Elmwood, NE 68349 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Elmwood, NE?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/23, roughly 238 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 175 frost-free days later.
Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 Elmwood, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Elmwood 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. 05/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Elmwood compares
About 175 days separate Elmwood's last and first frost, putting it 27,134 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NE, it ranks 113 of 605.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Elmwood's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Elmwood can differ from the 68349 normal.