Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Tuesday, June 23rd
Today in Hastings: a calm, fair June morning turns cloudier with showers and thunderstorms likely later in the day and tonight. Plus, our June 23rd time capsule looks back at Minnesota Governor Adolph Olson Eberhart, the signing of Title IX, and the birth of legendary choreographer Bob Fosse.
Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Thursday, June 18th
Thursday, June 18 brings Hastings, Minnesota a cool, mostly sunny June day with a high near 72°F and a light west-northwest breeze. Today’s “On This Date” time capsule connects river-region history, national history, and space exploration with the 1886 St. Croix River logjam, the start of the War of 1812, and Sally Ride becoming the first American woman in space.
Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Tuesday, June 16th
Tuesday, June 16 brings Hastings, Minnesota a cool, cloudy-to-sunny weather day with early showers and thunderstorms possible before 9 a.m., a high near 72°F, and a steady northwest breeze around 15 mph. Tonight, showers return with thunder possible early Wednesday, making it a good day for a downtown walk or Levee Park visit in the afternoon — but a “check the radar before bed” kind of night.
Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Monday, June 15th
Start Monday, June 15 in Hastings with a cool, hazy morning giving way to a mostly sunny, comfortable June day near 78°F. Today’s HastingsNow time capsule looks back at the 1933 William Hamm Jr. kidnapping in St. Paul, George Washington’s 1775 appointment as Commander in Chief, and Johnny Vander Meer’s nearly impossible back-to-back no-hitter in 1938.
Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Sunday, June 14th
Sunday, June 14 brings Hastings, Minnesota a cool, hazy start that turns sunny and pleasant, with a high near 73°F and a northwest breeze. Today’s “On This Date” time capsule features Minnesota battle flags moving to the new State Capitol in 1905, the 1777 approval of the U.S. flag design, and the first nonstop transatlantic flight in 1919.
Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Saturday, June 13th
Sunny, breezy, and comfortably cool: Hastings, Minnesota gets a classic June Saturday with a high near 74°F, west northwest winds, and a pleasant evening ahead. Today’s “On This Date” time capsule features a huge St. Croix River logjam, World War II-era storytelling, and NASA’s Pioneer 10 crossing beyond Neptune’s orbit.
Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Friday, June 12th
Friday in Hastings brings bright sunshine, a breezy west wind, and a high near 80 before showers and thunderstorms likely overnight. Today’s June 12 time capsule connects Minnesota’s Duluth Ship Canal, John A. Roebling and the Brooklyn Bridge, and baseball’s 1939 Hall of Fame milestone.
Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Thursday, June 11th
Thursday, June 11 brings a cooler, rainy day to Hastings, Minnesota, with showers likely, possible thunderstorms before evening, and a high near 72°F. Today’s HastingsNow time capsule also looks back at Charles Lindbergh’s 1927 aviation honor, the 1963 University of Alabama desegregation, and the 1982 release of a beloved sci-fi classic.
Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Wednesday, June 10th
Hastings, MN heads into Wednesday, June 10th with a warm, humid, stormy June forecast: showers and thunderstorms likely mainly before 5 p.m., a high near 87°F, and improving skies by evening. Today’s “On This Date” time capsule features Judy Garland’s Minnesota roots, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, and Abby Fisher’s historic cookbook legacy.
Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Saturday, June 6th
Sunny, warm, and calm in Hastings, Minnesota: Saturday, June 6 brings early patchy fog, a high near 86°F, and a little June 6 time capsule featuring Minnesota’s Jake Larson, D-Day in Normandy, and the first drive-in movie theater.
Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Thursday, June 4th
Today’s Hastings forecast brings early showers and possible thunder, followed by a warm, partly sunny June day near 81°F. In today’s “On This Date” time capsule, we look back at Minnesota’s connection to the women’s suffrage movement, George Washington and Fort Necessity in 1754, and Henry Ford’s first Quadricycle test drive in 1896.
Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Tuesday, June 2nd
Sunny, calm, and warm in Hastings today, with a high near 82°F and a comfortable June evening ahead. Today’s “On This Date” time capsule features a surprising regional space-history connection: Project MANHIGH launching from nearby South St. Paul in 1957, the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, and NASA’s Surveyor 1 making a soft landing on the Moon in 1966.
Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Sunday, May 17th
Cloudy, breezy weather moves through Hastings, Minnesota on Sunday, May 17, with a high near 70°F, a chance of afternoon showers or thunderstorms, and a much wetter storm window Sunday night. Today’s HastingsNow time capsule looks back at James Shields and early Minnesota statehood, the Brown v. Board of Education decision, and the first Kentucky Derby.
Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Monday, May 11th
A frosty start gives way to a sunny Monday in Hastings, Minnesota, with a high near 66°F and showers likely overnight. Today’s “On This Date” time capsule brings a Minnesota-sized headline: on May 11, 1858, Minnesota became the 32nd state. We also look back at the 1910 establishment of Glacier National Park and the 1997 chess match when IBM’s Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov. Here’s your practical Hastings weather outlook, a quick local joke, and three history notes worth sharing with a neighbor.
Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Sunday, May 10th
Sunday, May 10 in Hastings, Minnesota brings a mostly sunny, cool spring day with a high near 60 and a northwest breeze around 10 to 15 mph, followed by widespread frost mainly after 4 a.m. Monday. Today’s HastingsNow weather and “On This Date” roundup is especially useful for Mother’s Day plans, river walks, downtown errands, and anyone with tender flowers or early garden starts to cover before bedtime. The mini time capsule looks back at James Shields, a remarkable Minnesota-connected U.S. senator; the 1869 Golden Spike ceremony that completed the first transcontinental railroad; and the 1899 birth of Fred Astaire, one of America’s great musical performers.