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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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Condition		 Cloudy Thunder Storms Thunder Storms Clear Clear
Weather Cloudy Thunder Storms Thunder Storms Clear Clear
Temp
L/H (°F)		 39/58 44/70 36/59 35/65 45/73
Feels
Like
L/H (°F)		 40/58 39/70 26/59 27/65 39/73
Dew Point
(°F)		 43 52 42 30 41
Humidity
(%)		 76 81 60 39 50
Wind
Speed
(mph)		 5 15 14 17 12
Precip
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Precip
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0.62		 Rain
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Evap
(in./day)		 0.06 0.1 0.12 0.2 0.19
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Local Conditions
Washington, IA
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Temp: 43oF Feels Like: 43oF
Humid: 100% Dew Pt: 43oF
Barom: 30 Wind Dir: N
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 0 mph
Sunrise: 6:34 Sunset: 6:02
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 10:00 AM
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Drought-Reducing Rain Continues in Ohio Valley, Developing in Plains Thursday
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Local Forecast
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Thursday
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High: 58°F
Low: 39°F
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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 434'0 440'0 433'6 440'0 8'2 431'6 11:03A Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 442'4 450'6 442'4 450'4 6'6 443'6 11:06A Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 452'4 460'2 452'4 460'0 6'4 453'4 11:06A Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 453'6 462'0 453'6 462'0 6'4 455'4 11:06A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 468'6 476'0 468'4 475'6 5'4 470'2 11:06A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 480'4 487'2 480'2 487'0 4'6 482'2 11:06A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 488'0 493'2 488'0 493'2 4'4 488'6 11:06A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 492'2 496'4 492'2 496'4 4'2 492'2 11:06A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 471'4 474'2 471'0 474'2 3'0 471'2 11:06A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1159'4 1161'0 1153'4 1160'4 6'0 1154'4 11:06A Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1168'2 1179'6 1166'4 1178'6 9'2 1169'4 11:06A Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1182'2 1193'2 1180'4 1192'0 9'0 1183'0 11:06A Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1170'6 1181'4 1170'2 1180'6 8'4 1172'2 11:06A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1135'2 1144'4 1135'2 1143'6 7'6 1136'0 11:06A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1129'6 1138'6 1128'4 1138'0 7'4 1130'4 11:06A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1140'0 1149'2 1139'2 1148'2 7'2 1141'0 11:06A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1139'0 1147'4 1138'0 1147'0 8'0 1139'0 11:06A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1142'2 1149'6 1141'6 1149'0 7'4 1141'4 11:06A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 3069 3069 3042 3061 3061 11:06A Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3100 3105 3075 3096 - 3 3099 11:06A Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3136 3142 3107 3127 - 9 3136 11:06A Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3127 3136 3103 3122 - 10 3132 11:06A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3112 3122 3090 3105 - 13 3118 11:06A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3090 3101 3069 3083 - 13 3096 11:06A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3111 3123 3090 3102 - 15 3117 11:06A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3110 3125 3091 3102 - 16 3118 11:06A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3105 3116 3083 3091 - 20 3111 11:06A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 97.075 97.125 95.725 95.775 -1.300 97.075 11:06A Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 101.500 101.650 100.575 100.700 - 1.025 101.725 11:06A Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 111.175 111.425 110.025 110.275 - 0.925 111.200 11:06A Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 112.950 113.375 112.200 112.425 - 0.525 112.950 11:06A Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 111.500 112.050 111.025 111.225 - 0.300 111.525 11:06A Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 93.500 94.050 93.400 93.675 0.150 93.525 11:06A Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 84.425 84.975 84.425 84.725 0.225 84.500 11:06A Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 86.625 87.025 86.575 86.825 0.200 86.625 11:06A Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 238.075 239.950 237.525 238.750 0.400 238.350 11:06A Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 234.700 236.475 234.250 235.625 0.450 235.175 11:06A Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 232.900 234.325 232.325 233.650 0.425 233.225 11:06A Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 231.375 233.100 231.325 232.575 0.375 232.200 11:06A Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 232.000 233.500 231.825 233.000 0.350 232.650 11:06A Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 232.175 233.500 231.850 233.025 0.425 232.600 11:06A Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 231.075 232.475 230.875 232.075 0.600 231.475 11:06A Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 223.925 225.000 223.825 224.525 0.600 223.925 11:06A Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 363.425 364.825 361.375 363.600 - 0.325 363.925 11:06A Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 359.800 361.600 357.350 359.600 - 1.150 360.750 11:06A Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 356.200 357.800 353.650 355.900 - 1.100 357.000 11:06A Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 356.025 357.650 353.500 355.825 - 0.925 356.750 11:06A Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 354.300 355.850 351.925 354.000 - 1.075 355.075 11:06A Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 352.150 353.650 349.725 351.900 - 1.075 352.975 11:06A Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 350.225 350.750 347.025 349.000 - 1.175 350.175 11:06A Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 343.000 343.725 341.425 342.025 - 1.400 343.425 11:06A Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 48788.00 48886.00 47923.00 48052.00 - 744.00 48796.00 11:06A Chart for @YM6H Options for @YM6H
Jun 26 49131.00 49179.00 48239.00 48386.00 - 726.00 49112.00 11:06A Chart for @YM6M Options for @YM6M
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 6883.25 6900.75 6811.00 6839.75 - 36.25 6876.00 11:06A Chart for @ES6H Options for @ES6H
Jun 26 6933.75 6953.50 6863.75 6892.00 - 36.50 6928.50 11:06A Chart for @ES6M Options for @ES6M
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 25156.50 25250.00 24930.50 25089.50 - 38.75 25128.25 11:06A Chart for @NQ6H Options for @NQ6H
Jun 26 25367.75 25460.50 25147.75 25325.25 - 21.75 25347.00 11:06A Chart for @NQ6M Options for @NQ6M
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 63.70 65.28 63.70 65.28 2.19 63.09 11:06A Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 63.59 65.67 63.51 65.57 1.98 63.59 11:06A Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 63.70 65.63 63.55 65.53 1.90 63.63 11:06A Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 575'0 575'6 574'0 575'6 9'0 566'6 11:06A Chart for @W6H Options for @W6H
May 26 568'2 582'0 568'0 579'6 11'4 568'2 11:06A Chart for @W6K Options for @W6K
Jul 26 578'0 591'6 577'6 589'4 11'6 577'6 11:06A Chart for @W6N Options for @W6N
Sep 26 590'6 603'2 590'2 601'4 11'6 589'6 11:06A Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 608'0 620'6 608'0 619'0 11'6 607'2 11:06A Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 623'2 635'2 623'2 633'6 11'4 622'2 11:06A Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 632'2 639'6 632'0 639'6 9'6 630'0 11:06A Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 628'2 637'4 628'2 637'4 11'0 626'4 11:06A Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 630'2 0'0 630'6 11:06A Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 73075.0 73825.0 71015.0 71605.0 -1840.0 73445.0 11:07A Chart for @BTC6H Options for @BTC6H
Apr 26 73200.0 74030.0 71355.0 71845.0 -1890.0 73735.0 11:07A Chart for @BTC6J Options for @BTC6J
May 26 74155.0 74155.0 72070.0 72070.0 -1995.0 74065.0 11:06A Chart for @BTC6K Options for @BTC6K
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 5169.5 5169.5 5056.3 5056.3 - 63.9 5120.2 11:06A Chart for QGC6H Options for QGC6H
Apr 26 5155.7 5204.3 5062.4 5095.2 - 39.5 5134.7 11:06A Chart for QGC6J Options for QGC6J
May 26 5182.5 5221.7 5085.5 5114.7 - 38.7 5153.4 11:06A Chart for QGC6K Options for QGC6K
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 84.095 84.150 80.955 81.690 -0.943 82.633 11:06A Chart for QSI6H Options for QSI6H
Apr 26 83.510 85.360 80.965 82.115 -0.764 82.879 11:06A Chart for QSI6J Options for QSI6J
May 26 83.895 85.750 80.565 82.380 -0.804 83.184 11:06A Chart for QSI6K Options for QSI6K
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 76.15 79.97 74.97 79.36 4.70 74.66 11:06A Chart for QCL6J Options for QCL6J
May 26 74.61 78.18 73.79 77.56 4.10 73.46 11:06A Chart for QCL6K Options for QCL6K
Jun 26 72.79 75.09 71.95 74.79 3.03 71.76 11:06A Chart for QCL6M Options for QCL6M
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