Meadow Bridge, WV 25977 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Meadow Bridge, WV, ZIP 25977
Around 04/22 is the usual last spring frost, about 237 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 180 frost-free days later.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 Meadow Bridge, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6b around Meadow Bridge has about 8 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 04/22 isn't a guarantee
04/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/08 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Meadow Bridge compares
About 180 days separate Meadow Bridge's last and first frost, putting it 25,044 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 520 of 885.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Meadow Bridge can differ from the 25977 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Meadow Bridge's frost date answer different questions.