Glasgow, MO 65254 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Glasgow, MO?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/12, roughly 227 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 190 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 Glasgow, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Glasgow 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
04/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/30 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Glasgow compares
Glasgow's growing season runs about 190 days, ranking 21,229 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MO, it ranks 774 of 1,129.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Glasgow can differ from the 65254 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Glasgow's frost date answer different questions.