Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Tuesday, March 10
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It feels like one of those classic March days in Hastings when the river looks calm, downtown seems manageable, and the sky quietly keeps a plot twist for later. Most of today should be usable, but late rain and overnight snow mean it is smart to keep both your jacket and your windshield scraper within arm’s reach.
Today’s Weather in Hastings
At a glance
High / Low: 45°F / 29°F
Precip chance + timing window: 20% chance of rain after 4 p.m.; tonight, a 70% chance of snow, possibly mixed with rain at first, becoming all snow after 2 a.m.; less than 1 inch possible
Wind: East northeast around 10 mph today; northeast around 10 mph tonight
Alerts/hazards: (not provided)
Most of the morning and midday look cloudy and cool, with the better chance of rain holding off until late afternoon. This evening stays gray, and overnight looks more wintry as rain may mix with snow, then change to mainly snow after 2 a.m. In plain English: the daytime is mostly a “go do your errands” setup, while late tonight is the “maybe don’t ignore the windshield” portion of the program.
What to wear / what to plan
Bring a medium jacket for the cool, cloudy day
Toss an umbrella in the car for late afternoon or evening
If you’ll be out late or heading out early Wednesday, expect a slushy-to-light-snow situation
Good day for indoor plans downtown, with a quick weather check before heading home
Weather Joke of the Day
Today Hastings is doing the full bridge-to-snow-globe package: cloudy by lunch, maybe rain by supper, and a little “wait, is that snow?” after bedtime.
Weather infographic by HastingsNow.com
On This Date: A Little Time Capsule
1988 — Bemidji’s giant Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox statues were added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 10. What started as roadside tourism fun became something Minnesota decided was worth preserving for the long haul. MNopedia source.
1876 — Alexander Graham Bell carried out a successful telephone experiment on March 10 and spoke the now-famous line to Thomas Watson: “Mr. Watson … I want to see you.” Bell even wrote that same day about a future where people could talk from home over wires, which feels pretty sharp for 1876. Library of Congress source.
2006 — NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter entered orbit around Mars on March 10. Its job: help scientists study the planet’s surface, atmosphere, and the history of water on Mars, which is a pretty solid reminder that March 10 has range—from roadside giants to interplanetary homework. NASA source.
How we know
National Weather Service — Point Forecast: Hastings, MN — forecast.weather.gov MapClick — update timestamp used in this post: 6:13 a.m. CT (provided with the forecast text); accessed Mar. 10, 2026, 6:21 a.m. CT.
Minnesota Historical Society / MNopedia — Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox statues, Bemidji — MNopedia link — accessed Mar. 10, 2026, 6:21 a.m. CT.
Library of Congress — Today in History – March 10 — LOC link — accessed Mar. 10, 2026, 6:21 a.m. CT.
NASA Science — Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter — NASA link — accessed Mar. 10, 2026, 6:21 a.m. CT.
Weather can change quickly, especially as rain turns toward snow, so check official National Weather Service updates and alerts before heading out.
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