Frost Dates for 72560 — Mountain View, Arkansas

Half of springs at Mountain View, AR see their last 32°F night by April 2; only one in ten is past it by March 12, and one in ten still has one after April 20. Planting tender crops after April 9 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 13 20%, and after April 20 10%. The 18 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 60% of the 105 Arkansas stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 31 in half of years, as early as October 15 one year in ten, and holds off past November 15 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 11 days later, around November 11; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 7, 13 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 211 days in a typical year, shorter than at 74% of the 105 Arkansas stations; it reaches 236 days one year in ten and falls short of 187 one year in ten. On average 78 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 12 days longer, to about April 14, and return around October 21. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 97% of winters, usually between December 24 and February 8.

July is the warmest month at Mountain View, AR, averaging 91°F by day and 70°F at night; January is the coldest at 48°F and 28°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to March (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, April still brings one in 54% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,816 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 67% of the 105 Arkansas stations. 38% of them (1,831) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 939. Precipitation totals 51.8 inches a year, most in April (5.6") and least in February (3.4"); May to September bring 40% of it.

The nearest other station, Calico Rock 2 WSW, AR, 17 miles north of Mountain View and 366 feet lower, has a last frost 12 days later (April 14), a first frost 3 days earlier (October 28), a season 15 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Mountain View usually arrives around January 2, and the last of the season around February 6. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Mountain View, AR, 1.5 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 68% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 55 days after the last snow.

ZIP 72560 is 2 miles from Mountain View, AR, which stands at 716 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 72560 in zone 7b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 5 to 10°F (-15.0 to -12.2°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.