Addison (Webster Springs), WV 26217 Frost Dates
Addison (Webster Springs), WV: when does the frost end?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/07, roughly 252 days out. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 10/10, roughly 155 days after the last spring frost.
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 Addison (Webster Springs), not a forecast for this year.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 6 weeks until Addison (Webster Springs)'s first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 05/07 isn't a guarantee
05/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 04/22 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 05/24 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Addison (Webster Springs) against the rest of the dataset
About 155 days separate Addison (Webster Springs)'s last and first frost, putting it 34,067 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 841 of 885.
Learn more
Before leaning on 26217's figures: the frost range explains how to read the range around Addison (Webster Springs)'s dates instead of trusting one, while local microclimates explains what one yard in Addison (Webster Springs) can differ from the 26217 normal.