Ewing, NE 68735 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Ewing, NE, ZIP 68735
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/07, roughly 252 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/30, about 144 frost-free days later.
Zone 5a (-20 to -15°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 Ewing, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 5a around Ewing has about 5 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ewing compares
Ewing's growing season runs about 144 days, ranking 36,452 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NE, it ranks 560 of 605.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Ewing's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Ewing can differ from the 68735 normal.