Elsie, NE 69134 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Elsie, NE, ZIP 69134
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/04, about 249 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/07, about 156 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Elsie in Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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
Zone 5b around Elsie 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.
Why 05/04 isn't a guarantee
05/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/22 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 Elsie compares
About 156 days separate Elsie's last and first frost, putting it 33,881 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NE, it ranks 468 of 605.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Elsie can differ from the 69134 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5b and Elsie's frost date answer different questions.