Peterstown, WV 24918 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Peterstown, WV, ZIP 24918
Around 04/10 is the usual last spring frost, about 225 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 200 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Peterstown in Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7a around Peterstown 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.
Why 04/10 isn't a guarantee
04/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Peterstown compares
About 200 days separate Peterstown's last and first frost, putting it 17,881 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 134 of 885.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Peterstown can differ from the 24918 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Peterstown's frost date answer different questions.