Addison (Webster Springs), WV 26288 Frost Dates
Addison (Webster Springs), WV: when does the frost end?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/04, roughly 249 days out. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 10/12, roughly 160 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Addison (Webster Springs) in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 04/18 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 05/22 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Addison (Webster Springs) against the rest of the dataset
Addison (Webster Springs)'s growing season runs about 160 days, ranking 32,464 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 755 of 885.
Learn more
Before leaning on 26288's figures: zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Addison (Webster Springs)'s frost date answer different questions, while the frost range explains how to read the range around Addison (Webster Springs)'s dates instead of trusting one.