Norfork, AR 72658 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Norfork, AR?
Around 04/14 is the usual last spring frost, about 229 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 196 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Norfork in Zone 7b (5 to 10°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
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Norfork before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/14 isn't a guarantee
04/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/30 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Norfork compares
About 196 days separate Norfork's last and first frost, putting it 19,070 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AR, it ranks 633 of 687.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Norfork can differ from the 72658 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Norfork's frost date answer different questions.