New Morgan, PA 19543 Frost Dates
Frost dates for New Morgan, PA, ZIP 19543
Around 04/16 is the usual last spring frost, about 231 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/27, about 193 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for New Morgan, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7a around New Morgan has about 9 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/03 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How New Morgan compares
About 193 days separate New Morgan's last and first frost, putting it 20,094 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within PA, it ranks 503 of 2,088.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in New Morgan can differ from the 19543 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and New Morgan's frost date answer different questions.