Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Thursday, July 9, 2026
Thursday, July 9, 2026 in Hastings, Minnesota looks mostly sunny and comfortable for July, with a high near 81°F, a light northeast breeze, and a mostly clear night near 62°F. Today’s On This Date time capsule includes Minnesota severe-weather history from July 9, 2017, Vermont’s 1793 constitutional milestone, and NASA’s Voyager 2 flyby of Jupiter in 1979. It is a useful, friendly daily read for Hastings locals planning errands, patio time, river walks, evening plans, and the weekend ahead.
Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Wednesday, July 8, 2026 in Hastings, Minnesota looks mostly cloudy and mild for July, with a high near 81°F and a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Tonight brings another chance of showers and storms before conditions gradually quiet down overnight. Today’s On This Date time capsule includes the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, a major Library of Congress copyright milestone in 1870, and NASA’s 1994 Space Shuttle Columbia STS-65 launch. It is a practical daily read for Hastings locals planning errands, patios, river walks, sports, and evening plans.
Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Tuesday, July 7, 2026 in Hastings, Minnesota looks mostly sunny and warm, with a high near 89°F, light southwest wind, and a quiet daytime forecast before a small late-night chance of showers and thunderstorms. Today’s On This Date time capsule includes a Minnesota transportation milestone from 1888, when Alexander McDougall launched the first whaleback freighter onto Lake Superior; the Solomon Islands becoming independent in 1978; and the birthday of baseball legend Satchel Paige in 1906. It is a quick, useful read for Hastings locals planning errands, patios, parks, river walks, and the day ahead.
Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Saturday, July 4th
Hastings, Minnesota heads into Saturday, July 4th with a warm, unsettled Independence Day forecast: a high near 80°F, a 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms, and showers likely later in the day. Today’s HastingsNow time capsule looks back at the 1863 Vicksburg surrender on the Mississippi River, the 1776 adoption of the Declaration of Independence, and NASA’s 1997 Mars Pathfinder landing.
Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Friday, June 26th
Friday, June 26th brings Hastings a partly sunny, comfortable summer day near 80°F with a light east-southeast breeze. Today’s “On This Date” time capsule connects Minnesota photography history, the signing of the United Nations Charter, and the first Harry Potter book’s 1997 debut.
Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Thursday, June 25th
Cloudy skies give Hastings a calm, overcast start on Thursday, June 25th, before the day gradually turns mostly sunny with a comfortable high near 76°F. Today’s “On This Date” time capsule looks back at Alexander Ramsey’s arrival in St. Paul, the signing of the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the first Grandma’s Marathon in Minnesota.
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.