Patterson, AR 72059 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Patterson, AR, ZIP 72059
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/11, roughly 195 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/14, about 247 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Patterson in Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 8a around Patterson has about 11 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
03/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Patterson compares
About 247 days separate Patterson's last and first frost, putting it 7,886 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AR, it ranks 19 of 687.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Patterson's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Patterson can differ from the 72059 normal.