Toms Brook, VA 22660 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Toms Brook, VA, ZIP 22660
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/26, about 241 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 172 frost-free days later.
Toms Brook sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7a around Toms Brook has about 7 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.
Why 04/26 isn't a guarantee
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Toms Brook compares
About 172 days separate Toms Brook's last and first frost, putting it 28,504 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within VA, it ranks 1,132 of 1,178.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Toms Brook's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Toms Brook can differ from the 22660 normal.