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.