Elm Springs, AR 72728 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Elm Springs, AR?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/08, about 223 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 203 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 Elm Springs, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Elm Springs before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/08 isn't a guarantee
04/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Elm Springs compares
At roughly 203 frost-free days, Elm Springs places 16,928 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AR, it ranks 585 of 687.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Elm Springs's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Elm Springs can differ from the 72728 normal.