Laurie, MO 65038 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Laurie, MO?
Around 03/31 is the usual last spring frost, about 215 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/03, about 216 frost-free days later.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Laurie, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Laurie 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
03/31 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/13 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Laurie compares
About 216 days separate Laurie's last and first frost, putting it 13,855 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MO, it ranks 100 of 1,129.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Laurie can differ from the 65038 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Laurie's frost date answer different questions.