Frost Dates for 26288 — Webster Springs, West Virginia

Half of springs at Webster Springs 8 N, WV see their last 32°F night by May 4; only one in ten is past it by April 18, and one in ten still has one after May 22. Planting tender crops after May 12 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 16 20%, and after May 22 10%. The 18 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 40% of the 84 West Virginia stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 12 in half of years, as early as September 29 one year in ten, and holds off past October 26 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 11 days later, around October 23; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is May 13, 9 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 160 days in a typical year, shorter than at 86% of the 84 West Virginia stations; it reaches 181 days one year in ten and falls short of 138 one year in ten. On average 140 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. Nights of 36°F, when frost can still settle on leaves in low, open spots, continue 11 days longer, to about May 15, and return around October 3. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between November 29 and March 12.

July is the warmest month at Webster Springs 8 N, WV, averaging 83°F by day and 58°F at night; January is the coldest at 41°F and 20°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from October to April (a 90% chance or more). From June to August the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, May still brings one in 59% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 2,869 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 89% of the 84 West Virginia stations. 34% of them (988) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 634. Precipitation totals 60.2 inches a year, most in July (6.6") and least in October (3.7"); May to September bring 48% of it.

The nearest other station, Kumbrabow, WV, 19 miles northeast of Webster Springs and 1,385 feet higher, has a last frost 3 days later (May 7), a first frost 6 days earlier (October 6), a season 10 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Webster Springs usually arrives around November 10, and the last of the season around April 6. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Webster Springs 8 N, WV, 4 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Every one of those winters saw snow. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 28 days after the last snow.

ZIP 26288 is 4 miles from Webster Springs 8 N, WV, which stands at 1,850 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 26288 in zone 6a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged -10 to -5°F (-23.3 to -20.6°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.