Spring’s first day brings a warm mix of sun and clouds to the Washington, D.C. region Friday, with afternoon temperatures climbing to around 70 degrees.

The warm weather over the weekend was enough to push the cherry blossoms from Stage 4 (which we reached Saturday morning) to Stage 5 Monday morning. Temperatures will be milder Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and we'll likely see peak bloom one of these days.

Temps are warming, snowcrete is vanishing and our spring calendar is packed with tons of fun festivals and events. Why it matters: After this long winter, the city's ready to get back outside — and there's no shortage of ways to do it.

Just in time for spring, the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington is back with another deal for food and wine enthusiasts - "Spring Wine Fling."