Bladen, NE 68928 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bladen, NE?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/01, roughly 246 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/05, about 157 frost-free days later.
Bladen sits in USDA Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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 5 weeks of growing season left in Bladen before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/01 isn't a guarantee
05/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bladen compares
About 157 days separate Bladen's last and first frost, putting it 33,456 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NE, it ranks 444 of 605.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Bladen's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Bladen can differ from the 68928 normal.