Hastings, Minnesota Weather
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Hastings weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle18%0.01″88°65°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—86°67°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast13%—83°65°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm10%—85°65°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm56%0.69″77°63°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast56%—79°57°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle—0.01″74°59°-5°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 13.9 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 43 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 6.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.9 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 10:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Hastings at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55033
16-Day Forecast — Hastings
- Sat88°65°18%
- Sun86°67°14%
- Mon83°65°13%
- Tue85°65°10%
- Wed77°63°56%
- Thu79°57°56%
- Fri74°59°8%
- Sat78°54°11%
- Sun79°56°16%
- Mon81°57°7%
- Tue83°61°5%
- Wed83°67°17%
- Thu81°68°14%
- Fri79°65°26%
- Sat70°59°23%
- Sun81°58°19%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Hastings
SPC includes Hastings in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Hastings
- 55033