日本気象協会では第5回桜の開花予想を発表しました。18日は高知で全国の気象台のトップを切って開花し、19日は福岡と佐賀、宮崎で桜が開花しました。桜前線はもうすぐ本州にも渡り、24日には静岡で開花する見込みです。東京でも来週末には開花し、関東以西では4月のはじめに、お花見を楽しめる所が多いでしょう。
■開花はほぼ平年並みへ
3月中～下旬と4月の気温が前回予想(3月12日発表)より高くなった所が多く、予想開花日も1～2日早まった所が多くなりました。桜のつぼみは順調に生長し、開花日は平年並みの所が多く、平年より早い所もあるでしょう。
■桜前線はもうすぐ本州にも渡る
桜前線はもうすぐ本州にも渡り、24日には静岡で開花するでしょう。
また、関東地方では、ようやく春らしい陽気の日が増えてきました。この先も一時的な寒の戻りはありますが、気温は平年を上回る日が多いでしょう。このため、来週末には東京でも開花となりそうです。
関東以西では4月のはじめに、お花見を楽しめる所が多くなるでしょう。満開日もほぼ平年並みとなる見込みです。
東北や北海道の桜の開花日。福島県のいわき市では4月8日、札幌では5月4日の開花予想です。こちらもほぼ平年並みの開花となりそうです。
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藤野 勝成
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A sparrow holds a flower in its mouth on a fully bloomed cherry blossom tree in Tokyo on March 21, 2013. Viewing cherry blossoms is a national pastime and cultural event in Japan, where millions of people turn out to admire them annually. Japan\'s weather agency announced on March 16 the official beginning of cherry blossom season in Tokyo, equalling the record for the earliest ever start. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A sparrow holds a flower in its mouth on a fully bloomed cherry blossom tree in Tokyo on March 21, 2013. Viewing cherry blossoms is a national pastime and cultural event in Japan, where millions of people turn out to admire them annually. Japan\'s weather agency announced on March 16 the official beginning of cherry blossom season in Tokyo, equalling the record for the earliest ever start. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A man transports his little dog in the basket of his bicycle as he walks past cherry blossom trees along a riverside promenade in Tokyo on March 20, 2013. Viewing of cherry blossoms is a national pastime and cultural event in Japan, where millions of people turn out to admire them annually. Japan\'s weather agency announced on March 16 the official beginning of cherry blossom season in Tokyo, equalling the record for the earliest ever start. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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People stroll under cherry blossom trees along a riverside promenade in Tokyo on March 20, 2013. Viewing of cherry blossoms is a national pastime and cultural event in Japan, where millions of people turn out to admire them annually. Japan\'s weather agency announced on March 16 the official beginning of cherry blossom season in Tokyo, equalling the record for the earliest ever start. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A man transports his children on his bicycle under cherry blossom trees along a riverside promenade in Tokyo on March 20, 2013. Viewing of cherry blossoms is a national pastime and cultural event in Japan, where millions of people turn out to admire them annually. Japan\'s weather agency announced on March 16 the official beginning of cherry blossom season in Tokyo, equalling the record for the earliest ever start. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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