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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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L/H (°F)		 66/79 66/82 70/82 61/69 58/65
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L/H (°F)		 66/83 66/88 70/89 61/69 58/65
Dew Point
(°F)		 70 69 72 65 60
Humidity
(%)		 96 91 88 92 91
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Local Conditions
Washington, IA
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Temp: 70oF Feels Like: 71oF
Humid: 100% Dew Pt: 70oF
Barom: 30.15 Wind Dir: ESE
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 7 mph
Sunrise: 6:49 Sunset: 7:12
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 3:00 AM
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Local Forecast
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High: 79°F
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 533'6 536'6 531'2 535'0 0'6 534'2 03:34A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 548'0 551'2 545'4 549'4 0'6 548'6 03:34A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 553'4 557'2 552'4 556'0 0'6 555'2 03:33A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 557'0 560'0 555'0 558'4 0'6 557'6 03:33A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 529'4 531'0 528'0 530'2 0'0 530'2 03:33A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 533'6 535'0 531'4 534'2 0'2 534'0 03:33A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 544'0 545'6 543'6 545'4 0'2 545'2 03:33A Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 550'2 552'4 550'2 552'0 0'2 551'6 03:33A Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
Jul 28 553'4 0'0 554'4 03:33A Chart for @C8N Options for @C8N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1319'4 1331'6 1315'6 1325'6 5'2 1320'4 03:34A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1335'4 1348'2 1332'4 1342'4 5'2 1337'2 03:34A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1343'4 1356'0 1340'4 1350'2 5'0 1345'2 03:33A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1349'6 1361'0 1346'6 1356'2 4'6 1351'4 03:33A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1353'4 1364'0 1350'2 1359'2 4'0 1355'2 03:33A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1332'6 1343'6 1332'4 1339'4 3'4 1336'0 03:33A Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1292'0 1300'0 1289'6 1296'0 2'6 1293'2 03:33A Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1276'2 1283'6 1273'6 1281'0 3'6 1277'2 03:33A Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
Jan 28 1286'6 1292'4 1286'6 1290'6 3'6 1287'0 03:33A Chart for @S8F Options for @S8F
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 3609 3681 3603 3679 70 3609 03:33A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3668 3719 3646 3716 60 3656 03:33A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3680 3721 3652 3718 55 3663 03:33A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3664 3715 3650 3713 50 3663 03:33A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3666 3715 3657 3711 45 3666 03:33A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3676 3723 3668 3720 43 3677 03:33A Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3633 3673 3622 3670 37 3633 03:33A Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3572 3615 3568 3615 36 3579 03:33A Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
Oct 27 3545 3550 3545 3550 32 3518 03:33A Chart for @SM7V Options for @SM7V
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 78.700 79.500 78.525 78.700 -0.400 78.675s 09/16 Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 69.250 70.450 69.100 69.900 0.300 69.950s 09/16 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 71.775 72.275 71.475 71.700 -0.150 71.750s 09/16 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 77.675 77.950 77.450 77.500 -0.250 77.500s 09/16 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 82.325 82.475 82.300 82.475 0.075 82.400s 09/16 Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 91.225 91.450 91.025 91.225 0.025 91.225s 09/16 Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 92.975 93.175 92.775 93.025 0.075 93.025s 09/16 Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 92.825 92.900 92.475 92.775 0.125 92.850s 09/16 Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 77.900 78.000 77.500 77.900 0.100 77.950s 09/16 Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 71.075 71.075 70.600 70.600 -0.575 70.700s 09/16 Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 75.800 -0.575 74.300s 09/16 Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 220.700 220.975 218.275 218.650 - 2.250 218.450s 09/16 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 223.325 223.375 219.975 220.325 - 3.150 220.200s 09/16 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 224.450 224.700 220.725 221.125 - 3.775 220.900s 09/16 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 225.675 225.925 222.100 222.475 - 3.700 222.275s 09/16 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 220.450 220.450 216.750 217.100 - 3.350 216.900s 09/16 Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 216.700 216.875 213.550 213.775 - 3.200 213.675s 09/16 Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 215.225 215.225 212.275 212.550 - 2.950 212.575s 09/16 Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 215.475 215.475 213.050 213.050 - 2.900 213.050s 09/16 Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
Feb 28 214.225 214.325 214.225 214.325 - 2.850 213.100s 09/16 Chart for @LE8G Options for @LE8G
Apr 28 213.875 213.875 213.875 213.875 - 2.150 213.700s 09/16 Chart for @LE8J Options for @LE8J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 340.275 341.300 337.700 338.775 - 1.800 338.475s 09/16 Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 334.050 334.050 329.000 329.950 - 4.200 329.650s 09/16 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 328.900 328.925 322.250 323.350 - 5.800 323.100s 09/16 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 320.800 320.825 313.325 314.400 - 6.725 314.100s 09/16 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 316.400 316.500 309.625 310.925 - 6.575 310.475s 09/16 Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 316.500 316.625 310.000 311.175 - 6.350 310.775s 09/16 Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 315.850 315.850 309.350 310.525 - 6.050 310.250s 09/16 Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 316.850 316.850 310.000 310.400 - 6.450 310.400s 09/16 Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
Sep 27 311.450 311.450 310.000 310.000 - 5.050 309.175s 09/16 Chart for @GF7U Options for @GF7U
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 51486.00 51940.00 51455.00 51822.00 315.00 51507.00 03:33A Chart for @YM6U Options for @YM6U
Dec 26 51894.00 52353.00 51838.00 52275.00 360.00 51915.00 03:33A Chart for @YM6Z Options for @YM6Z
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 7557.50 7621.25 7551.50 7610.00 53.50 7556.50 03:33A Chart for @ES6U Options for @ES6U
Dec 26 7624.00 7689.25 7617.50 7677.75 54.75 7623.00 03:33A Chart for @ES6Z Options for @ES6Z
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 28967.50 29269.25 28957.75 29211.25 247.75 28963.50 03:33A Chart for @NQ6U Options for @NQ6U
Dec 26 29271.00 29567.50 29247.75 29513.50 256.75 29256.75 03:33A Chart for @NQ6Z Options for @NQ6Z
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 69.04 69.04 68.25 68.57 -0.62 69.19 03:33A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 69.50 69.54 68.73 69.05 -0.62 69.67 03:33A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 69.70 69.75 69.00 69.33 -0.57 69.90 03:33A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 69.83 69.90 69.14 69.46 -0.55 70.01 03:33A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 69.79 69.92 69.22 69.66 -0.40 70.06 03:33A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 69.63 69.81 69.10 69.41 -0.55 69.96 03:33A Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 68.86 69.12 68.54 68.99 -0.40 69.39 03:33A Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 68.18 68.44 68.18 68.44 -0.32 68.76 03:34A Chart for @BO7U Options for @BO7U
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 730'6 735'4 725'2 729'0 -1'6 730'6 03:33A Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 746'4 751'4 741'6 745'4 -1'2 746'6 03:33A Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 753'6 758'2 749'4 752'4 -1'4 754'0 03:33A Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 749'6 755'6 748'4 750'2 -2'0 752'2 03:33A Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 754'6 760'4 752'6 755'4 -1'2 756'6 03:33A Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
Dec 27 762'4 769'4 761'6 764'6 -1'0 765'6 03:33A Chart for @W7Z Options for @W7Z
Mar 28 767'0 773'2 767'0 773'2 2'2 771'0 03:33A Chart for @W8H Options for @W8H
May 28 767'4 0'0 767'4 03:33A Chart for @W8K Options for @W8K
Jul 28 744'4 0'0 747'0 03:33A Chart for @W8N Options for @W8N
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 76030.0 76805.0 75655.0 76450.0 365.0 76085.0 03:33A Chart for @BTC6U Options for @BTC6U
Oct 26 76550.0 77065.0 76275.0 76850.0 380.0 76470.0 03:33A Chart for @BTC6V Options for @BTC6V
Nov 26 76730.0 77350.0 76725.0 76725.0 - 60.0 76785.0 03:33A Chart for @BTC6X Options for @BTC6X
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 4325.3 4325.3 4325.3 4325.3 - 21.0 4346.3 03:33A Chart for QGC6U Options for QGC6U
Oct 26 4269.0 4340.2 4261.4 4319.6 - 33.7 4353.3 03:33A Chart for QGC6V Options for QGC6V
Nov 26 4280.3 4356.6 4280.3 4338.3 - 32.6 4370.9 03:33A Chart for QGC6X Options for QGC6X
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 63.700 64.288 Chart for QSI6U Options for QSI6U
Oct 26 62.940 63.950 62.830 63.950 -0.443 64.393 03:33A Chart for QSI6V Options for QSI6V
Nov 26 63.120 64.185 63.120 63.975 -0.688 64.663 03:33A Chart for QSI6X Options for QSI6X
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 102.18 102.47 100.39 101.44 - 0.99 102.43 03:33A Chart for QCL6V Options for QCL6V
Nov 26 97.53 97.73 95.87 96.59 -0.92 97.51 03:33A Chart for QCL6X Options for QCL6X
Dec 26 92.62 93.05 91.58 92.30 -0.49 92.79 03:33A Chart for QCL6Z Options for QCL6Z
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