Lake Winnebago, MO 64082 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lake Winnebago, MO?
Around 04/13 is the usual last spring frost, about 228 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 194 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lake Winnebago 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Lake Winnebago before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lake Winnebago compares
About 194 days separate Lake Winnebago's last and first frost, putting it 19,507 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MO, it ranks 642 of 1,129.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Lake Winnebago can differ from the 64082 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Lake Winnebago's frost date answer different questions.