Unadilla, NE 68454 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Unadilla, NE?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/25, about 240 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/11, about 168 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Unadilla in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Unadilla 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
04/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Unadilla compares
About 168 days separate Unadilla's last and first frost, putting it 29,780 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NE, it ranks 265 of 605.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Unadilla's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Unadilla can differ from the 68454 normal.