Forsyth, MO 65653 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Forsyth, MO?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/06, about 221 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/31, about 205 frost-free days later.
Forsyth sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Forsyth 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
04/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Forsyth compares
About 205 days separate Forsyth's last and first frost, putting it 16,309 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MO, it ranks 251 of 1,129.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Forsyth's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Forsyth can differ from the 65653 normal.