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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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Weather
Condition		 Rain/Snow Mix Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Rain/Snow Mix Rain/Snow Mix
Weather Rain/Snow Mix Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Rain/Snow Mix Rain/Snow Mix
Temp
L/H (°F)		 32/46 25/52 31/48 28/47 23/44
Feels
Like
L/H (°F)		 22/32 18/52 18/42 21/41 7/37
Dew Point
(°F)		 27 23 23 22 31
Humidity
(%)		 66 45 40 50 83
Wind
Speed
(mph)		 18 16 17 12 19
Precip
 (%)		 80 - - 42 80
Precip
Amt (in.)
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L: 0.03		 None None S: 1/4-1
L: 0.04		 S: 1/4-1
L: 0.75
Evap
(in./day)		 0.08 0.12 0.14 0.09 0.05
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Local Conditions
Washington, IA
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Temp: 34oF Feels Like: 21oF
Humid: 100% Dew Pt: 34oF
Barom: 30.03 Wind Dir: NNW
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 24 mph
Sunrise: 7:24 Sunset: 7:08
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 1:00 PM
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Storms Spreading Eastward Wednesday
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Snow in Nebraska, Iowa will push into Wisconsin, Michigan. Widespread showers, thunderstorms for Central U.S. » More DTN Weather Commentary
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Local Forecast
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Wednesday
Thursday
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High: 46°F
Low: 32°F
Precip: 80%		 High: 52°F
Low: 25°F
Precip: 0%		 High: 48°F
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Low: 28°F
Precip: 42%		 High: 44°F
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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 441'0 446'4 439'0 445'0 8'0 444'2s 01:20P Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 453'2 462'0 451'4 460'4 8'0 460'2s 01:22P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 464'0 473'2 462'6 472'2 8'6 472'0s 01:20P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 466'2 475'6 465'2 475'2 9'6 475'4s 01:20P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 480'0 489'2 479'2 489'0 9'2 489'0s 01:20P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 490'2 498'4 489'4 498'2 8'0 498'2s 01:20P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 496'4 503'6 494'6 503'6 7'4 503'4s 01:20P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 498'0 505'6 496'6 505'4 7'2 505'4s 01:20P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 479'2 482'6 479'2 482'4 4'4 482'4s 01:20P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1202'6 1211'6 1200'4 1200'6 13'2 1200'4s 01:20P Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1207'0 1227'6 1203'4 1214'2 12'2 1214'0s 01:20P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1218'2 1240'0 1216'4 1227'6 12'2 1227'2s 01:20P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1209'0 1221'6 1201'6 1212'0 11'2 1211'4s 01:20P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1166'2 1178'2 1161'6 1171'0 9'6 1170'6s 01:20P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1156'2 1170'2 1154'0 1164'0 9'6 1163'2s 01:20P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1165'4 1179'0 1163'2 1172'6 9'2 1172'0s 01:20P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1162'4 1173'0 1159'2 1167'6 8'2 1167'2s 01:20P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1163'6 1175'0 1160'6 1169'2 8'2 1168'6s 01:20P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 3116 3160 3101 3160 46 3164s 01:20P Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3141 3170 3116 3163 9 3154s 01:20P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3167 3195 3145 3187 6 3177s 01:20P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3141 3170 3124 3165 1 3156s 01:20P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3130 3145 3100 3140 2 3134s 01:20P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3100 3124 3081 3117 1 3111s 01:20P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3142 3154 3113 3148 3142s 01:21P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3130 3150 3113 3141 - 4 3138s 01:20P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3118 3134 3100 3121 - 14 3120s 01:20P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 95.800 96.325 95.100 95.200 -0.875 95.200s 01:05P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 100.775 101.025 99.850 99.975 - 1.300 100.050s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 110.025 110.175 108.750 109.125 - 1.400 109.250s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 112.400 112.400 110.975 111.200 - 1.500 111.300s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 111.425 111.475 110.225 110.525 - 1.350 110.575s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 93.950 93.975 93.175 93.450 -0.775 93.475s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 84.750 84.975 84.275 84.625 -0.475 84.575s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 86.700 87.200 86.600 86.875 -0.375 86.850s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 231.600 231.800 229.625 230.150 - 2.225 230.150s 01:05P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 229.250 229.400 227.375 228.025 - 2.125 228.075s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 227.475 227.625 225.600 226.250 - 2.175 226.175s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 225.850 226.275 224.225 224.925 - 2.225 224.800s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 226.000 226.700 224.625 225.300 - 2.200 225.150s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 226.200 226.825 224.850 225.650 - 2.025 225.375s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 225.350 226.025 224.325 224.850 - 1.800 224.675s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 218.275 219.025 217.275 217.700 - 1.650 217.625s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 352.000 352.000 347.250 348.950 - 4.625 348.725s 01:05P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 347.775 347.800 342.025 343.550 - 6.375 343.300s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 344.425 344.450 338.400 340.075 - 6.575 339.825s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 343.000 343.700 338.475 340.175 - 5.900 339.950s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 341.275 342.175 337.050 338.875 - 5.450 338.675s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 340.675 340.675 335.200 337.275 - 5.100 337.000s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 337.000 337.250 332.750 334.900 - 4.725 334.675s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 331.925 331.925 327.125 328.325 - 4.825 327.725s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 47795.00 47970.00 47210.00 47431.00 - 314.00 47745.00 01:28P Chart for @YM6H Options for @YM6H
Jun 26 48055.00 48250.00 47519.00 47717.00 - 333.00 48050.00 01:28P Chart for @YM6M Options for @YM6M
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 6796.75 6822.50 6749.75 6770.50 - 16.75 6787.25 01:28P Chart for @ES6H Options for @ES6H
Jun 26 6846.25 6873.25 6800.50 6821.25 - 16.75 6838.00 01:28P Chart for @ES6M Options for @ES6M
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 25010.25 25180.00 24873.50 24952.00 - 30.50 24982.50 01:28P Chart for @NQ6H Options for @NQ6H
Jun 26 25220.00 25394.50 25091.50 25163.75 - 35.75 25199.50 01:28P Chart for @NQ6M Options for @NQ6M
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 67.94 67.94 67.19 67.19 1.75 67.08s 01:20P Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 66.75 68.63 66.62 67.18 1.54 67.16s 01:22P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 66.20 68.22 66.20 66.88 1.69 66.89s 01:20P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 65.00 67.21 65.00 66.01 1.70 66.03s 01:20P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 65.05 66.25 64.46 65.15 1.65 65.19s 01:20P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 64.16 65.24 63.58 64.27 1.59 64.30s 01:20P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 63.24 64.66 63.06 63.81 1.53 63.80s 01:20P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 63.15 64.09 62.58 63.29 1.52 63.32s 01:20P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 586'6 3'6 588'4s 01:20P Chart for @W6H Options for @W6H
May 26 592'4 604'2 589'2 596'2 3'6 594'6s 01:20P Chart for @W6K Options for @W6K
Jul 26 603'6 615'4 600'6 607'2 2'4 605'6s 01:20P Chart for @W6N Options for @W6N
Sep 26 620'0 628'4 614'4 620'4 2'2 619'2s 01:20P Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 635'6 645'2 631'4 637'6 2'4 636'4s 01:20P Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 647'6 657'6 645'0 651'4 3'0 650'6s 01:20P Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 653'2 661'6 651'0 656'4 2'4 656'2s 01:20P Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 641'0 648'6 640'0 644'0 1'6 643'6s 01:20P Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 645'4 646'4 645'4 646'0 1'4 646'4s 01:20P Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 70005.0 71560.0 69080.0 70940.0 745.0 70195.0 01:28P Chart for @BTC6H Options for @BTC6H
Apr 26 69930.0 71785.0 69515.0 71290.0 825.0 70465.0 01:28P Chart for @BTC6J Options for @BTC6J
May 26 71200.0 71200.0 71200.0 71200.0 425.0 70775.0 01:28P Chart for @BTC6K Options for @BTC6K
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 5190.8 5191.3 5172.2 5172.2 - 62.3 5167.4 01:28P Chart for QGC6H Options for QGC6H
Apr 26 5194.0 5230.9 5155.9 5185.5 - 56.6 5179.1 01:28P Chart for QGC6J Options for QGC6J
May 26 5219.9 5248.8 5176.2 5203.1 - 58.2 5198.2 01:28P Chart for QGC6K Options for QGC6K
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 88.545 88.680 84.525 85.040 -4.018 85.065 01:28P Chart for QSI6H Options for QSI6H
Apr 26 88.475 89.395 84.305 85.585 -3.700 85.241 01:28P Chart for QSI6J Options for QSI6J
May 26 88.505 89.705 84.555 86.000 -3.592 85.535 01:28P Chart for QSI6K Options for QSI6K
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 86.89 88.99 81.79 87.33 3.88 83.45 01:28P Chart for QCL6J Options for QCL6J
May 26 85.11 87.32 80.60 86.12 4.02 82.10 01:28P Chart for QCL6K Options for QCL6K
Jun 26 82.40 84.15 78.26 83.48 4.04 79.44 01:28P Chart for QCL6M Options for QCL6M
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