Windthorst, TX 76389 Frost Dates
Windthorst, TX: when does the frost end?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/25, about 209 days from today. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 11/10, roughly 231 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Windthorst in Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 11 weeks until Windthorst's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 03/25 isn't a guarantee
03/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 03/04 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 04/13 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Windthorst against the rest of the dataset
About 231 days separate Windthorst's last and first frost, putting it 10,267 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 2,144 of 2,558.
Learn more
Before leaning on 76389's figures: local microclimates explains what one yard in Windthorst can differ from the 76389 normal, while zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Windthorst's frost date answer different questions.