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Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Thursday, May 7th

Start your Thursday, May 7th in Hastings, Minnesota with a quick, reliable weather update and a local-friendly look back at history. Hastings begins the day with areas of frost before 7 a.m., then turns sunny with a high near 60°F, with a light wind becoming west-northwest at 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

This HastingsNow.com update also includes a mini “On This Date” time capsule featuring three notable May 7 events: the 1800 creation of Indiana Territory and its connection to land east of the Mississippi in present-day Minnesota, the 1892 birth of Archibald MacLeish, and the 1824 premiere of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in Vienna.

If you’re asking, “What’s the weather in Hastings, MN today?” or “What happened on this date, May 7?” — this post gives you both in one quick, useful read.

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Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Thursday, April 30th

Hastings wakes up to a frosty start this Thursday, April 30, with sunshine ahead and a cool spring high near 53. In today’s Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date, we break down what to expect outdoors, share a local weather joke, and look back at three notable April 30 moments — from fur-trading history tied to Minnesota’s river economy, to George Washington’s first inaugural address, to the day CERN helped open the modern web to the world.

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Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Monday, April 27th

Hastings, MN will see a rainy, stormy Monday on April 27, with a high near 64, a low around 40 Monday night, and showers and thunderstorms likely through much of the day. This HastingsNow update also looks back at three April 27 time-capsule moments: Hastings’ 1895 High Wagon Bridge celebration, the birth of Ulysses S. Grant, and the 1932 birth of radio legend Casey Kasem.

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Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Sunday, April 26th

Hastings, Minnesota wakes up to a mostly cloudy Sunday with a high near 67, a small midday shower chance, and stronger rain and thunderstorms likely overnight. In today’s HastingsNow time capsule, we look at a landmark Minnesota press-freedom case, the birth of famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, and NASA’s Ranger 4 reaching the Moon.

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Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Wednesday, April 22nd

Hastings, Minnesota wakes up cool and clear, then heads into a sunny, almost summer-like afternoon near 83 degrees. In today’s HastingsNow weather and history update, we pair the day’s forecast with a little April 22 time capsule: a major Mississippi River flood crest in Minnesota in 1965, the first Earth Day in 1970, and the first National League baseball game in 1876.

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Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Friday, April 17th

Friday, April 17 brings a classic Upper Midwest weather swing to Hastings, Minnesota: a warm early start, then showers, thunderstorms, gusty wind, and falling temperatures through the afternoon. This HastingsNow weather update also includes a local “On This Date” time capsule, featuring the 1895 opening of Hastings’ spiral bridge plus two memorable April 17 history notes.

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Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Wednesday, April 15th

Looking for the Hastings, Minnesota weather for Wednesday, April 15? Expect mostly sunny skies, a high near 67, light north-northeast wind, and a quiet evening near 46. This HastingsNow update also includes a quick April 15 time capsule with a verified Minnesota history note, Jackie Robinson’s historic 1947 Dodgers debut, and the first Impressionist exhibition in Paris.

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Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Sunday, April 12th

Hastings, Minnesota weather for Sunday, April 12th starts with a small chance of early showers or thunderstorms, then turns breezy, warmer, and brighter by afternoon. This HastingsNow update also includes three reliable “On This Date” stories tied to Minnesota history, American independence, and a classic rock-and-roll milestone.

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Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Tuesday, April 7th

What’s the weather in Hastings, MN on Tuesday, April 7th? Expect a sunny, crisp day with a high near 45, then clouds and a chance of rain and snow showers tonight. This HastingsNow update also includes three notable April 7 stories from Minnesota history, world events, and culture.

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Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Sunday, April 5th

Looking for the Hastings, MN weather for Sunday, April 5? Expect a high near 50, a low around 28, mostly sunny skies early, and a 50% chance of showers after 3 p.m. with west-northwest wind at 5 to 15 mph. This HastingsNow update also includes three April 5 “On This Date” highlights tied to Minnesota history, U.S. history, and science.

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Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Monday, March 30th

Hastings, Minnesota will enjoy a mostly sunny and unusually warm Monday, March 30, with a high near 73°F and a low around 40°F. This HastingsNow daily update also looks back at three notable March 30 moments in history, including the Fifteenth Amendment, the Alaska purchase, and Vincent van Gogh’s birth.