Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Saturday, June 13th
Sunny downtown Hastings, Minnesota, with breezy June weather and three historical time-capsule scenes in the sky: a St. Croix River logjam, 1940s storytelling media, and NASA’s Pioneer 10 near Neptune. Image by HastingsNow.com
Hastings gets a classic “go do something outside” Saturday today — sunny, comfortable, and breezy enough to keep the river air moving through downtown, Levee Park, and the bridge view.
Today’s Weather in Hastings
At a glance
High / Low: High near 74°F; low around 51°F
Precipitation:(not provided); no rain is listed for Saturday or Saturday night in the provided NWS forecast text
Wind: West northwest 5 to 15 mph today; northwest 10 to 15 mph tonight
Alerts/hazards:(not provided)
Saturday looks bright, dry, and refreshingly June-like. The morning starts cool and fair, then the afternoon warms into the low-to-mid 70s with plenty of sunshine. By evening, expect partly cloudy skies and a cooler northwest breeze — nice for a walk, patio dinner, or one more lap around Levee Park before calling it a day.
What to wear / what to plan
Sunglasses and sunscreen for midday.
A light layer for early morning and evening.
Good day for downtown errands, parks, patios, and yard work.
Secure the napkins if you’re eating outside — that northwest breeze may have opinions.
Weather Joke of the Day
Today’s forecast is so pleasant, the Mississippi may start charging admission for the breeze.
Infographic by HastingsNow.com
On This Date: A Little Time Capsule
1886 — A four-mile logjam closed the St. Croix River at Taylors Falls. It was such a spectacle that excursion trains traveled from Duluth to see it — a very Minnesota reminder that river stories can be enormous, dramatic, and oddly fascinating.
1942 — The Office of War Information was created during World War II. The Library of Congress notes that the OWI documented America’s wartime mobilization through films, text, photographs, radio programs, and posters — basically a massive national storytelling operation before anyone had a smartphone.
1983 — NASA’s Pioneer 10 crossed Neptune’s orbit. NASA says the spacecraft became the first human-made object to go beyond the furthest planet, a milestone for deep-space exploration and a fun “look up from the backyard” fact for a clear June night.
How we know
National Weather Service — “Extended Forecast for Hastings MN” — forecast text provided from the NWS point forecast, updated 5:48 a.m. CT; accessed 5:51 a.m. CT, June 13, 2026.
Minnesota Historical Society / MNopedia — “This Day in Minnesota History” — accessed 5:51 a.m. CT, June 13, 2026.
Library of Congress — “Today in History - June 13” — accessed 5:51 a.m. CT, June 13, 2026.
NASA Science — “Pioneer 10” — accessed 5:51 a.m. CT, June 13, 2026.
Weather can change quickly, so readers should check official National Weather Service alerts before heading out.
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