Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Thursday, August 13, 2026

Thursday, August 13, 2026, looks cooler and a little showery in Hastings, Minnesota, with a 30% chance of showers mainly before 2 p.m., a high near 82°F and a partly cloudy night near 65°F. Today’s time capsule starts in Chaska with the 1860 birth of Minnesota entrepreneur Susie Schmitt Hanson, moves to Berlin as the Wall began going up in 1961, and finishes in Athens with the opening of the 2004 Summer Olympics. It’s a quick local read for deciding whether to grab a rain layer, when to plan outdoor time and what happened on August 13 in history.