Grady, AR 72133 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Grady, AR, ZIP 72133
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/10, about 194 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/18, about 251 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Grady in Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 8b around Grady has about 12 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
03/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Grady compares
Grady's growing season runs about 251 days, ranking 7,398 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AR, it ranks 3 of 687.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Grady's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Grady's dates instead of trusting one.