Glenwood, AR 71943 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Glenwood, AR?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/08, about 223 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 201 frost-free days later.
Zone 8a (10 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 Glenwood, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Glenwood before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/08 isn't a guarantee
04/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Glenwood compares
About 201 days separate Glenwood's last and first frost, putting it 17,534 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AR, it ranks 592 of 687.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Glenwood's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Glenwood can differ from the 71943 normal.