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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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Temp: 52oF Feels Like: 52oF
Humid: 54% Dew Pt: 36oF
Barom: 29.99 Wind Dir: W
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 8 mph
Sunrise: 5:49 Sunset: 8:16
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A Midwest storm system moves Northeast Wednesday, while another brings rain and strong winds westward. » More DTN Weather Commentary
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 466'6 0'0 467'2 05:01A Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 478'2 481'6 477'4 481'4 1'4 480'0 05:02A Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 484'4 488'0 484'0 487'6 1'4 486'2 05:02A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 500'2 504'0 500'0 503'6 1'6 502'0 05:02A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 513'2 517'2 513'2 516'6 1'4 515'2 05:02A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 520'4 524'0 520'2 523'6 1'4 522'2 05:02A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 524'6 527'4 524'2 526'6 0'6 526'0 05:02A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 507'2 508'2 506'2 507'0 -0'4 507'4 05:02A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 510'0 513'4 510'0 513'0 0'6 512'2 05:02A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 1213'6 1218'6 1209'4 1218'6 5'2 1213'4 05:02A Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1225'0 1230'4 1222'0 1229'2 2'4 1226'6 05:02A Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1220'6 1225'4 1217'6 1223'6 2'0 1221'6 05:02A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1199'2 1205'6 1199'0 1205'0 3'2 1201'6 05:02A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1203'2 1209'4 1202'0 1208'4 3'4 1205'0 05:02A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1213'6 1220'6 1213'6 1220'0 3'6 1216'2 05:02A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1209'6 1216'6 1209'6 1215'6 3'0 1212'6 05:02A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1214'0 1218'0 1213'2 1216'6 2'4 1214'2 05:02A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1220'0 1223'2 1217'6 1222'0 3'0 1219'0 05:02A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 3350 3354 3350 3354 25 3329 05:02A Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3281 3316 3280 3313 29 3284 05:02A Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3224 3260 3224 3258 27 3231 05:02A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3192 3222 3192 3217 23 3194 05:02A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3174 3194 3170 3192 24 3168 05:02A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3198 3229 3198 3226 22 3204 05:02A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3215 3235 3210 3232 23 3209 05:02A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3206 3224 3205 3219 19 3200 05:02A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3212 3224 3212 3222 22 3200 05:02A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 90.900 91.000 90.725 90.975 0.050 90.925s 05/12 Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 100.000 100.200 98.350 98.450 - 1.800 98.425s 05/12 Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 104.425 104.600 102.750 102.925 - 1.700 102.950s 05/12 Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 105.150 105.525 103.800 104.000 - 1.725 103.975s 05/12 Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 91.375 91.625 90.225 90.475 -1.400 90.375s 05/12 Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 83.950 84.025 82.950 83.125 -0.975 83.125s 05/12 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 86.400 86.625 85.775 86.000 -0.750 85.925s 05/12 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 90.250 90.650 89.800 89.925 -0.525 89.925s 05/12 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 251.675 253.000 247.500 247.600 - 1.700 247.700s 05/12 Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 245.750 247.150 240.750 240.850 - 2.475 241.075s 05/12 Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 238.650 240.025 233.600 233.725 - 2.800 233.875s 05/12 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 237.725 239.000 233.150 233.300 - 2.475 233.450s 05/12 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 237.875 238.975 233.275 233.375 - 2.400 233.575s 05/12 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 237.425 238.250 232.800 232.800 - 2.400 233.025s 05/12 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 232.025 232.025 226.650 226.650 - 2.425 226.825s 05/12 Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 227.625 227.625 223.675 223.675 - 2.325 224.050s 05/12 Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 370.050 371.250 365.600 365.800 - 2.500 365.900s 05/12 Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 365.000 367.500 355.900 356.000 - 5.750 356.550s 05/12 Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 362.650 365.325 353.275 353.400 - 6.275 353.875s 05/12 Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 362.475 362.500 350.075 350.200 - 6.600 350.725s 05/12 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 357.500 358.750 346.500 346.500 - 6.875 347.200s 05/12 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 351.425 352.800 340.075 340.075 - 7.150 340.525s 05/12 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 347.650 347.650 335.300 335.300 - 7.300 335.725s 05/12 Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 345.700 345.700 336.100 336.100 - 7.075 333.825s 05/12 Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 49860.00 49894.00 49716.00 49769.00 - 100.00 49869.00 05:02A Chart for @YM6M Options for @YM6M
Sep 26 50180.00 50203.00 50025.00 50066.00 - 107.00 50173.00 05:02A Chart for @YM6U Options for @YM6U
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 7419.25 7454.25 7410.00 7446.75 20.25 7426.50 05:02A Chart for @ES6M Options for @ES6M
Sep 26 7483.00 7511.25 7470.00 7505.50 21.00 7484.50 05:02A Chart for @ES6U Options for @ES6U
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 29143.75 29447.00 29055.50 29417.75 247.75 29170.00 05:02A Chart for @NQ6M Options for @NQ6M
Sep 26 29425.75 29709.25 29350.25 29667.75 232.75 29435.00 05:02A Chart for @NQ6U Options for @NQ6U
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 75.50 76.30 05:02A Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 75.37 75.50 74.53 75.41 0.05 75.36 05:02A Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 73.75 73.97 73.10 73.89 0.07 73.82 05:02A Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 72.69 72.81 71.98 72.81 0.12 72.69 05:02A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 71.62 71.76 70.98 71.76 0.12 71.64 05:02A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 70.80 71.08 70.26 71.04 0.11 70.93 05:02A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 70.25 70.51 69.73 70.51 0.15 70.36 05:02A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 69.55 69.70 68.95 69.69 0.15 69.54 05:03A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 666'2 666'2 659'0 659'0 -6'0 665'0 05:02A Chart for @W6K Options for @W6K
Jul 26 679'4 682'2 667'0 677'0 -2'0 679'0 05:02A Chart for @W6N Options for @W6N
Sep 26 691'4 693'6 679'0 688'6 -2'6 691'4 05:02A Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 710'0 712'4 697'6 706'4 -3'6 710'2 05:02A Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 724'0 726'2 712'6 720'2 -4'4 724'6 05:02A Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 729'0 729'0 717'6 723'0 -6'4 729'4 05:02A Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 721'6 722'0 712'0 717'0 -5'6 722'6 05:02A Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 723'4 723'4 716'2 719'6 -7'4 727'2 05:02A Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
Dec 27 733'4 733'4 729'2 729'2 -9'4 738'6 05:02A Chart for @W7Z Options for @W7Z
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 80875.0 81530.0 80595.0 81460.0 465.0 80995.0 05:02A Chart for @BTC6K Options for @BTC6K
Jun 26 81260.0 81830.0 80975.0 81640.0 305.0 81335.0 05:02A Chart for @BTC6M Options for @BTC6M
Jul 26 81935.0 81935.0 81935.0 81935.0 215.0 81720.0 05:02A Chart for @BTC6N Options for @BTC6N
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 4722.7 4722.7 4722.7 4722.7 45.1 4677.6 05:03A Chart for QGC6K Options for QGC6K
Jun 26 4722.3 4734.8 4692.3 4709.0 22.3 4686.7 05:03A Chart for QGC6M Options for QGC6M
Jul 26 4742.9 4750.2 4712.6 4715.9 12.6 4703.3 05:03A Chart for QGC6N Options for QGC6N
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 86.930 86.930 86.930 86.930 1.800 85.130 05:03A Chart for QSI6K Options for QSI6K
Jun 26 87.050 88.160 86.375 87.190 1.899 85.291 05:03A Chart for QSI6M Options for QSI6M
Jul 26 87.320 88.580 86.330 87.635 2.044 85.591 05:03A Chart for QSI6N Options for QSI6N
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 102.16 102.27 100.56 101.46 - 0.72 102.18 05:03A Chart for QCL6M Options for QCL6M
Jul 26 98.38 98.58 96.79 97.81 -0.70 98.51 05:03A Chart for QCL6N Options for QCL6N
Aug 26 94.19 94.35 92.79 93.72 -0.67 94.39 05:03A Chart for QCL6Q Options for QCL6Q
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