Wild Rose, WI 54984 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Wild Rose, WI, ZIP 54984
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/08, about 253 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/06, about 151 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Wild Rose in Zone 5a (-20 to -15°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 5a around Wild Rose has about 6 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
05/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Wild Rose compares
Wild Rose's growing season runs about 151 days, ranking 35,109 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WI, it ranks 549 of 860.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Wild Rose can differ from the 54984 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5a and Wild Rose's frost date answer different questions.