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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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Condition		 Mostly Cloudy Clear Snow Showers Snow Snow
Weather Mostly Cloudy Clear Snow Showers Snow Snow
Temp
L/H (°F)		 25/53 30/65 20/39 15/34 17/40
Feels
Like
L/H (°F)		 19/53 23/65 8/30 1/24 5/32
Dew Point
(°F)		 27 32 18 7 15
Humidity
(%)		 62 47 49 39 50
Wind
Speed
(mph)		 9 13 14 13 11
Precip
 (%)		 - - 31 80 61
Precip
Amt (in.)
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L: 0.03		 S: 1-2
L: 0.19		 S: 1-2
L: 0.13
Evap
(in./day)		 0.08 0.16 0.08 0.07 0.07
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Temp: 25oF Feels Like: 19oF
Humid: 100% Dew Pt: 25oF
Barom: 29.88 Wind Dir: SE
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 5 mph
Sunrise: 6:45 Sunset: 5:53
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 11:00 PM
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Showers Increasing Across the Southeast Thursday
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High: 53°F
Low: 25°F
Precip: 0%		 High: 65°F
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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 430'0 431'0 429'6 430'6 0'2 430'4 11:25P Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 441'0 442'0 441'0 441'6 -0'2 442'0 11:25P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 449'4 450'2 449'2 450'2 0'0 450'2 11:24P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 451'2 452'2 451'2 452'2 0'0 452'2 11:25P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 466'2 467'0 466'0 466'6 -0'2 467'0 11:24P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 478'0 478'6 478'0 478'6 0'0 478'6 11:24P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 485'0 485'4 484'6 485'4 0'2 485'2 11:25P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 488'4 489'0 488'4 489'0 0'0 489'0 11:25P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 470'4 0'0 470'6 11:25P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1147'6 1152'0 1146'4 1152'0 3'6 1148'2 11:25P Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1164'4 1169'2 1163'2 1169'2 4'2 1165'0 11:25P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1176'2 1181'4 1175'4 1181'4 4'0 1177'4 11:25P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1166'6 1170'6 1165'4 1170'6 3'2 1167'4 11:25P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1128'4 1132'4 1128'4 1132'4 2'2 1130'2 11:25P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1126'0 1129'4 1125'4 1129'4 1'6 1127'6 11:25P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1137'0 1140'0 1136'0 1140'0 1'4 1138'4 11:25P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1134'2 1139'0 1134'2 1139'0 1'0 1138'0 11:25P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1139'6 1141'0 1139'6 1140'6 -0'2 1141'0 11:25P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 3192 3194 3179 3192 9 3183 11:24P Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3220 3230 3211 3230 12 3218 11:25P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3232 3253 3232 3253 10 3243 11:24P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3232 3240 3226 3240 9 3231 11:24P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3207 3217 3205 3217 6 3211 11:25P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3183 3190 3179 3190 5 3185 11:25P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3200 3210 3190 3210 4 3206 11:25P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3199 3207 3194 3205 3205 11:25P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3188 3196 3188 3195 3195 11:24P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 95.750 96.575 95.575 96.200 0.400 96.200s 01:05P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 100.800 101.000 100.275 100.725 0.200 100.700s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 110.025 110.500 109.750 110.250 0.150 110.175s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 111.800 112.225 111.625 112.100 0.275 112.050s 03:14P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 110.525 111.050 110.425 110.925 0.275 110.875s 03:53P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 92.575 92.950 92.375 92.825 0.175 92.800s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 83.150 83.550 83.100 83.400 0.150 83.450s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 85.350 85.650 85.350 85.500 0.150 85.575s 03:14P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 245.325 246.775 245.000 246.050 0.975 246.000s 01:05P Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 239.500 241.900 239.300 240.300 1.175 240.275s 03:55P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 235.850 238.075 235.575 236.750 1.150 236.700s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 234.075 235.850 233.475 234.675 1.075 234.600s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 232.700 235.025 232.525 233.875 1.100 233.775s 02:30P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 233.125 235.325 232.775 234.125 1.050 234.075s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 232.850 235.175 232.700 233.950 1.000 233.900s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 231.725 234.000 231.725 232.725 0.975 232.700s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 365.225 368.500 364.375 366.400 1.200 366.300s 01:05P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 362.125 366.200 361.625 364.050 1.825 364.025s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 358.275 362.900 357.875 360.500 2.175 360.650s 02:37P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 358.125 362.550 357.700 360.375 2.300 360.425s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 356.175 360.275 356.175 358.075 2.225 358.250s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 353.675 357.550 353.675 355.575 2.100 355.550s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 351.400 353.200 351.050 352.125 2.075 352.125s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 345.750 347.325 344.500 344.975 2.150 344.975s 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 49483.00 49530.00 49412.00 49423.00 - 111.00 49534.00 11:25P Chart for @YM6H Options for @YM6H
Jun 26 49840.00 49840.00 49741.00 49741.00 - 117.00 49858.00 11:25P Chart for @YM6M Options for @YM6M
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 6965.00 6969.25 6941.25 6946.25 - 13.50 6959.75 11:25P Chart for @ES6H Options for @ES6H
Jun 26 7015.25 7019.75 6995.00 7000.00 - 13.25 7013.25 11:25P Chart for @ES6M Options for @ES6M
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
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Mar 26 25388.25 25418.25 25264.75 25300.50 - 81.50 25382.00 11:25P Chart for @NQ6H Options for @NQ6H
Jun 26 25604.50 25630.00 25500.00 25510.00 - 94.50 25604.50 11:25P Chart for @NQ6M Options for @NQ6M
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 60.24 60.36 60.00 60.30 0.04 60.26 11:25P Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 60.63 60.75 60.40 60.67 60.67 11:25P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 60.61 60.75 60.46 60.72 0.04 60.68 11:25P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 565'4 565'4 562'2 563'0 -2'6 565'6 11:25P Chart for @W6H Options for @W6H
May 26 569'6 570'2 567'6 569'4 -0'2 569'6 11:25P Chart for @W6K Options for @W6K
Jul 26 578'0 578'0 576'0 577'0 -0'6 577'6 11:24P Chart for @W6N Options for @W6N
Sep 26 589'0 589'2 587'4 588'4 -0'6 589'2 11:24P Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 607'0 607'0 605'0 606'0 -0'4 606'4 11:24P Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 621'0 621'4 619'6 620'6 -0'2 621'0 11:24P Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 628'4 0'0 628'2 11:24P Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 623'0 623'0 623'0 623'0 -2'0 625'0 11:24P Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 628'6 0'0 631'0 11:24P Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 68465.0 68895.0 67710.0 68420.0 - 800.0 69220.0 11:25P Chart for @BTC6G Options for @BTC6G
Mar 26 68835.0 69195.0 67965.0 68720.0 - 795.0 69515.0 11:25P Chart for @BTC6H Options for @BTC6H
Apr 26 69505.0 69780.0 Chart for @BTC6J Options for @BTC6J
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Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 5177.2 5195.6 5177.2 5195.4 - 12.6 5208.0 11:25P Chart for QGC6H Options for QGC6H
Apr 26 5175.3 5221.9 5170.1 5220.4 - 5.8 5226.2 11:25P Chart for QGC6J Options for QGC6J
May 26 5195.8 5241.1 5195.8 5241.1 - 4.8 5245.9 11:25P Chart for QGC6K Options for QGC6K
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 88.925 90.255 87.215 89.775 -1.213 90.988 11:25P Chart for QSI6H Options for QSI6H
Apr 26 89.435 90.585 87.490 90.095 -1.212 91.307 11:25P Chart for QSI6J Options for QSI6J
May 26 89.560 90.990 87.800 90.470 -1.160 91.630 11:25P Chart for QSI6K Options for QSI6K
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 65.65 65.85 65.33 65.59 0.17 65.42 11:25P Chart for QCL6J Options for QCL6J
May 26 65.55 65.75 65.24 65.48 0.15 65.33 11:25P Chart for QCL6K Options for QCL6K
Jun 26 65.34 65.57 65.07 65.30 0.13 65.17 11:25P Chart for QCL6M Options for QCL6M
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