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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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Condition		 Mostly Cloudy Rain Snow Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy
Weather Mostly Cloudy Rain Snow Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy
Temp
L/H (°F)		 41/64 31/57 24/39 20/35 15/30
Feels
Like
L/H (°F)		 38/64 23/57 15/30 8/25 0/17
Dew Point
(°F)		 20 28 24 13 7
Humidity
(%)		 24 52 59 51 48
Wind
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0.20		 S: 1/4-1
L: 0.07		 None None
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(in./day)		 0.2 0.11 0.07 0.07 0.06
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Local Conditions
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Temp: 64oF Feels Like: 61oF
Humid: 14% Dew Pt: 14oF
Barom: 29.55 Wind Dir: WSW
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 28 mph
Sunrise: 6:56 Sunset: 5:44
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 3:00 PM
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Storm series brings rain, snow, and blizzard conditions across the northern U.S., with severe weather possible. » More DTN Weather Commentary
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Local Forecast
Washington, IA
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Wednesday
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High: 64°F
Low: 41°F
Precip: 0%		 High: 57°F
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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 426'2 428'4 425'2 426'4 0'6 427'0s 03:23P Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 435'4 438'0 435'2 436'4 1'0 436'6s 02:59P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 444'0 446'2 443'2 444'2 0'4 444'6s 02:50P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 444'4 446'6 444'0 445'4 0'6 445'6s 03:19P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 459'2 461'6 459'0 460'4 1'0 461'0s 03:17P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 471'0 474'0 471'0 472'2 1'0 473'2s 02:36P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 478'0 479'6 478'0 479'0 0'4 479'2s 01:20P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 482'2 483'6 481'4 482'4 1'0 482'6s 01:30P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 465'2 466'4 465'2 466'2 0'2 466'2s 01:30P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1135'0 1144'0 1127'6 1132'4 -0'4 1133'4s 02:46P Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1149'2 1159'0 1143'2 1147'6 0'2 1149'0s 03:23P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1162'2 1172'0 1156'2 1160'2 -0'2 1161'4s 02:30P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1153'0 1161'2 1148'2 1152'0 0'2 1152'4s 01:30P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1120'6 1127'2 1116'6 1119'0 -0'6 1119'4s 01:24P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1117'0 1124'0 1113'4 1115'6 -1'0 1116'4s 03:21P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1127'2 1133'2 1123'4 1126'6 -0'6 1126'4s 01:30P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1128'0 1132'4 1123'6 1126'6 -0'6 1126'6s 01:30P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1131'0 1135'4 1127'4 1130'0 -0'6 1130'2s 02:30P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 3060 3085 3031 3034 - 19 3039s 02:30P Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3109 3132 3075 3080 - 23 3085s 02:43P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3156 3177 3122 3129 - 25 3132s 02:30P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3157 3181 3129 3133 - 30 3136s 01:24P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3160 3174 3125 3128 - 34 3130s 01:30P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3149 3161 3111 3114 - 37 3116s 02:30P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3180 3186 3136 3140 - 40 3142s 02:36P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3185 3192 3145 3153 - 41 3153s 01:24P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3194 3201 3147 3160 - 42 3161s 01:24P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 92.450 93.125 92.300 92.550 0.250 92.550s 01:05P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 96.550 97.125 96.550 97.000 0.675 97.000s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 105.950 106.825 105.850 106.650 0.750 106.600s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 107.800 108.750 107.650 108.525 0.775 108.500s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 106.400 107.775 106.400 107.525 0.750 107.550s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 89.250 90.275 88.575 90.125 0.900 90.125s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 79.500 81.325 79.500 81.325 1.225 81.275s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 82.625 84.000 82.625 83.975 1.300 83.925s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 246.325 246.850 245.550 246.600 0.050 246.600s 01:05P Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 242.675 243.000 241.800 242.525 - 0.275 242.525s 01:05P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 238.250 238.825 237.675 238.500 - 0.025 238.425s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 235.500 236.350 235.350 236.050 0.150 236.025s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 234.975 235.475 234.575 235.150 0.125 235.200s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 235.300 235.775 234.975 235.450 235.475s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 235.225 235.650 234.825 235.300 - 0.050 235.250s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 234.075 234.475 233.675 234.175 - 0.075 234.000s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 371.000 371.700 369.150 370.700 - 0.400 370.575s 01:05P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 367.850 368.825 366.550 367.950 0.175 368.000s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 363.775 365.000 362.850 364.175 0.425 364.225s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 363.375 364.900 362.900 364.000 0.250 364.000s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 361.225 362.850 360.900 361.775 0.125 361.725s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 358.850 360.150 358.600 359.025 0.050 358.925s 03:16P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 355.350 356.525 355.325 355.500 0.350 355.775s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 349.000 349.500 348.025 348.525 0.250 348.650s 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 49619.00 49967.00 49489.00 49712.00 100.00 49722.00 03:25P Chart for @YM6H Options for @YM6H
Jun 26 49898.00 50294.00 49822.00 50035.00 97.00 50047.00 03:25P Chart for @YM6M Options for @YM6M
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 6862.75 6925.75 6848.75 6891.25 30.75 6894.25 03:25P Chart for @ES6H Options for @ES6H
Jun 26 6909.25 6978.50 6902.00 6944.00 31.00 6947.25 03:25P Chart for @ES6M Options for @ES6M
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 24773.75 25128.25 24700.75 24936.00 168.25 24956.00 03:25P Chart for @NQ6H Options for @NQ6H
Jun 26 24960.00 25335.75 24930.00 25162.00 178.25 25174.75 03:24P Chart for @NQ6M Options for @NQ6M
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 57.47 58.99 57.40 58.53 1.30 58.59s 03:02P Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 57.95 59.45 57.88 59.02 1.32 59.08s 01:30P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 58.09 59.59 58.09 59.23 1.31 59.27s 01:24P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 538'2 549'6 538'0 549'6 9'2 547'0s 02:35P Chart for @W6H Options for @W6H
May 26 542'4 554'0 542'2 554'0 10'0 552'4s 03:10P Chart for @W6K Options for @W6K
Jul 26 551'0 561'0 551'0 560'6 8'4 559'6s 02:50P Chart for @W6N Options for @W6N
Sep 26 563'2 572'2 563'0 572'2 8'0 571'2s 01:30P Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 582'0 590'0 582'0 590'0 7'4 589'0s 01:30P Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 597'0 605'0 597'0 604'6 7'0 604'2s 01:30P Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 606'6 611'4 606'6 611'4 6'2 611'4s 01:30P Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 604'4 610'2 604'4 610'2 6'0 610'2s 01:30P Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 610'2 613'6 610'2 613'6 6'0 616'4s 01:20P Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 67625.0 68570.0 65895.0 66370.0 -1495.0 66330.0 03:24P Chart for @BTC6G Options for @BTC6G
Mar 26 67860.0 68695.0 66145.0 66570.0 -1530.0 66565.0 03:24P Chart for @BTC6H Options for @BTC6H
Apr 26 67695.0 67695.0 67695.0 67695.0 -1535.0 66795.0 03:24P Chart for @BTC6J Options for @BTC6J
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 4872.2 4987.0 4869.5 4982.2 99.3 4986.5 03:24P Chart for QGC6G Options for QGC6G
Mar 26 4878.6 5011.7 4863.3 4984.1 95.1 4992.4 03:24P Chart for QGC6H Options for QGC6H
Apr 26 4898.5 5031.9 4868.5 5003.9 98.0 5009.5 03:24P Chart for QGC6J Options for QGC6J
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 75.700 76.845 75.700 76.845 4.062 77.509 03:24P Chart for QSI6G Options for QSI6G
Mar 26 73.580 78.320 72.250 77.215 3.675 77.598 03:24P Chart for QSI6H Options for QSI6H
Apr 26 73.650 78.575 72.625 77.520 3.721 77.889 03:24P Chart for QSI6J Options for QSI6J
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 62.30 65.56 62.12 65.28 2.95 65.19 03:24P Chart for QCL6H Options for QCL6H
Apr 26 62.20 65.43 62.04 65.17 2.91 65.05 03:24P Chart for QCL6J Options for QCL6J
May 26 62.07 65.19 61.92 64.94 2.81 64.84 03:24P Chart for QCL6K Options for QCL6K
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