Lakeview, AR 72642 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lakeview, AR?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/02, about 217 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 212 frost-free days later.
Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 Lakeview, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Lakeview before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/02 isn't a guarantee
04/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lakeview compares
At roughly 212 frost-free days, Lakeview places 14,648 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AR, it ranks 509 of 687.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Lakeview can differ from the 72642 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Lakeview's frost date answer different questions.