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Frost dates for Weedon Field Airport, AL

At Weedon Field Airport, the median last spring frost (32°F) is Mar 13 and the median first fall frost is Nov 17, for a typical growing season of 250 days. For a 90% chance that the last frost has passed, wait until Apr 1. Nearby ZIP codes are in USDA hardiness zone 8b.

  • Mar 13Last spring frost (median)50% chance of 32°F after this date
  • Apr 1Safer planting date10% chance of 32°F after this date
  • Nov 17First fall frost (median)50% chance of 32°F by this date
  • 250 daysGrowing season (median)between 32°F freezes

USDA hardiness zone 8b (15 to 20°F) · see all zone 8b frost dates

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Last spring frost dates

The chance that the temperature drops to the threshold after each date.

Weedon Field Airport: last spring freeze by temperature
Temperature90% chance later50% chance later10% chance later
36°FMar 7Mar 28Apr 13
32°FFeb 20Mar 13Apr 1
28°FJan 29Feb 27Mar 19
24°FJan 6Feb 6Mar 8

First fall frost dates

The chance that the temperature has dropped to the threshold by each date.

Weedon Field Airport: first fall freeze by temperature
Temperature10% chance by50% chance by90% chance by
36°FOct 24Nov 5Nov 22
32°FNov 2Nov 17Dec 8
28°FNov 10Dec 2Jan 5
24°FNov 22Dec 26Jan 27

Growing season length

Days between the last spring and first fall freeze, as the length reached in 9, 5 and 1 out of 10 years.

Weedon Field Airport: growing season by temperature
Temperature9 in 10 years at least5 in 10 years at least1 in 10 years at least
36°F200 days223 days251 days
32°F222 days250 days277 days
28°F250 days280 days316 days
24°F276 days315 days352 days

Chance of a freeze in any year

Weedon Field Airport: probability of at least one day at or below each temperature
TemperatureChance per year
36°F100%
32°F100%
28°F100%
24°F94%

ZIP codes whose closest station is this one

ZIP codes near Weedon Field Airport with 2023 USDA hardiness zones
ZIPHardiness zoneAvg. extreme lowDistance
360278b15 to 20°F6 km

Not the official USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. Zones shown here are the values published in the USDA-ARS / Oregon State University PRISM Group 2023 ZIP code tables, shown unaltered. For the official interactive map, visit planthardiness.ars.usda.gov.

About this station

  • NOAA station ID USW00063872, at 31.9514, -85.1289, elevation 87 m (285 ft).
  • Data quality: Representative (10+ years), 11 years of freeze data.
  • Average days per year at or below 32°F: 42.
  • Frost risk changes over short distances. Valleys and low spots freeze earlier than hillsides and city centers.

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Freeze dates are 30-year probabilities, not forecasts. Check your local forecast before planting tender plants.

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