Poyen, AR 72128 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Poyen, AR, ZIP 72128
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/02, about 217 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/02, about 215 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Poyen 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 Poyen has about 9 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 04/02 isn't a guarantee
04/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/13 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Poyen compares
About 215 days separate Poyen's last and first frost, putting it 14,189 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AR, it ranks 476 of 687.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Poyen's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Poyen can differ from the 72128 normal.