Lockney, TX 79241 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Lockney, TX, ZIP 79241
Around 04/06 is the usual last spring frost, about 221 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/02, about 209 frost-free days later.
Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 Lockney, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7b around Lockney has about 9 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 04/06 isn't a guarantee
04/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/19 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 Lockney compares
About 209 days separate Lockney's last and first frost, putting it 15,304 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 2,416 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Lockney can differ from the 79241 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Lockney's frost date answer different questions.