Brady, NE 69123 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Brady, NE, ZIP 69123
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/02, about 247 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/10, about 161 frost-free days later.
Brady 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
Zone 5b around Brady has about 6 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
05/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Brady compares
Brady's growing season runs about 161 days, ranking 32,153 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NE, it ranks 370 of 605.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Brady's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Brady can differ from the 69123 normal.