Sheridan, AR 72150 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Sheridan, AR, ZIP 72150
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/01, about 216 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/03, about 218 frost-free days later.
Sheridan 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
Zone 8a around Sheridan has about 10 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 04/01 isn't a guarantee
04/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Sheridan compares
At roughly 218 frost-free days, Sheridan places 13,265 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AR, it ranks 435 of 687.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Sheridan can differ from the 72150 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Sheridan's frost date answer different questions.