Frost Dates for 72727 — Elkins, Arkansas

Half of springs at Winslow 7NE, AR see their last 32°F night by April 5; only one in ten is past it by March 22, and one in ten still has one after April 23. Planting tender crops after April 11 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 17 20%, and after April 23 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 November 5 in half of years, as early as October 23 one year in ten, and holds off past November 20 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 9 days later, around November 14; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 11, 12 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 234 days one year in ten and falls short of 189 one year in ten. On average 73 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 April 16, and return around October 27. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 99% of winters, usually between December 19 and February 23.

August is the warmest month at Winslow 7NE, AR, averaging 87°F by day and 69°F at night; January is the coldest at 44°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 68% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,228 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 93% of the 105 Arkansas stations. 36% of them (1,539) have built up by the end of June, and August adds the most, 857.

The nearest other station, Huntsville 1 SSW, AR, 13 miles northeast of Elkins and 406 feet lower, has a last frost 6 days earlier (March 30), a first frost 2 days later (November 7), a season 13 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Elkins usually arrives around December 18, and the last of the season around March 6. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Huntsville 1 SSW, AR, 12.7 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 30 days after the last snow.

ZIP 72727 is 9 miles from Winslow 7NE, AR, which stands at 2,189 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 72727 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.