Hastings, Minnesota Weather
Hastings, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Hastings, Dakota County.
Full aviation weather for Hastings is published on the South St Paul Municipal Airport/Richard E Fleming Field (KSGS) page, 19 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Hastings have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Hastings: Saint Paul Downtown Holman Field (KSTP) 27 km · Lake Elmo Airport (K21D) 28 km · Airlake Airport (KLVN) 32 km · Stanton Airfield (KSYN) 32 km · Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (KMSP) 33 km
Conditions reported at KSGS describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hastings specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Hastings, Minnesota
Hastings unfolds along the confluence of two mighty rivers, a place where the Mississippi and Vermillion carve their way through a landscape of rolling prairie and dramatic limestone bluffs. It lies 7.4 miles south-east of Cottage Grove, MN (from Cottage Grove, MN: bearing 142°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south-east of St. Paul Park. The air here, especially in the early mornings, carries the damp, earthy scent of the riverbanks, mingling with the sweet perfume of ripening crops from the surrounding farms. Beyond the immediate embrace of the water, the land rises into gentle, sun-drenched hills, their contours softened by the broad strokes of agriculture and the occasional cluster of sturdy oaks. This is a place where the sky feels vast, a boundless canvas that shifts from the pale, washed-out blue of midday to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of sunset, casting long, migrating shadows across the fields and the tidy grids of residential streets. The history of Hastings is deeply entwined with its waterways, serving as a vital port and trading post since its early days. The timber industry once flourished here, logs rafted down from the north, their passage a testament to the raw power of the rivers that shaped the town's destiny. Today, while agriculture remains a cornerstone of the local economy, the legacy of industry is evident in the sturdy, brick-faced buildings that line the historic downtown, hinting at a time of robust commerce. The imposing Carondelet Bridge, a grand sentinel spanning the Mississippi, stands as a prominent landmark, a modern artery connecting the community to its past and future. There's a quiet diligence to Hastings, a sense of lives lived deliberately, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates much of the year's unfolding.
Live animated radar for Hastings and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.743301°N, 92.852427°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55033 |
| Area Code | 612, 952 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hastings, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hastings, Minnesota, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Hastings includes coordinates 44.743301°N, 92.852427°W, situated in Dakota County. ZIP code 55033. Telephone area code: 612, 952. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
