Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Sunday, October 11, 2026

Hastings, Minnesota, gets a summerlike Sunday on October 11, 2026, with the National Weather Service forecasting sunshine, a high near 87°F and a south-southwest breeze around 10 mph. Clouds increase Sunday night as temperatures settle toward 67°F. Today’s time capsule visits Duluth inventor Alexander Miles’s 1887 elevator-door patent, the 1968 launch of Apollo 7 and the 1975 debut of Saturday Night Live. Along with practical ideas for clothing, outdoor chores and river walks, this daily brief includes a local weather joke and links to the original forecast and history sources.