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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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Condition		 Clear Thunder Storms Thunder Storms Thunder Storms Thunder Storms
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Temp
L/H (°F)		 59/83 64/83 69/91 74/93 73/91
Feels
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L/H (°F)		 59/84 64/85 69/98 74/102 74/99
Dew Point
(°F)		 63 62 66 70 72
Humidity
(%)		 66 68 62 62 69
Wind
Speed
(mph)		 3 11 12 10 6
Precip
 (%)		 - 20 37 56 30
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0.16
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange Launches Sorghum Basis Futures Contract
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Local Conditions
Washington, IA
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Temp: 66oF Feels Like: 67oF
Humid: 100% Dew Pt: 66oF
Barom: 30.07 Wind Dir: N
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 0 mph
Sunrise: 6:29 Sunset: 7:46
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 11:00 PM
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DTN Weather Summary
New System Moving into Northern Plains, Canadian Prairies Friday
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Local Forecast
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High: 83°F
Low: 59°F
Precip: 0%		 High: 83°F
Low: 64°F
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 508'0 514'0 507'2 513'0 2'6 510'2 11:25P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 531'4 537'4 530'6 536'0 2'4 533'4 11:25P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 545'2 551'2 544'4 550'0 2'6 547'2 11:26P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 551'2 557'0 550'4 555'6 2'6 553'0 11:26P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 552'4 558'0 551'6 557'0 2'6 554'2 11:26P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 525'0 529'2 524'6 528'2 1'6 526'4 11:26P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 525'0 528'0 523'6 526'6 1'2 525'4 11:26P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 534'2 536'0 534'2 535'6 0'6 535'0 11:26P Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 539'2 540'0 539'2 540'0 0'4 539'4 11:26P Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 1257'4 1267'4 1257'4 1261'2 4'6 1256'4 11:26P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1270'0 1279'4 1270'0 1272'4 4'4 1268'0 11:25P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1284'6 1294'0 1284'6 1287'4 4'4 1283'0 11:26P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1290'2 1299'0 1290'2 1293'0 4'6 1288'2 11:26P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1294'6 1303'0 1294'4 1297'6 5'0 1292'6 11:26P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1296'6 1304'0 1296'6 1298'6 4'2 1294'4 11:26P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1280'2 1285'4 1279'6 1279'6 2'4 1277'2 11:24P Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1242'4 1245'2 1242'2 1242'4 4'0 1238'4 11:24P Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1227'6 1233'6 1227'6 1229'6 3'0 1226'6 11:26P Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 3285 3303 3274 3290 - 12 3302 11:24P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3331 3346 3314 3330 - 14 3344 11:24P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3396 3411 3378 3395 - 14 3409 11:24P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3427 3433 3403 3420 - 14 3434 11:25P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3442 3448 3422 3436 - 18 3454 11:24P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3466 3466 3434 3449 - 24 3473 11:24P Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3483 3484 3457 3470 - 25 3495 11:24P Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3444 3462 3437 3456 - 18 3474 11:24P Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3435 3435 3426 3426 - 14 3440 11:26P Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 80.800 81.250 80.425 80.525 -0.275 80.625s 03:09P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 70.900 71.650 70.700 71.075 0.225 71.200s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 73.650 74.275 73.300 73.750 0.125 73.850s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 79.350 79.900 78.800 79.500 0.100 79.550s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 83.850 84.250 83.850 84.150 0.150 84.000s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 92.425 93.075 92.125 92.775 0.150 92.850s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 93.850 94.675 93.825 94.425 0.250 94.475s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 93.525 94.275 93.525 94.100 0.325 94.175s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 78.575 79.100 78.550 79.100 0.525 79.100s 01:05P Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 71.100 0.525 71.475s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 74.775 0.525 74.775s 01:05P Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 219.175 221.950 219.000 220.300 1.825 220.300s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 211.500 214.225 211.375 212.900 2.150 212.925s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 213.275 216.175 213.225 214.750 2.225 214.800s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 214.800 217.850 214.675 216.775 2.750 216.825s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 216.375 219.600 216.300 218.625 2.975 218.700s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 210.875 214.150 210.825 213.050 3.075 213.200s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 207.525 211.000 207.525 209.950 3.150 210.075s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 206.050 209.525 206.050 209.175 3.300 209.200s 01:05P Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 209.175 210.175 209.175 210.000 3.300 209.875s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
Feb 28 210.250 210.250 210.250 210.250 3.525 210.250s 01:05P Chart for @LE8G Options for @LE8G
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 333.200 333.950 332.600 333.800 1.000 333.750s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 320.000 325.125 319.775 322.550 3.450 322.450s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 315.000 320.850 314.900 318.250 3.825 318.075s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 307.950 314.450 307.950 311.650 3.975 311.475s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 300.425 307.000 300.400 304.075 3.850 303.925s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 298.375 304.075 298.375 301.325 3.675 301.050s 01:05P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 299.450 304.875 299.450 301.525 3.500 301.650s 01:05P Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 301.525 304.850 300.000 301.150 3.100 301.325s 01:05P Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 300.000 305.275 300.000 302.100 3.700 302.050s 01:05P Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
Sep 27 301.050 301.050s Chart for @GF7U Options for @GF7U
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 53608.00 53729.00 53571.00 53685.00 64.00 53621.00 11:25P Chart for @YM6U Options for @YM6U
Dec 26 53996.00 54137.00 53975.00 54111.00 80.00 54031.00 11:25P Chart for @YM6Z Options for @YM6Z
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 7733.75 7747.50 7727.25 7739.75 - 2.75 7742.50 11:25P Chart for @ES6U Options for @ES6U
Dec 26 7796.25 7814.75 7794.50 7808.00 - 1.75 7809.75 11:25P Chart for @ES6Z Options for @ES6Z
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 29635.50 29707.00 29592.00 29659.75 - 36.00 29695.75 11:25P Chart for @NQ6U Options for @NQ6U
Dec 26 29926.75 30000.00 29890.00 29957.00 - 32.75 29989.75 11:25P Chart for @NQ6Z Options for @NQ6Z
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 68.81 69.78 68.72 69.51 1.51 68.00 11:25P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 69.12 70.02 68.93 69.72 1.49 68.23 11:25P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 69.39 70.28 69.20 70.03 1.52 68.51 11:25P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 69.36 70.19 69.21 69.95 1.44 68.51 11:25P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 69.31 70.15 69.23 69.91 1.32 68.59 11:25P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 69.32 70.09 69.22 69.88 1.27 68.61 11:25P Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 69.18 69.93 69.08 69.68 1.21 68.47 11:25P Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 68.65 69.29 68.65 69.20 1.29 67.91 11:25P Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 739'4 746'0 737'4 745'0 2'2 742'6 11:26P Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 758'2 767'0 754'6 761'2 0'4 760'6 11:24P Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 773'4 781'4 771'0 776'0 0'0 776'0 11:24P Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 778'6 786'4 776'4 781'4 0'0 781'4 11:24P Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 769'4 775'2 765'6 771'4 -1'4 773'0 11:25P Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 770'2 776'2 767'4 773'2 -1'2 774'4 11:25P Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
Dec 27 775'4 781'0 775'4 780'0 -1'2 781'2 11:25P Chart for @W7Z Options for @W7Z
Mar 28 778'4 783'2 778'4 782'0 -1'2 783'2 11:24P Chart for @W8H Options for @W8H
May 28 769'0 0'0 778'4 11:22P Chart for @W8K Options for @W8K
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 79995.0 81500.0 79810.0 79830.0 - 70.0 79900.0 11:26P Chart for @BTC6Q Options for @BTC6Q
Sep 26 80460.0 81925.0 79975.0 80255.0 - 25.0 80280.0 11:26P Chart for @BTC6U Options for @BTC6U
Oct 26 81020.0 82375.0 80415.0 80465.0 - 255.0 80720.0 11:26P Chart for @BTC6V Options for @BTC6V
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 4599.3 4599.3 4595.0 4597.5 - 12.7 4610.2 11:26P Chart for QGC6U Options for QGC6U
Oct 26 4618.7 4628.1 4592.7 4599.5 - 28.3 4627.8 11:26P Chart for QGC6V Options for QGC6V
Nov 26 4636.3 4636.5 4615.0 4615.0 - 31.9 4646.9 11:26P Chart for QGC6X Options for QGC6X
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 68.270 1.439 69.429s 04:00P Chart for QSI6Q Options for QSI6Q
Sep 26 69.350 69.610 68.500 68.880 -0.551 69.431 11:26P Chart for QSI6U Options for QSI6U
Oct 26 69.520 69.865 68.660 69.000 -0.702 69.702 11:26P Chart for QSI6V Options for QSI6V
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 83.67 83.78 83.03 83.09 -0.44 83.53 11:26P Chart for QCL6V Options for QCL6V
Nov 26 82.01 82.17 81.49 81.55 -0.42 81.97 11:26P Chart for QCL6X Options for QCL6X
Dec 26 80.08 80.17 79.62 79.65 -0.46 80.11 11:26P Chart for QCL6Z Options for QCL6Z
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