Moorefield, WV 26845 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Moorefield, WV?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/26, about 241 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/18, about 172 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Moorefield 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
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Moorefield before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Moorefield's last frost
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Moorefield compares
About 172 days separate Moorefield's last and first frost, putting it 28,310 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 670 of 885.
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