Fordyce, AR 71742 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Fordyce, AR?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/26, about 210 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/06, about 226 frost-free days later.
Fordyce sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 10 weeks of growing season left in Fordyce 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
03/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/06 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Fordyce compares
At roughly 226 frost-free days, Fordyce places 11,205 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AR, it ranks 307 of 687.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Fordyce's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Fordyce's dates instead of trusting one.