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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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L/H (°F)		 47/71 52/76 43/60 44/54 42/62
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L/H (°F)		 61/71 52/76 37/60 37/54 34/62
Dew Point
(°F)		 49 51 36 40 41
Humidity
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Washington, IA
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Temp: 61oF Feels Like: 59oF
Humid: 45% Dew Pt: 39oF
Barom: 29.79 Wind Dir: S
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 15 mph
Sunrise: 6:23 Sunset: 7:49
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Strong Storms, Rain Enter the Upper Midwest Today
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High: 71°F
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 25 483'2 486'4 482'2 485'0 0'6 484'2 09:40A Chart for @C5K Options for @C5K
Jul 25 490'6 494'0 489'4 492'0 0'2 491'6 09:40A Chart for @C5N Options for @C5N
Sep 25 457'2 460'6 457'2 459'4 0'4 459'0 09:40A Chart for @C5U Options for @C5U
Dec 25 466'0 468'2 465'2 467'4 0'6 466'6 09:40A Chart for @C5Z Options for @C5Z
Mar 26 478'0 480'0 477'2 479'2 0'4 478'6 09:40A Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 485'0 487'0 484'2 486'2 0'2 486'0 09:40A Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 488'2 490'4 488'0 489'6 0'0 489'6 09:40A Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 470'6 471'6 470'4 470'4 -1'2 471'6 09:40A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 472'4 474'0 471'2 471'6 -1'4 473'2 09:40A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 25 1038'0 1045'2 1033'0 1033'4 -5'2 1038'6 09:40A Chart for @S5K Options for @S5K
Jul 25 1049'2 1056'4 1044'0 1044'4 -5'6 1050'2 09:40A Chart for @S5N Options for @S5N
Aug 25 1045'6 1052'6 1040'6 1041'2 -5'4 1046'6 09:40A Chart for @S5Q Options for @S5Q
Sep 25 1030'2 1036'0 1024'2 1024'4 -6'2 1030'6 09:40A Chart for @S5U Options for @S5U
Nov 25 1032'4 1039'4 1027'4 1027'4 -6'6 1034'2 09:40A Chart for @S5X Options for @S5X
Jan 26 1043'4 1050'2 1039'0 1039'2 -6'2 1045'4 09:40A Chart for @S6F Options for @S6F
Mar 26 1045'0 1051'4 1041'2 1041'6 -5'4 1047'2 09:40A Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1051'6 1056'6 1046'6 1047'4 -5'0 1052'4 09:40A Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1059'2 1064'0 1054'4 1055'0 -4'6 1059'6 09:40A Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 25 2967 2990 2955 2958 - 9 2967 09:40A Chart for @SM5K Options for @SM5K
Jul 25 3040 3065 3028 3031 - 11 3042 09:40A Chart for @SM5N Options for @SM5N
Aug 25 3060 3083 3047 3051 - 9 3060 09:40A Chart for @SM5Q Options for @SM5Q
Sep 25 3070 3091 3057 3062 - 8 3070 09:40A Chart for @SM5U Options for @SM5U
Oct 25 3072 3093 3060 3066 - 6 3072 09:40A Chart for @SM5V Options for @SM5V
Dec 25 3098 3122 3089 3094 - 8 3102 09:40A Chart for @SM5Z Options for @SM5Z
Jan 26 3112 3134 3103 3109 - 7 3116 09:40A Chart for @SM6F Options for @SM6F
Mar 26 3118 3142 3114 3118 - 10 3128 09:40A Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3134 3155 3133 3138 - 10 3148 09:40A Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 25 548'2 555'6 548'2 552'4 4'6 547'6 09:40A Chart for @W5K Options for @W5K
Jul 25 562'0 569'2 561'4 565'4 4'4 561'0 09:40A Chart for @W5N Options for @W5N
Sep 25 576'0 582'6 575'4 579'6 4'6 575'0 09:40A Chart for @W5U Options for @W5U
Dec 25 597'0 604'0 596'2 601'2 5'2 596'0 09:40A Chart for @W5Z Options for @W5Z
Mar 26 614'2 621'6 613'6 619'0 5'0 614'0 09:40A Chart for @W6H Options for @W6H
May 26 626'0 630'4 624'4 628'4 4'4 624'0 09:40A Chart for @W6K Options for @W6K
Jul 26 630'0 630'6 630'0 630'4 4'4 626'0 09:40A Chart for @W6N Options for @W6N
Sep 26 635'0 0'0 635'0 09:40A Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 652'0 652'0 652'0 652'0 4'0 648'0 09:40A Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 25 89.975 90.225 89.475 90.050 -0.100 90.150 09:40A Chart for @HE5K Options for @HE5K
Jun 25 97.750 98.400 97.275 97.925 -0.025 97.950 09:40A Chart for @HE5M Options for @HE5M
Jul 25 97.850 98.425 97.300 98.000 0.100 97.900 09:40A Chart for @HE5N Options for @HE5N
Aug 25 96.275 96.750 95.750 96.375 0.100 96.275 09:40A Chart for @HE5Q Options for @HE5Q
Oct 25 80.675 81.275 80.675 81.250 0.650 80.600 09:40A Chart for @HE5V Options for @HE5V
Dec 25 73.500 74.150 73.400 74.125 0.775 73.350 09:40A Chart for @HE5Z Options for @HE5Z
Feb 26 77.025 77.600 76.900 77.600 0.825 76.775 09:40A Chart for @HE6G Options for @HE6G
Apr 26 81.175 81.650 81.075 81.500 0.650 80.850 09:40A Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
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Apr 25 208.175 208.375 207.625 207.950 0.875 207.075 09:40A Chart for @LE5J Options for @LE5J
Jun 25 202.750 203.350 202.225 202.550 0.475 202.075 09:40A Chart for @LE5M Options for @LE5M
Aug 25 199.475 199.900 198.675 199.025 0.075 198.950 09:40A Chart for @LE5Q Options for @LE5Q
Oct 25 197.600 198.325 197.225 197.475 - 0.100 197.575 09:40A Chart for @LE5V Options for @LE5V
Dec 25 198.900 199.025 197.875 198.075 - 0.275 198.350 09:40A Chart for @LE5Z Options for @LE5Z
Feb 26 199.400 199.950 198.750 198.825 - 0.575 199.400 09:40A Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 200.600 200.600 199.300 199.350 - 0.750 200.100 09:40A Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 194.175 194.175 193.275 193.275 - 0.800 194.075 09:40A Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 25 293.150 293.750 293.150 293.275 3.325 289.950 09:40A Chart for @GF5J Options for @GF5J
May 25 285.750 286.800 284.925 285.325 0.925 284.400 09:40A Chart for @GF5K Options for @GF5K
Aug 25 290.475 291.150 289.025 289.375 - 0.075 289.450 09:40A Chart for @GF5Q Options for @GF5Q
Sep 25 289.525 290.200 287.875 288.175 - 0.450 288.625 09:40A Chart for @GF5U Options for @GF5U
Oct 25 287.450 288.325 285.900 286.050 - 0.725 286.775 09:40A Chart for @GF5V Options for @GF5V
Nov 25 284.875 285.725 283.250 283.350 - 0.800 284.150 09:40A Chart for @GF5X Options for @GF5X
Jan 26 280.800 280.800 278.750 278.775 - 0.725 279.500 09:40A Chart for @GF6F Options for @GF6F
Mar 26 276.525 276.525 276.525 276.525 - 0.550 277.075 09:40A Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 25 18391.25 18652.75 18261.50 18320.00 - 65.25 18385.25 09:40A Chart for @NQ5M Options for @NQ5M
Sep 25 18578.75 18822.75 18441.75 18469.50 - 93.00 18562.50 09:40A Chart for @NQ5U Options for @NQ5U
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 25 5308.00 5371.25 5285.50 5298.25 - 7.50 5305.75 09:40A Chart for @ES5M Options for @ES5M
Sep 25 5351.00 5412.25 5329.25 5332.75 - 16.25 5349.00 09:40A Chart for @ES5U Options for @ES5U
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 25 39867.00 40292.00 39130.00 39197.00 - 656.00 39853.00 09:40A Chart for @YM5M Options for @YM5M
Sep 25 40150.00 40508.00 39408.00 39450.00 - 676.00 40126.00 09:40A Chart for @YM5U Options for @YM5U
UPO - CRUDE PALM OIL (USD) - MDEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 25 949.00 - 4.25 949.00s 05:53A Chart for UPO5K Options for UPO5K
Jun 25 923.00 - 2.50 923.00s 05:53A Chart for UPO5M Options for UPO5M
Jul 25 909.75 909.75s 05:53A Chart for UPO5N Options for UPO5N
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 25 47.40 47.99 47.21 47.30 -0.18 47.48 09:40A Chart for @BO5K Options for @BO5K
Jul 25 47.93 48.53 47.70 47.79 -0.21 48.00 09:40A Chart for @BO5N Options for @BO5N
Aug 25 47.88 48.49 47.68 47.74 -0.23 47.97 09:40A Chart for @BO5Q Options for @BO5Q
@KW - HARD RED WINTER WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 25 560'0 569'2 559'6 565'0 7'0 558'0 09:40A Chart for @KW5K Options for @KW5K
Jul 25 573'2 582'4 573'2 578'0 5'6 572'2 09:40A Chart for @KW5N Options for @KW5N
Sep 25 591'4 597'4 590'4 593'2 5'6 587'4 09:40A Chart for @KW5U Options for @KW5U
@MW - HARD RED SPRING WHEAT - MGE
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 25 604'0 613'4 603'6 609'2 5'4 603'6 09:40A Chart for @MW5K Options for @MW5K
Jul 25 617'0 626'6 616'4 622'2 5'2 617'0 09:40A Chart for @MW5N Options for @MW5N
Sep 25 631'0 640'0 631'0 635'6 5'2 630'4 09:40A Chart for @MW5U Options for @MW5U
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 25 84680.0 85270.0 83905.0 84120.0 - 415.0 84535.0 09:40A Chart for @BTC5J Options for @BTC5J
May 25 85405.0 85650.0 84475.0 84475.0 - 665.0 85140.0 09:40A Chart for @BTC5K Options for @BTC5K
Jun 25 85540.0 85585.0 Chart for @BTC5M Options for @BTC5M
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