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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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L/H (°F)		 65/81 70/81 61/70 56/63 53/61
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L/H (°F)		 65/87 70/87 61/70 56/63 53/61
Dew Point
(°F)		 70 73 65 59 54
Humidity
(%)		 96 91 98 95 86
Wind
Speed
(mph)		 9 6 11 11 10
Precip
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Local Conditions
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Temp: 66oF Feels Like: 67oF
Humid: 100% Dew Pt: 66oF
Barom: 30.22 Wind Dir: ENE
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 8 mph
Sunrise: 6:50 Sunset: 7:11
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 3:00 AM
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Local Forecast
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High: 81°F
Low: 65°F
Precip: 51%		 High: 81°F
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 530'4 532'6 528'0 528'6 -1'6 530'4 03:42A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 544'2 546'4 541'6 542'4 -2'0 544'4 03:42A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 550'4 552'6 548'2 548'6 -2'0 550'6 03:43A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 552'6 555'2 550'6 551'0 -2'2 553'2 03:43A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 525'4 527'0 523'2 524'0 -1'4 525'4 03:43A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 529'2 530'6 527'2 527'6 -1'4 529'2 03:43A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 540'4 540'4 539'6 539'6 -1'4 541'2 03:43A Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 546'2 546'2 546'2 546'2 -1'6 548'0 03:43A Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
Jul 28 550'2 550'2 549'2 549'4 -1'4 551'0 03:43A Chart for @C8N Options for @C8N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1317'4 1322'0 1304'2 1305'6 -14'0 1319'6 03:42A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1334'2 1339'0 1321'4 1323'2 -13'6 1337'0 03:42A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1342'4 1348'0 1330'6 1332'2 -13'4 1345'6 03:43A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1350'2 1354'4 1337'6 1339'6 -12'6 1352'4 03:43A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1352'6 1357'2 1341'4 1343'2 -12'6 1356'0 03:43A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1335'4 1337'6 1323'0 1324'4 -12'4 1337'0 03:43A Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1292'6 1293'2 1281'0 1281'6 -11'6 1293'4 03:43A Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1274'6 1277'0 1265'0 1266'2 -10'4 1276'6 03:43A Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
Jan 28 1285'6 1285'6 1275'2 1276'0 -10'6 1286'6 03:43A Chart for @S8F Options for @S8F
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 3678 3694 3626 3626 - 61 3687 03:43A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3700 3723 3653 3654 - 59 3713 03:43A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3710 3730 3664 3665 - 56 3721 03:43A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3701 3725 3665 3665 - 51 3716 03:43A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3697 3723 3668 3668 - 45 3713 03:43A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3703 3729 3677 3677 - 43 3720 03:43A Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3667 3684 3635 3635 - 40 3675 03:43A Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3622 3624 3582 3582 - 37 3619 03:43A Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
Oct 27 3557 3557 3539 3539 - 15 3554 03:43A Chart for @SM7V Options for @SM7V
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 78.700 79.275 78.275 78.875 0.225 78.900s 09/17 Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 69.625 70.150 69.200 69.600 -0.350 69.600s 09/17 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 71.650 71.775 70.850 71.100 -0.625 71.125s 09/17 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 77.400 77.575 76.600 76.700 -0.800 76.700s 09/17 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 82.400 82.400 81.600 81.625 -0.600 81.800s 09/17 Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 91.300 91.300 90.375 90.450 -0.775 90.450s 09/17 Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 93.050 93.100 92.325 92.400 -0.625 92.400s 09/17 Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 92.625 92.650 92.150 92.225 -0.600 92.250s 09/17 Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 77.400 78.075 77.400 78.075 -0.625 77.325s 09/17 Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 70.600 71.475 70.300 71.475 70.700s 09/17 Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 75.800 74.300s 09/17 Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 219.650 220.225 215.550 215.625 - 2.800 215.650s 09/17 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 221.400 221.800 216.075 216.200 - 3.950 216.250s 09/17 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 222.025 222.400 217.050 217.175 - 3.625 217.275s 09/17 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 223.475 223.600 218.425 218.550 - 3.625 218.650s 09/17 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 217.875 218.200 213.100 213.225 - 3.550 213.350s 09/17 Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 214.625 214.875 210.025 210.200 - 3.475 210.200s 09/17 Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 213.000 213.025 208.950 209.200 - 3.425 209.150s 09/17 Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 212.425 212.425 209.575 209.575 - 3.275 209.775s 09/17 Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
Feb 28 212.675 212.675 209.900 209.900 - 3.000 210.100s 09/17 Chart for @LE8G Options for @LE8G
Apr 28 210.000 210.000 210.000 210.000 - 3.700 210.000s 09/17 Chart for @LE8J Options for @LE8J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 340.250 340.500 334.300 334.950 - 3.650 334.825s 09/17 Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 331.825 332.375 323.925 324.200 - 5.275 324.375s 09/17 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 324.900 325.500 318.300 318.600 - 4.450 318.650s 09/17 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 315.900 316.875 309.575 309.775 - 4.350 309.750s 09/17 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 312.050 313.350 305.775 305.800 - 4.475 306.000s 09/17 Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 312.100 313.675 306.125 306.125 - 4.450 306.325s 09/17 Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 311.250 312.025 305.725 305.850 - 4.400 305.850s 09/17 Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 312.125 313.350 306.850 306.850 - 3.550 306.850s 09/17 Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
Sep 27 310.900 310.900 306.000 306.000 - 4.425 304.750s 09/17 Chart for @GF7U Options for @GF7U
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 51800.00 51961.00 51742.00 51852.00 45.00 51807.00 03:43A Chart for @YM6U Options for @YM6U
Dec 26 52201.00 52380.00 52147.00 52295.00 75.00 52220.00 03:43A Chart for @YM6Z Options for @YM6Z
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 7637.00 7670.50 7629.25 7659.75 19.75 7640.00 03:43A Chart for @ES6U Options for @ES6U
Dec 26 7703.50 7739.25 7696.00 7727.25 20.00 7707.25 03:43A Chart for @ES6Z Options for @ES6Z
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 29438.75 29665.25 29352.75 29606.75 160.00 29446.75 03:43A Chart for @NQ6U Options for @NQ6U
Dec 26 29723.75 29966.75 29648.00 29903.75 160.75 29743.00 03:43A Chart for @NQ6Z Options for @NQ6Z
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 68.70 68.70 67.93 68.05 -0.63 68.68 03:43A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 69.17 69.20 68.42 68.58 -0.57 69.15 03:43A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 69.42 69.43 68.72 68.84 -0.58 69.42 03:43A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 69.56 69.58 68.89 69.01 -0.57 69.58 03:43A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 69.75 69.75 68.94 69.06 -0.58 69.64 03:43A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 69.48 69.51 68.84 68.84 -0.67 69.51 03:43A Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 68.83 68.83 68.52 68.56 -0.43 68.99 03:43A Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 68.27 68.27 67.99 67.99 -0.43 68.42 03:42A Chart for @BO7U Options for @BO7U
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 725'0 728'2 720'0 723'6 -3'2 727'0 03:43A Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 741'0 744'2 736'2 740'0 -3'0 743'0 03:43A Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 748'4 751'2 743'6 747'4 -2'4 750'0 03:43A Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 747'0 748'2 741'6 744'6 -2'6 747'4 03:42A Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 750'4 752'6 746'0 749'0 -2'0 751'0 03:43A Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
Dec 27 754'6 757'2 754'6 757'0 -2'4 759'4 03:43A Chart for @W7Z Options for @W7Z
Mar 28 764'4 0'0 764'4 03:43A Chart for @W8H Options for @W8H
May 28 761'0 0'0 760'6 03:43A Chart for @W8K Options for @W8K
Jul 28 740'0 0'0 740'4 03:43A Chart for @W8N Options for @W8N
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 76500.0 78120.0 76250.0 77935.0 1330.0 76605.0 03:43A Chart for @BTC6U Options for @BTC6U
Oct 26 76735.0 78505.0 76685.0 78360.0 1365.0 76995.0 03:43A Chart for @BTC6V Options for @BTC6V
Nov 26 78800.0 78312.5 77305.0 77320.0 Chart for @BTC6X Options for @BTC6X
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 4325.3 4360.2 Chart for QGC6U Options for QGC6U
Oct 26 4347.2 4405.3 4338.7 4391.8 26.3 4365.5 03:43A Chart for QGC6V Options for QGC6V
Nov 26 4374.6 4411.6 4374.6 4411.6 28.5 4383.1 03:43A Chart for QGC6X Options for QGC6X
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 66.940 66.940 66.940 66.940 1.470 65.470 03:43A Chart for QSI6U Options for QSI6U
Oct 26 65.350 67.070 65.350 66.970 1.410 65.560 03:43A Chart for QSI6V Options for QSI6V
Nov 26 66.050 67.315 66.030 67.295 1.460 65.835 03:43A Chart for QSI6X Options for QSI6X
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 101.06 101.57 99.39 100.41 - 1.50 101.91 03:43A Chart for QCL6V Options for QCL6V
Nov 26 96.48 96.84 94.83 95.75 -1.48 97.23 03:43A Chart for QCL6X Options for QCL6X
Dec 26 92.04 92.34 90.88 91.63 -0.98 92.61 03:43A Chart for QCL6Z Options for QCL6Z
My Custom Markets
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