Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Friday, September 11, 2026
Friday, September 11, 2026, brings mostly sunny, warm and windy weather to Hastings, Minnesota, with a high near 84°F and south gusts as high as 35 mph. A small chance of showers and thunderstorms arrives late Friday night. Today’s time capsule visits the Milwaukee Mile’s first automobile race in 1903, remembers the September 11 attacks of 2001 and follows NASA’s International Cometary Explorer past a comet in 1985. It’s a practical, sourced guide for planning work, outdoor time and evening activities around Hastings.
Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Friday, September 4, 2026
Friday, September 4, brings sunny and hot weather to Hastings, Minnesota, with a high near 90°F and a heat index as high as 96°F. Friday night turns mostly clear, cooling to around 65°F, with patchy fog possible after 3 a.m. Today’s time capsule looks back at the 1862 debut of Chaska’s Valley Herald, the 1957 attempted integration of Little Rock Central High School and Thomas Edison’s Pearl Street generating station beginning service in 1882. The post gives Hastings readers a quick way to plan around the heat while enjoying three carefully sourced September 4 stories.
Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Friday, August 7, 2026
Friday, August 7, brings warm summer weather to Hastings, Minnesota, with a high near 83°F, increasing clouds and a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly from 1–4 p.m. Friday night turns mostly clear near 58°F. Today’s time capsule follows Le Griffon’s 1679 voyage into Lake Erie, George Washington’s 1782 creation of the Badge of Military Merit — the forerunner of the Purple Heart — and Philippe Petit’s 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers. It’s a quick local guide for planning errands, outdoor time and evening plans while adding three carefully verified history stories.
Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Friday, July 17, 2026
Hastings, Minnesota, will be sunny and hot on Friday, July 17, 2026, with a high near 93°F, a heat index near 97°F and patchy wildfire smoke before about 10 a.m. An Air Quality Alert continues until 11 a.m., while an Extreme Heat Warning remains active through 9 p.m. Today’s time capsule revisits Minnesota’s extraordinary 1867 mega-rain, Disneyland’s 1955 opening and the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz docking in orbit. The post gives Hastings readers a quick, practical guide for planning work, errands, outdoor events and evening activities around the heat and lingering smoke.
Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Friday, May 8th
Looking for the Hastings, MN weather for Friday, May 8th? Today brings a mostly sunny spring day with a high near 70°F, light winds turning west, and a small chance of showers arriving late tonight. It’s the kind of day made for a downtown stroll, a Levee Park stop, or a quick look at the river before sunset.
This HastingsNow.com daily update also includes an “On This Date” mini time capsule, featuring a Minnesota river-history moment, a major U.S. historical event, and a fun culture fact tied to May 8. If you want a fast, friendly snapshot of today’s Hastings forecast plus a little history, this post is built to give you both in one easy read.
Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Friday, May 1st
Hastings, Minnesota starts Friday, May 1 with a frosty morning, a high near 54, and skies that gradually turn sunnier as the day goes on. In today’s HastingsNow weather and time-capsule update, we break down what to expect in Hastings weather, what to wear, and three fascinating May 1 historical moments — including Minnesota’s 1917 “Wake Up America” events, the 1931 opening of the Empire State Building, and the 1930 announcement of Pluto’s name.
Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Friday, March 13th
What’s the weather in Hastings, MN, on Friday, March 13th? Expect a windy, chilly day with a high near 37°F, a low around 26°F, and northwest gusts up to 50 mph before calmer conditions later on. This HastingsNow update also includes a local-friendly “On This Date” time capsule featuring a Minnesota Civil War print-shop moment, an early American children’s Bible inscription, and the discovery of Uranus.
Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Friday, January 30
Friday, January 30 in Hastings, Minnesota (Dakota County) brings scattered early flurries (before ~7 a.m.), then clouds gradually clearing. Expect a high near 10°F and a low around -4°F tonight, with north winds 5–10 mph and wind chills down to about -14°F. The post also includes an “On This Date” mini time capsule with three quick, sourced highlights tied to January 30.