West Milford, WV 26451 Frost Dates
Frost dates for West Milford, WV, ZIP 26451
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/22, about 237 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 181 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts West Milford in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 6b around West Milford 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/22 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. 05/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How West Milford compares
About 181 days separate West Milford's last and first frost, putting it 24,695 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 451 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around West Milford's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in West Milford can differ from the 26451 normal.