Observed 2:15 AM CDT at KSGS

Hastings, MN weather

Clear and 65°19°, 21°12° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 65°19°

Clear

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the south-southeast. Gusts to 27 mph44 km/h around 11 AM
Dew point: 49°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 55Moderate; PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow good
Pressure: 30.15 inHg1021 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

9°5° warmer than this time yesterday (56°13° then, 65°19° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 27 mph43 km/h today 10 AM–1 PM
High 75°24° today at 1 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

TonightNear 63°17° · Partly cloudy
This morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h · Clear
This afternoonNear 73°23° · rain chance 20% · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · rain chance 40% · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningNear 51°11° · rain chance 30% · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 54°12° · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by midnight · rain chance 20% · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 2a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	60%	87%	0
Sat 3a	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	58%	65%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	63°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	58%	38%	0
Sat 5a	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	62%	39%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	62%	30%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	62%	23%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	62%	23%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	65%	25%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	56%	27%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	51%	16%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	48%	10%	3
Sat 1p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	46%	35%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	48%	54%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	48%	86%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	50%	92%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 63°17° to 73°23°)	73°23°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	53%	96%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 60°16° to 70°21°)	69°21°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	61%	98%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	64°18°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	70%	99%	0
Sat 8p	Showers	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	40%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	72%	97%	0
Sat 9p	Showers	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	75%	97%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	77%	100%	0
Sat 11p	Drizzle	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	74%	99%	0
Sun 12a	Drizzle	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	40%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	74%	100%	0
Sun 1a	Drizzle	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	74%	100%	0
Sun 2a	Drizzle	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	53°12°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	100%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	71%	100%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	71%	100%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	74%	100%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	71%	100%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	71%	100%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	71%	99%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	71%	93%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	51°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	63%	95%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	61%	100%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	57%	100%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	54%	98%	1
Sun 2p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	54°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	50%	100%	1
Sun 3p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	54°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	48%	99%	1
Sun 4p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	48%	99%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	54°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	47%	98%	0
Sun 6p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	55°13°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	47%	98%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	53°12°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	50%	99%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	51°11°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	54%	99%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	49°9°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	98%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	48°9°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	58%	97%	0
Sun 11p	Showers	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	58%	98%	0
Mon 12a	Showers	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	60%	99%	0
Mon 1a	Showers	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	60%	99%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 61°16°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 61°16°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  40% chance
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of rain showers after 4pm. Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southeast wind around 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 55°13°, low 41°5°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers between 7am and 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Cloudy. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. North northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Low, likely
41°5°–50°10°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 50°10°, low 40°4°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 47°9°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Low, likely
40°4°–47°8°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 58°14°, low 48°9°. Typical 54°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  50% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–68°20°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 35°2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 63°17°, low 43°6°. Typical 53°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–70°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–54°12°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 35°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 59°15°, low 42°6°. Typical 52°11° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–71°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 34°1°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 60°16°, low 49°9°. Typical 52°11° / 34°1°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–70°21°
Low, likely
38°3°–60°16°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 34°1°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 65°18°, low 56°13°. Typical 51°11° / 34°1°. Rain 0.47 in12 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.24 in6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–71°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–61°16°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 34°1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 47°8°. Typical 51°11° / 33°1°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  20% chance · 0.23 in5.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Low, likely
47°8°–48°9°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 33°1°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 53°12°, low 42°6°. Typical 50°10° / 33°1°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Low, likely
39°4°–44°7°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 33°1°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 61°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 55°, low 41°, cooling off.
Monday
57% chance of rain, high 50°, low 40°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 53–65°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (MPX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Mississippi River Below Lock and Dam 2 - Hastings

1.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.8 ft
Flow: 9,760 cfs

Forecast peak 4.8 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 12 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River below Lock and Dam 3 - Red Wing

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 668 ft
Flow: 12,500 cfs

Forecast peak 668 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 12:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Prescott - Pool 3

2.8 mi

Level: 25.2 ft

Reading from Sat 12:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Kinnickinnic River near River Falls

9.1 mi

Level: 8.2 ft
Flow: 104 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 88% less heating than a typical week.

This week 17Typical 144

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 1
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 49°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 AM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

HASTINGS DAM 2 · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 21°12° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 9°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−1°SunOct 18
+9°+5°MonOct 19
+8°+4°TueOct 20
+10°+5°WedOct 21
+14°+8°ThuOct 22
+16°+9°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Hastings weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 33 min; Losing 2 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 45 min less
Golden hour: 5:30–6:30 PM; Morning 7:20–8:19 AM
Blue hour: 6:30–6:41 PM; Morning 7:08–7:20 AM; first light 7:08 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 47% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:50 AM · rises 5:10 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from Hastings. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,800 ft, 10 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.