Hastings, Minnesota Weather
Hastings, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Hastings, Dakota County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
