pc

Charleston, WV 74/66/r 74/39/r

Charlotte 79/66/pc 82/63/pc

Cheyenne, WY 34/12/sn 26/21/sf

Chicago 61/41/r 43/25/pc

Cincinnati 69/65/r 69/30/sh

Cleveland 62/59/r 68/27/r

Dallas 81/53/t 59/41/c

Denver 40/17/r 32/20/pc

Des Moines 68/21/t 35/21/pc

Detroit 53/50/r 61/23/r

El Paso 63/42/s 68/46/s

Fairbanks, AK 36/30/pc 36/21/sf

Fargo, ND 23/1/sn 16/2/pc

Hartford, CT 48/42/r 69/36/sh

Honolulu 80/71/r 81/71/r

Houston 84/69/t 77/58/t

Indianapolis 66/60/r 63/26/sh

Jackson, MS 84/70/c 76/55/t

Jacksonville, FL 86/63/s 87/63/s

Kansas City, MO 76/26/t 38/23/s

Las Vegas 59/45/pc 60/49/pc

Little Rock 77/63/t 69/40/r

Los Angeles 60/49/sh 64/50/pc

Louisville 73/67/t 73/33/sh

Memphis 78/68/t 72/41/r

Miami 83/74/pc 84/73/pc

Milwaukee 55/37/r 38/23/c

Minneapolis 44/18/r 30/16/pc

Nashville 75/67/t 74/42/r

New Orleans 84/72/c 85/69/t

New York City 50/49/r 75/44/c

Norfolk 76/66/pc 82/57/pc

Oklahoma City 75/34/pc 48/27/pc

Omaha 65/18/t 31/20/s

Orlando 87/64/s 88/66/s

Philadelphia 62/53/r 77/48/t

Phoenix 63/49/sh 68/51/s

Pittsburgh 66/60/r 70/27/t

Portland, ME 44/38/r 59/35/sh

Portland, OR 63/39/pc 66/40/c

Providence, RI 50/43/r 65/42/c

Raleigh, NC 79/66/pc 84/63/pc

Reno, NV 46/23/c 50/26/s

Richmond 80/68/pc 84/56/pc

Sacramento 61/41/pc 65/41/pc

St. Louis 73/50/t 52/30/pc

St. Thomas, VI 84/75/sh 84/74/pc

Salt Lake City 48/38/sh 50/36/sh

San Diego 62/54/sh 65/54/pc

San Francisco 60/47/pc 63/47/c

San Juan, PR 83/73/sh 82/73/pc

Seattle 59/42/c 60/41/c

Spokane, WA 52/29/pc 54/33/c

Syracuse 57/49/pc 72/25/r

Tampa 87/67/s 85/67/s

Wichita 75/28/pc 43/24/pc

Addis Ababa 76/54/sh 78/56/pc

Amsterdam 49/40/c 48/35/c

Athens 60/44/pc 65/47/s

Auckland 70/60/sh 72/60/pc

Baghdad 70/50/pc 72/51/pc

Bangkok 95/80/pc 94/79/sh

Beijing 65/38/s 76/44/s

Berlin 57/39/r 49/34/r

Bogota 68/51/sh 65/47/sh

Brussels 58/44/r 48/37/c

Buenos Aires 75/62/pc 78/63/s

Cairo 67/50/pc 61/51/pc

Caracas 74/65/pc 72/64/pc

Copenhagen 48/37/c 47/31/c

Dakar 77/68/pc 78/69/pc

Dublin 47/31/pc 46/36/c

Edinburgh 49/30/pc 46/31/pc

Frankfurt 64/44/pc 61/41/c

Geneva 66/44/t 62/44/pc

Ham., Bermuda 70/63/pc 70/63/pc

Helsinki 45/27/pc 35/20/s

Ho Chi Minh City 96/77/s 97/76/pc

Hong Kong 76/70/pc 76/71/c

Islamabad 81/55/pc 79/57/pc

Istanbul 51/40/c 55/42/s

Jerusalem 51/42/pc 46/39/pc

Johannesburg 78/59/pc 77/58/pc

Kabul 65/39/c 58/43/c

Kingston, Jam. 86/76/s 84/75/pc

Kolkata 92/72/pc 91/73/pc

Lagos 92/80/t 91/80/pc

Lima 79/72/pc 79/71/c

Lisbon 71/52/pc 59/49/sh

London 49/41/sh 49/39/sh

Madrid 67/44/pc 64/42/c

Manila 92/78/pc 94/77/pc

Mexico City 80/56/pc 80/55/pc

Montreal 44/38/c 60/21/r

Moscow 51/32/r 42/27/c

Mumbai 90/75/pc 87/76/pc

Nairobi 78/58/pc 78/60/pc

New Delhi 86/63/t 87/67/pc

Oslo 48/28/pc 41/24/pc

Ottawa 45/38/c 57/17/r

Paris 66/47/t 62/44/c

Prague 61/41/pc 60/37/sh

Rio de Janeiro 89/76/s 87/75/t

Riyadh 87/62/pc 87/62/pc

Rome 64/44/s 63/44/pc

San Salvador 91/69/pc 91/69/pc

Santiago 86/51/s 86/52/s

Sarajevo 62/33/s 68/35/pc

Seoul 52/37/pc 57/42/s

Shanghai 66/46/c 69/55/pc

Singapore 90/78/pc 89/78/pc

Stockholm 48/28/pc 37/22/pc

Sydney 84/65/s 91/65/s

Taipei City 72/65/r 77/66/c

Tehran 67/46/pc 67/51/pc

Tokyo 66/56/s 63/47/s

Toronto 48/43/pc 64/19/r

Vienna 66/42/s 66/44/c

Warsaw 59/39/c 50/35/c

Today

Showers

Friday

T-storm

Saturday

Mostly sunny,

cooler

Sunday

Partly sunny,

cool

Monday

Cloudy, rain

possible

Tuesday

Cloudy, rain

possible

Sa Su M Tu W Th F Sa Su M Tu W Th F Sa

through 5 p.m.yesterday

Difference from 30–yr. avg. (Reagan): this month: +6.9° yr. to date: +5.9°

High: Fa lfurrias, TX 95°

Low: Ely, MN –1°

World

High: Tillaberi, Niger 109°

Low: Summit Station, Greenland –64°

Weather map features for noon today.

WIND: WSW 6–12 mph

HUMIDITY: Moderate

CHNCE PRECIP: 40%

FEELS*: 75°

W:

H:

P:

FEELS: 77°

SSW 10–20 mph

Moderate

55%

W:

H:

P:

FEELS: 54°

NNW 8–16 mph

Moderate

10%

W:

H:

P:

FEELS: 49°

NE 7–14 mph

Moderate

5%

W:

H:

P:

FEELS: 46°

ESE 7–14 mph

High

35%

W:

H:

P:

FEELS: 59°

W 6–12 mph

Moderate

35%

A very warm afternoon

Some rain may linger early, but it
will end quickly. Clouds will be a
little slower to clear, although we
should see plenty of sun by
afternoon. Te mperatures should top
70 and perhaps head well into the 70s. That’s a
good 15 to 20 degrees above normal. Winds will
be out of the south at about 5 to 10 mph.

The Weather

WASHINGTONPOST.COM/WEATHER. TWITTER: @CAPITALWEATHER. FACEbOOK.COM/CAPITALWEATHER

BY JASON SAMENOW

Washington’s cherry blossoms
are expected to burst toward peak
bloom Thursday and Friday as
temperatures soar into the toasty
70s and 80s.
In a normal year, huge mobs
would pack the Tidal Basin. But
this year, with the coronavirus cri-
sis, local agencies and officials are
discouraging crowds w hile recom-
mending that any visitors to the
site maintain safe dis tances from
others.
In a typical year, 1.5 million
people visit the Tidal Basin to view
the b lossoms.
The blossoms have reached
their puffy white stage, meaning
the flowers are opening, and they
are forecast to be in full bloom by
the w eekend i f not sooner.
“We are aware that many peo-
ple will visit the Tidal Basin to
view the trees,” wrote Mike Lit-
terst, the National Park Service’s
spokesman for the Mall and Me-
morial Parks. “A lthough the park
is not closed, we encourage all
visitors, particularly the most vul-
nerable, including the elderly and
people with underlying condi-
tions, to m ake smart decisions and
to follow CDC guidance to help
reduce the spread of covid-19,” the
disease caused b y the new corona-
virus.
This guidance, Litterst wrote in
an email, includes “practice social
distancing; follow r outine precau-
tions like washing your hands of-
ten with s oap and w ater for at l east
20 seconds; cover your mouth and
nose when you cough or sneeze;
avoid touching your eyes, nose,
and mouth; [and] most impor-
tantly, please stay home if you feel
sick.”
Diana M ayhew, p resident o f the
National Cherry Blossom Festival,
which w as scheduled t o run F riday

through April 12, confirmed in an

email that all of its events — in-

cluding the parade, which had

been set for April 4 — have been

canceled.

The Washington Metropolitan

Area Transit Authority is discour-

aging p eople f rom taking Metro t o

see t he blossoms and b egan reduc-

ing service Wednesday. “ Let’s keep

trains available for the hospital

staff, first responders, and other

heroes who need to travel right

now,” i t tweeted. “The trees will b e

there next year.”

The agency said it may close

stations near the Tidal Basin to

prevent tourists f rom filling cars.

If you want to see the blossoms

and avoid crowds, Capital Weath-

er Gang’s Kevin Ambrose recom-

mends venturing to the Tidal Ba-

sin a t off times.

“The best time is the first hour

after sunrise and just after sunset

into the evening,” said Ambrose,

who has photographed the blos-

soms for 15 y ears. “Even t hen, t ypi-

cal years have produced a lot of

people during those time frames.

But late morning through late af-

ternoon is usually crazy crowded,

to the point it’s hard to walk

around the basin.”

[email protected]

CAPITAL WEATHER GANG

Can you safely visit cherry blossoms during virus crisis?

MATT MCCLAIN/THE WASHINGTON POST

Zhili Sun, a visitor from China, practices tai chi beneath c herry blossoms Sunday at the Tidal Basin. Diana Mayhew, president of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, which

was to run Friday through April 12, confirmed in an email that all of its events h ave been canceled. People can still visit the Tidal Basin to view the blossoms.

You are free to go but are

urged to f ollow the CDC’s

anti-infection protocols