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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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Condition		 Cloudy Cloudy Clear Mostly Cloudy Snow Showers
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Temp
L/H (°F)		 14/30 9/23 7/28 14/49 28/43
Feels
Like
L/H (°F)		 5/16 -8/8 -8/19 5/43 19/36
Dew Point
(°F)		 14 4 2 15 24
Humidity
(%)		 61 54 47 43 59
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Temp: 28oF Feels Like: 16oF
Humid: 55% Dew Pt: 14oF
Barom: 30.25 Wind Dir: WNW
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 18 mph
Sunrise: 6:52 Sunset: 5:47
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High: 30°F
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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 425'6 428'6 424'0 428'0 1'6 427'4s 02/20 Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 436'0 440'2 435'2 440'0 3'4 439'6s 02/20 Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 444'2 448'6 443'4 448'4 3'6 448'2s 02/20 Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 446'0 450'0 445'6 449'6 3'2 449'6s 02/20 Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 460'6 465'0 460'4 464'6 3'0 464'4s 02/20 Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 473'0 476'6 472'6 476'2 2'2 476'2s 02/20 Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 479'4 483'0 479'4 482'6 2'2 482'6s 02/20 Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 483'0 486'2 483'0 485'6 2'2 486'0s 02/20 Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 467'2 468'4 466'6 468'4 1'6 468'2s 02/20 Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1141'0 1148'2 1121'4 1138'2 -3'4 1137'4s 02/20 Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1155'0 1163'0 1136'4 1153'6 -2'6 1153'2s 02/20 Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1167'4 1175'0 1149'4 1166'2 -2'0 1166'0s 02/20 Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1157'2 1164'0 1141'2 1156'2 -1'4 1156'0s 02/20 Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1121'4 1125'6 1107'6 1119'4 -2'4 1119'6s 02/20 Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1117'0 1120'0 1104'2 1115'0 -3'2 1115'0s 02/20 Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1128'0 1130'0 1115'6 1125'2 -3'0 1125'4s 02/20 Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1127'0 1130'2 1117'0 1126'6 -1'6 1127'0s 02/20 Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1130'0 1133'2 1121'6 1131'0 -0'6 1131'6s 02/20 Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 3053 3125 3046 3099 50 3098s 02/20 Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3095 3164 3088 3142 49 3138s 02/20 Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3128 3202 3128 3183 50 3179s 02/20 Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3131 3193 3130 3173 42 3172s 02/20 Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3119 3178 3119 3157 36 3157s 02/20 Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3101 3156 3101 3138 32 3137s 02/20 Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3131 3179 3128 3163 29 3161s 02/20 Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3142 3186 3138 3168 26 3168s 02/20 Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3145 3188 3144 3170 25 3171s 02/20 Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 93.900 94.275 93.300 93.625 0.225 93.675s 02/20 Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 97.975 98.425 97.800 98.325 0.525 98.275s 02/20 Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 107.525 108.125 107.050 107.825 0.650 107.825s 02/20 Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 109.250 109.975 108.850 109.875 0.875 109.850s 02/20 Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 108.125 108.925 107.875 108.800 0.875 108.800s 02/20 Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 90.525 91.175 90.375 91.025 0.700 91.100s 02/20 Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 81.375 82.050 81.250 81.975 0.700 82.000s 02/20 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 83.725 84.450 83.675 84.400 0.750 84.425s 02/20 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 247.550 247.750 246.100 246.300 - 0.925 246.575s 02/20 Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 243.300 243.675 241.275 241.725 - 1.425 242.000s 02/20 Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 238.875 239.150 236.650 237.300 - 1.350 237.525s 02/20 Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 236.100 236.450 233.925 234.675 - 1.125 234.975s 02/20 Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 234.950 235.300 232.775 233.300 - 1.375 233.625s 02/20 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 235.050 235.450 232.975 233.425 - 1.375 233.775s 02/20 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 234.975 235.200 233.025 233.250 - 1.300 233.650s 02/20 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 233.950 234.025 232.050 232.175 - 1.375 232.475s 02/20 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 370.600 371.125 366.575 367.325 - 2.250 368.025s 02/20 Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 367.800 367.950 363.000 364.275 - 2.600 365.050s 02/20 Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 363.850 363.850 359.050 360.225 - 2.575 361.000s 02/20 Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 364.000 364.000 359.000 360.200 - 2.625 360.700s 02/20 Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 361.000 361.425 357.050 357.875 - 2.650 358.575s 02/20 Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 358.225 358.550 354.350 355.450 - 2.525 355.950s 02/20 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 355.350 355.350 350.800 352.350 - 2.550 352.450s 02/20 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 347.300 348.200 344.000 345.450 - 2.725 345.450s 02/20 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 49432.00 49775.00 49204.00 49680.00 216.00 49674.00s 02/20 Chart for @YM6H Options for @YM6H
Jun 26 49786.00 50092.00 49538.00 50002.00 211.00 49996.00s 02/20 Chart for @YM6M Options for @YM6M
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 6874.25 6931.50 6847.25 6924.75 46.25 6923.25s 02/20 Chart for @ES6H Options for @ES6H
Jun 26 6926.25 6983.75 6899.75 6977.25 47.00 6976.25s 02/20 Chart for @ES6M Options for @ES6M
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 24837.75 25139.50 24678.50 25077.50 208.75 25067.50s 02/20 Chart for @NQ6H Options for @NQ6H
Jun 26 25052.00 25354.25 24894.00 25302.00 212.25 25287.75s 02/20 Chart for @NQ6M Options for @NQ6M
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 59.63 59.80 58.08 58.95 -0.76 58.92s 02/20 Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 60.00 60.20 58.50 59.34 -0.79 59.30s 02/20 Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 60.25 60.35 58.68 59.47 -0.81 59.44s 02/20 Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 562'6 575'2 558'0 575'0 14'0 573'4s 02/20 Chart for @W6H Options for @W6H
May 26 567'4 582'0 564'4 581'6 13'4 580'2s 02/20 Chart for @W6K Options for @W6K
Jul 26 575'6 589'0 572'0 588'6 13'0 587'4s 02/20 Chart for @W6N Options for @W6N
Sep 26 588'0 599'6 583'0 599'4 12'4 598'2s 02/20 Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 603'4 616'2 600'0 615'4 12'0 615'0s 02/20 Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 617'6 630'2 614'4 629'4 11'6 629'2s 02/20 Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 624'0 637'0 623'4 635'6 11'6 636'0s 02/20 Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 622'0 633'0 622'0 631'6 9'6 631'6s 02/20 Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 627'0 637'0 627'0 633'0 8'6 636'4s 02/20 Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 66970.0 68450.0 66565.0 67925.0 620.0 67825.0s 02/20 Chart for @BTC6G Options for @BTC6G
Mar 26 67190.0 68690.0 66870.0 68195.0 645.0 68080.0s 02/20 Chart for @BTC6H Options for @BTC6H
Apr 26 68265.0 68265.0 67950.0 68185.0 630.0 68300.0s 02/20 Chart for @BTC6J Options for @BTC6J
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 5039.5 5072.7 5039.5 5071.0 83.4 5059.3s 02/20 Chart for QGC6G Options for QGC6G
Mar 26 4999.8 5111.9 4981.5 5111.3 83.0 5062.8s 02/20 Chart for QGC6H Options for QGC6H
Apr 26 5015.0 5131.0 4999.3 5130.0 83.5 5080.9s 02/20 Chart for QGC6J Options for QGC6J
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 80.460 84.415 80.460 84.415 4.718 82.283s 02/20 Chart for QSI6G Options for QSI6G
Mar 26 78.475 84.645 77.285 84.570 4.709 82.343s 02/20 Chart for QSI6H Options for QSI6H
Apr 26 78.835 84.915 77.765 84.815 4.728 82.654s 02/20 Chart for QSI6J Options for QSI6J
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 66.67 67.05 65.94 66.49 -0.04 66.39s 02/20 Chart for QCL6H Options for QCL6H
Apr 26 66.72 67.03 65.81 66.31 0.08 66.48s 02/20 Chart for QCL6J Options for QCL6J
May 26 66.49 66.79 65.63 66.13 0.04 66.24s 02/20 Chart for QCL6K Options for QCL6K
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