Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Wednesday, January 28

Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Wednesday, January 28

Sunny but seriously cold in Hastings, Minnesota (Dakota County) this Wednesday: high 9°F, low -6°F tonight, with a light NW wind (5–10 mph) and wind chills dipping near -15°F. Then warm up with a January 28 mini time capsule: an 1890 Minnesota dairy co-op milestone, Julia Ward Howe’s 1908 first, and the 1958 building-brick patent that changed playtime.

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Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Monday, January 26

Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Monday, January 26

Bundle up, Hastings—Monday, January 26 is a cold one along the river. Expect increasing clouds with a high near 15°F and a low around 3°F. There’s a 20% chance of flurries between 4–5 PM, then a slight chance of snow after 5 PM. Winds run west 5–15 mph and turn south-southwest in the afternoon, with wind chills as low as -26°F. Tonight brings a 20% chance of snow before 9 PM.

Plus, our “On This Date” time capsule highlights: 1978 (a major rally at the Minnesota State Capitol during the power line controversy), 1654 (a New Amsterdam milestone after refugees left Brazil), and 1926 (an early television demonstration in London).

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Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Saturday, January 17

Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Saturday, January 17

Saturday, January 17 in Hastings, Minnesota stays mostly cloudy and very cold (high 13°F / low 1°F), with a 30% chance of snow before 8am and a northwest wind around 15 mph. Then take a quick “On This Date” trip—from Minnesota’s 1934 Bremer kidnapping story to Benjamin Franklin’s birth (1706) and Popeye’s debut (1929).

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