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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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Temp
L/H (°F)		 38/56 34/56 35/60 42/72 49/75
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L/H (°F)		 35/56 30/56 31/60 36/72 46/75
Dew Point
(°F)		 36 33 31 42 49
Humidity
(%)		 61 52 44 54 53
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Local Conditions
Washington, IA
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Temp: 37oF Feels Like: 33oF
Humid: 87% Dew Pt: 34oF
Barom: 30.03 Wind Dir: SW
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 6 mph
Sunrise: 6:04 Sunset: 8:02
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 5:00 AM
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DTN Weather Summary
Storms Continue Across the South Thursday
Bryce Anderson (Bio) – DTN Meteorologist

Scattered showers, thunderstorms for the South. Colder temperatures for most of the country with possible frost in the Central Plains, Great Lakes and Canada. » More DTN Weather Commentary
Posted at 12:10PM Wed Apr 29, 2026 CDT

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Local Forecast
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Thursday
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High: 56°F
Low: 38°F
Precip: 80%		 High: 56°F
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 466'2 469'0 464'2 465'4 -1'0 466'4 05:50A Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 477'0 480'0 474'4 475'6 -2'0 477'6 05:50A Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 482'2 485'0 480'2 481'2 -1'6 483'0 05:50A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 497'0 499'6 495'0 496'0 -1'6 497'6 05:50A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 509'2 512'0 507'6 508'6 -1'6 510'4 05:50A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 516'2 519'2 515'0 516'0 -1'4 517'4 05:50A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 519'2 522'2 518'2 519'2 -1'4 520'6 05:50A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 497'0 498'6 496'6 497'4 -0'6 498'2 05:50A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 500'0 502'0 499'2 500'4 0'0 500'4 05:50A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 1182'4 1190'0 1180'0 1180'0 -2'2 1182'2 05:50A Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1197'0 1206'2 1193'4 1194'0 -3'0 1197'0 05:50A Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1189'2 1199'0 1186'4 1187'2 -2'4 1189'6 05:50A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1165'0 1173'0 1162'4 1162'4 -3'4 1166'0 05:50A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1171'0 1178'0 1167'2 1167'6 -3'4 1171'2 05:50A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1181'4 1189'4 1179'2 1179'6 -3'2 1183'0 05:50A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1178'4 1186'0 1176'4 1177'0 -3'0 1180'0 05:50A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1178'0 1187'6 1178'0 1179'0 -3'0 1182'0 05:50A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1187'2 1193'0 1184'2 1184'2 -3'0 1187'2 05:50A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 3291 3291 3245 3245 - 35 3280 05:50A Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3241 3241 3202 3203 - 35 3238 05:50A Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3185 3185 3155 3155 - 30 3185 05:50A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3142 3147 3118 3118 - 28 3146 05:50A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3117 3117 3092 3092 - 26 3118 05:50A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3131 3144 3122 3122 - 25 3147 05:50A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3143 3143 3126 3126 - 23 3149 05:50A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3132 3132 3114 3114 - 22 3136 05:50A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3122 3124 3109 3109 - 22 3131 05:50A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 94.500 95.725 94.400 95.000 0.950 95.100s 04/29 Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 102.225 104.450 102.225 103.725 1.775 103.750s 04/29 Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 104.700 106.350 104.675 106.225 1.850 106.275s 04/29 Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 105.050 106.600 104.975 106.425 1.600 106.425s 04/29 Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 90.525 91.650 90.375 91.400 1.125 91.400s 04/29 Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 82.950 83.825 82.825 83.600 0.725 83.525s 04/29 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 85.925 86.675 85.900 86.475 0.500 86.425s 04/29 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 89.925 90.550 89.900 90.400 0.425 90.350s 04/29 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 255.000 257.000 255.000 256.875 4.200 256.875s 04/29 Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 254.500 255.975 253.650 255.100 1.750 255.250s 04/29 Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 250.000 251.200 248.625 249.475 0.625 249.725s 04/29 Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 244.850 245.575 243.200 243.675 - 0.125 243.925s 04/29 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 243.600 244.475 242.175 242.600 - 0.250 242.850s 04/29 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 243.225 243.950 242.000 242.400 - 0.075 242.650s 04/29 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 242.075 242.900 241.225 241.775 0.100 241.900s 04/29 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 235.150 236.000 234.725 235.200 0.225 235.300s 04/29 Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 372.250 372.600 371.675 372.200 0.200 372.275s 04/29 Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 373.225 374.825 370.100 371.350 - 0.225 371.500s 04/29 Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 374.325 376.025 371.050 372.375 - 0.550 372.525s 04/29 Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 372.500 373.900 369.550 370.700 - 0.325 370.925s 04/29 Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 370.000 371.275 367.325 368.450 - 0.100 368.750s 04/29 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 366.400 368.275 364.425 365.525 - 0.050 365.825s 04/29 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 360.000 361.975 358.300 359.375 0.100 359.800s 04/29 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 355.000 355.100 354.000 355.050 0.375 354.975s 04/29 Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 48822.00 49388.00 48608.00 49332.00 320.00 49012.00 05:50A Chart for @YM6M Options for @YM6M
Sep 26 49129.00 49679.00 48982.00 49644.00 335.00 49309.00 05:50A Chart for @YM6U Options for @YM6U
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 7150.00 7201.50 7133.75 7176.00 8.00 7168.00 05:50A Chart for @ES6M Options for @ES6M
Sep 26 7202.50 7255.25 7189.00 7236.75 13.75 7223.00 05:50A Chart for @ES6U Options for @ES6U
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 27207.00 27622.75 27185.25 27364.25 39.00 27325.25 05:50A Chart for @NQ6M Options for @NQ6M
Sep 26 27560.00 27860.00 27463.00 27628.00 55.00 27573.00 05:50A Chart for @NQ6U Options for @NQ6U
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 75.75 75.79 74.95 74.95 -0.36 75.31 05:50A Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 74.20 74.85 73.53 73.76 -0.36 74.12 05:50A Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 72.42 73.14 72.11 72.30 -0.11 72.41 05:50A Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 70.87 71.64 70.77 70.93 0.05 70.88 05:50A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 69.59 70.41 69.53 69.74 0.18 69.56 05:50A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 68.52 69.52 68.52 68.96 0.32 68.64 05:50A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 68.08 68.95 68.01 68.31 0.26 68.05 05:50A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 67.08 68.04 67.08 67.51 0.30 67.21 05:50A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 640'0 644'2 640'0 643'2 1'0 642'2 05:50A Chart for @W6K Options for @W6K
Jul 26 652'2 657'6 643'6 645'0 -8'0 653'0 05:50A Chart for @W6N Options for @W6N
Sep 26 666'0 672'0 658'4 659'6 -7'0 666'6 05:50A Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 685'4 692'0 678'4 679'6 -6'6 686'4 05:50A Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 700'0 707'0 694'2 695'4 -6'4 702'0 05:50A Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 704'6 711'4 700'4 702'2 -5'0 707'2 05:50A Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 696'4 702'2 695'2 697'0 -1'6 698'6 05:50A Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 700'4 705'0 699'4 705'0 2'4 702'4 05:50A Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
Dec 27 711'2 711'2 709'0 709'0 -4'0 713'0 05:50A Chart for @W7Z Options for @W7Z
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 76100.0 76715.0 75655.0 76340.0 565.0 75775.0 05:50A Chart for @BTC6K Options for @BTC6K
Jun 26 76360.0 76950.0 76065.0 76665.0 575.0 76090.0 05:50A Chart for @BTC6M Options for @BTC6M
Jul 26 77040.0 76465.0 Chart for @BTC6N Options for @BTC6N
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 4561.9 4636.3 4561.9 4636.3 91.1 4545.2 05:51A Chart for QGC6K Options for QGC6K
Jun 26 4557.0 4658.8 4550.8 4649.3 87.8 4561.5 05:51A Chart for QGC6M Options for QGC6M
Jul 26 4570.9 4672.5 4570.9 4664.4 86.6 4577.8 05:51A Chart for QGC6N Options for QGC6N
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 71.385 73.600 71.385 73.505 1.936 71.569 05:51A Chart for QSI6K Options for QSI6K
Jun 26 71.475 74.000 71.400 73.880 2.047 71.833 05:51A Chart for QSI6M Options for QSI6M
Jul 26 71.760 74.265 71.650 74.060 1.972 72.088 05:51A Chart for QSI6N Options for QSI6N
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 109.07 110.93 106.20 106.71 - 0.17 106.88 05:51A Chart for QCL6M Options for QCL6M
Jul 26 102.00 103.78 99.46 99.98 - 0.13 100.11 05:51A Chart for QCL6N Options for QCL6N
Aug 26 95.75 96.95 93.30 93.86 -0.11 93.97 05:51A Chart for QCL6Q Options for QCL6Q
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