Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Saturday, March 7

Hastings, Minnesota starts Saturday, March 7 with likely early snow showers, gradual afternoon clearing, and a high near 42. This HastingsNow update also includes three “On This Date” highlights: a notable Minnesota dairy protest in 1963, Alexander Graham Bell’s 1876 telephone patent, and Hubble’s first detailed Pluto images in 1996.

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Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Friday, March 6

Looking for today’s Hastings, MN weather? Friday brings showers, a high near 55, thunder possible after 3 p.m., and a colder, wetter night ahead. This March 6 edition also looks back at Minnesota’s 1868 Black suffrage milestone, the Alamo, and NASA’s Kepler launch.

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Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Saturday, February 28

Snowy Saturday in Hastings, Minnesota: expect snow mainly after 9am with an 80% chance of precipitation, a high near 21°F, and about 1–2 inches of daytime accumulation possible. Tonight cools to around 4°F with a 40% chance of snow before 8pm. Plus, our “On This Date” mini time capsule highlights three quick Feb 28 moments (Minnesota/regional, U.S./world, and science/culture).

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Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Tuesday, February 17

Hastings, Minnesota weather for Tuesday, Feb. 17: High near 51°F, low around 40°F. Expect increasing clouds, a 20% chance of rain after 4pm, and breezy east winds 15–20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Rain and thunderstorms are likely overnight (60%). Plus: a quick Feb. 17 “On This Date” time capsule with one Minnesota story and two world culture/history moments.

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Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Sunday, February 15

Sunday, Feb. 15 in Hastings, MN looks bright and mild for mid-winter: mostly sunny, high near 50°F, with calm winds turning southwest around 5 mph later today; tonight turns mostly cloudy with a low around 37°F. Plus, a quick Feb. 15 “On This Date” time capsule—Minnesota’s 1870 suffrage vote, the 1898 U.S.S. Maine, and the 2001 human genome milestone.

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Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Tuesday, February 10

Hastings, MN weather today (Tue, Feb 10): mostly cloudy with a high near 34°F and a northwest wind 10–15 mph. Tonight turns partly cloudy with a low around 20°F—plus a quick “On This Date” time capsule for February 10 with three sourced moments from Minnesota, U.S. history, and the arts.

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Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Wednesday, January 28

Sunny but seriously cold in Hastings, Minnesota (Dakota County) this Wednesday: high 9°F, low -6°F tonight, with a light NW wind (5–10 mph) and wind chills dipping near -15°F. Then warm up with a January 28 mini time capsule: an 1890 Minnesota dairy co-op milestone, Julia Ward Howe’s 1908 first, and the 1958 building-brick patent that changed playtime.

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Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Monday, January 26

Bundle up, Hastings—Monday, January 26 is a cold one along the river. Expect increasing clouds with a high near 15°F and a low around 3°F. There’s a 20% chance of flurries between 4–5 PM, then a slight chance of snow after 5 PM. Winds run west 5–15 mph and turn south-southwest in the afternoon, with wind chills as low as -26°F. Tonight brings a 20% chance of snow before 9 PM.

Plus, our “On This Date” time capsule highlights: 1978 (a major rally at the Minnesota State Capitol during the power line controversy), 1654 (a New Amsterdam milestone after refugees left Brazil), and 1926 (an early television demonstration in London).

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Hastings, MN Weather + On This Date: Saturday, January 17

Saturday, January 17 in Hastings, Minnesota stays mostly cloudy and very cold (high 13°F / low 1°F), with a 30% chance of snow before 8am and a northwest wind around 15 mph. Then take a quick “On This Date” trip—from Minnesota’s 1934 Bremer kidnapping story to Benjamin Franklin’s birth (1706) and Popeye’s debut (1929).

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