Forecast for cherry blossoms to bloom in 2024 (Part 2): Eastern and northern Japan will see earlier blooms than normal in Tokyo, March 21st (weather forecaster Akiko Ishigura, February 28, 2024) – Japan Weather Association tenki.jp
Forecast for cherry blossoms to bloom in 2024 (2nd edition) The blooming of cherry blossoms will be earlier than normal in eastern and northern Japan, starting on March 21st in Tokyo and other areas.
February 28, 2024 14:40
Today, the 28th, the Japan Weather Association announced the 2024 Cherry Blossom Bloom Forecast (2nd edition). This year, cherry blossoms will bloom at or earlier than normal across the country, and in many places in eastern and northern Japan, it will bloom earlier than normal. The top four cities in terms of cherry blossom blooming are Tokyo, Nagoya, Gifu, and Kochi, and are expected to bloom on March 21st.
flowering tendency
Cherry blossoms in spring 2024 are expected to bloom at or earlier than normal nationwide. In many places in eastern and northern Japan, the weather will be earlier than normal.
This year’s cherry blossom blooming is expected to start on March 21st in Tokyo, Nagoya, Gifu, and Kochi. The next day, on the 22nd, they will bloom in places like Fukuoka and Kyoto, and on the 23rd, they will bloom in places like Osaka and Nagasaki, and by the end of March, they will be blooming in a wide area from Kyushu to Hokuriku.
In April, the cherry blossom front will move northward through the Tohoku region, and is expected to bloom in Sendai on April 2nd and Aomori on the 18th. It will reach Hokkaido in late April, and will bloom in Sapporo on the 25th.
Temperatures this winter (December to February) have been higher than normal throughout the country. The high temperatures from December to January are thought to have delayed the breakout of dormancy in warm regions, but the high temperatures in February seem to have accelerated the blooming of cherry blossoms in various regions.
From now on, temperatures in many places will remain lower than average, although the weather will continue to be cold and hot in early March. However, temperatures from mid-March to late March are expected to remain at or above normal. As a result, cherry blossom buds will grow smoothly, and flowering will be at or earlier than normal throughout the country.
*Breaking dormancy: Flower buds that were formed in the previous summer and went dormant wake up in winter after being exposed to low temperatures for a certain period of time.
explanation of words
Normal year: Average value from 1991 to 2020
Quite early: more than 7 days earlier than normal
Early: 3 to 6 days earlier than normal
Normal year: difference from normal year within 2 days
Slow: 3 to 6 days later than normal
Very slow: more than 7 days slower than normal
Specimen cherry tree in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo
This is a picture of the cherry blossom specimen tree at Yasukuni Shrine in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, today, the 28th.
The expected flowering date in Tokyo is March 21st.
There are about 3 weeks left, but the buds are still small and hard.
Please pay attention to the buds that are expanding day by day.
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