Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Tuesday, August 4, 2026, begins with a 30% chance of showers before 7 a.m. in Hastings, Minnesota, then turns partly sunny and cooler with a high near 76°F. Tuesday night will be partly cloudy near 55°F. Today’s time capsule looks back at the 1790 beginnings of the U.S. Coast Guard, the 1944 arrest of Anne Frank and the other people hiding in the Secret Annex, and NASA’s 2007 launch of the Phoenix Mars Lander. The post gives Hastings readers a quick plan for the commute, outdoor work, errands and evening activities, plus three carefully sourced history stories.