Weston, NE 68070 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Weston, NE?
Around 04/23 is the usual last spring frost, about 238 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/13, about 174 frost-free days later.
Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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 Weston, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Weston before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/23 isn't a guarantee
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Weston compares
At roughly 174 frost-free days, Weston places 27,631 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NE, it ranks 141 of 605.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Weston can differ from the 68070 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Weston's frost date answer different questions.