Winslow, AR 72959 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Winslow, AR, ZIP 72959
Around 04/05 is the usual last spring frost, about 220 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/05, about 211 frost-free days later.
Winslow sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 7b around Winslow 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 04/05 isn't a guarantee
04/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Winslow compares
Winslow's growing season runs about 211 days, ranking 14,871 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AR, it ranks 524 of 687.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Winslow's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Winslow's dates instead of trusting one.