Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Saturday, April 4th
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Hastings gets one of those classic river-town April days where spring shows up wearing a winter coat. If you are heading over the bridge, downtown, or toward Levee Park, think gray sky, chilly air, wet pavement, and a forecast that still cannot quite choose between rain and snow.
Today’s Weather in Hastings
At a glance
High / Low: 39°F / 30°F
Precip chance + timing window: 60% chance Saturday; rain and snow showers likely before 5 p.m., then a chance of rain showers. Saturday night brings a 30% chance of mixed showers, mainly before 7 p.m.
Wind: West 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon, with gusts up to 25 mph
Alerts/hazards: (not provided)
Those details come from the National Weather Service forecast text you supplied, which also says little or no snow accumulation is expected.
The morning looks cloudy and unsettled, and the day stays that way. Through the afternoon, Hastings could see a chilly mix of rain and wet snow, with the best odds for precipitation before late afternoon. By evening, shower chances ease some, but the breeze hangs around, so the day will feel sharper than 39 degrees sounds.
What to wear / what to plan
Pick the waterproof jacket over the “maybe it’s spring now” jacket.
Wear shoes that can handle puddles and a little slush at the curb.
Better day for a quick coffee, bookstore browse, or short errand loop than a long outdoor sit by the river.
Weather Joke of the Day
If the Mississippi looks confused today, that’s fair—it woke up to April and got handed March.
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On This Date: A Little Time Capsule
1893 — Minnesota adopted its state flag in time for a state exhibit at the World’s Fair in Chicago. The original design by Amelia H. Center of Minneapolis featured the state seal, lady slippers, and nineteen stars marking Minnesota as the nineteenth state admitted after the original thirteen.
1873 — Suffragist Carrie S. Burnham argued before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on April 3 and 4 that women citizens should have the right to vote. The court rejected her argument, but the Library of Congress preserves the case as an early piece of the long U.S. suffrage fight.
1983 — NASA launched STS-6, the first flight of Space Shuttle Challenger. The mission deployed the first Tracking and Data Relay Satellite and included the first spacewalk of the shuttle program.
How we know
National Weather Service — Hastings, MN point forecast page; this post uses the forecast text you supplied from that page. Accessed about 5:56 a.m. CT on Apr. 4, 2026.
Minnesota Historical Society / MNopedia — “This Day in Minnesota History (April 04).” Accessed about 5:56 a.m. CT on Apr. 4, 2026.
Library of Congress — 19th Amendment research guide and Carrie S. Burnham pamphlet record. Accessed about 5:56 a.m. CT on Apr. 4, 2026.
NASA — “STS-6” and “The First Flight of Space Shuttle Challenger.” Accessed about 5:56 a.m. CT on Apr. 4, 2026.
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