Weatherford, OK 73096 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Weatherford, OK?
Around 04/06 is the usual last spring frost, about 221 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/03, about 210 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Weatherford 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 10 weeks of growing season left in Weatherford before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/20 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 Weatherford compares
Weatherford's growing season runs about 210 days, ranking 14,986 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OK, it ranks 461 of 764.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Weatherford's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Weatherford's dates instead of trusting one.