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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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Temp
L/H (°F)		 45/66 46/67 49/63 53/74 54/79
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L/H (°F)		 54/66 41/67 44/63 53/74 54/79
Dew Point
(°F)		 44 43 48 56 55
Humidity
(%)		 49 56 70 70 54
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Local Conditions
Washington, IA
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Temp: 66oF Feels Like: 65oF
Humid: 46% Dew Pt: 45oF
Barom: 30.2 Wind Dir: NE
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 9 mph
Sunrise: 5:43 Sunset: 8:23
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 5:00 PM
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Widespread Rain on Wednesday
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Local Forecast
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High: 66°F
Low: 45°F
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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 475'6 477'0 462'6 465'6 -9'4 465'6s 05:48P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 481'6 483'0 469'4 472'4 -9'0 472'4s 05:19P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 498'2 499'4 485'6 489'4 -8'4 489'2s 05:16P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 511'4 513'0 500'2 503'6 -8'0 503'2s 04:48P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 518'4 520'0 507'4 511'2 -7'6 510'6s 04:48P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 522'6 522'6 511'4 515'0 -7'0 514'6s 01:30P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 498'2 498'2 490'6 494'0 -5'2 493'4s 03:19P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 502'0 503'4 494'4 497'4 -5'2 497'2s 04:45P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 511'6 511'6 505'2 507'2 -5'2 507'4s 01:20P Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 1210'0 1212'0 1196'0 1199'2 -9'6 1199'6s 05:38P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1210'0 1212'0 1195'6 1198'6 -10'4 1199'2s 04:45P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1197'2 1199'0 1182'4 1185'0 -12'0 1185'2s 03:29P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1202'4 1205'2 1190'6 1193'0 -9'4 1193'4s 04:45P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1211'6 1216'2 1202'2 1204'2 -8'6 1205'0s 04:54P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1208'6 1213'6 1200'4 1202'2 -6'4 1203'6s 03:06P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1209'4 1215'0 1202'2 1204'0 -5'6 1205'4s 04:45P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1212'6 1219'6 1206'6 1208'4 -5'4 1210'2s 01:30P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1197'2 -5'4 1193'6s 01:20P Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 3325 3342 3288 3306 - 14 3309s 05:44P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3265 3281 3230 3251 - 10 3253s 03:54P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3249 3249 3204 3222 - 15 3223s 03:55P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3229 3229 3182 3204 - 15 3203s 03:55P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3253 3270 3220 3244 - 11 3244s 04:45P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3275 3275 3234 3258 - 8 3258s 04:45P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3253 3259 3233 3258 - 1 3258s 03:55P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3267 3267 3221 3260 4 3260s 04:45P Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3280 3282 3240 3280 9 3281s 01:30P Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 97.650 98.225 97.125 97.200 -0.650 97.275s 02:30P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 101.900 102.825 101.375 102.000 - 0.175 101.975s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 102.000 102.475 100.925 101.775 - 0.275 101.825s 02:30P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 89.375 89.500 87.950 88.625 -0.750 88.650s 03:49P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 82.150 82.275 80.775 81.350 -0.925 81.325s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 85.100 85.100 83.650 84.200 -0.900 84.200s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 89.075 89.125 87.600 88.100 -1.000 88.075s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 92.200 -1.000 91.200s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 254.750 254.850 251.600 253.175 - 1.275 253.275s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 247.425 247.425 242.725 245.175 - 1.950 245.300s 02:30P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 239.250 239.375 234.075 236.825 - 2.525 236.775s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 238.725 238.750 233.700 236.425 - 2.375 236.375s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 238.950 239.000 234.150 236.950 - 2.075 236.950s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 238.250 238.300 233.900 236.550 - 1.700 236.650s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 230.975 231.000 227.700 230.400 - 1.200 230.475s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 227.600 227.600 225.250 227.350 - 1.025 227.350s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 370.550 371.175 370.150 370.800 1.150 370.725s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 364.000 366.125 358.775 365.825 2.125 365.775s 02:31P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 361.175 362.750 355.925 362.650 1.625 362.625s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 358.000 359.025 352.650 358.950 1.225 358.875s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 354.650 355.175 349.000 355.100 0.825 355.025s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 347.850 348.900 343.150 348.875 0.850 348.700s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 340.775 344.875 339.650 344.650 0.675 344.425s 01:05P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 342.275 342.425 342.275 342.425 0.525 342.275s 01:05P Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
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Jun 26 50040.00 50074.00 49946.00 49966.00 - 128.00 50094.00 05:54P Chart for @YM6M Options for @YM6M
Sep 26 50317.00 50317.00 50289.00 50290.00 - 120.00 50410.00 05:54P Chart for @YM6U Options for @YM6U
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
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Jun 26 7432.75 7432.75 7407.50 7416.50 - 35.25 7451.75 05:54P Chart for @ES6M Options for @ES6M
Sep 26 7484.50 7485.00 7466.00 7475.50 - 35.25 7510.75 05:54P Chart for @ES6U Options for @ES6U
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
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Jun 26 29253.00 29278.50 29113.00 29170.00 - 220.50 29390.50 05:54P Chart for @NQ6M Options for @NQ6M
Sep 26 29479.00 29479.00 29401.00 29449.00 - 214.75 29663.75 05:54P Chart for @NQ6U Options for @NQ6U
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 75.45 76.32 74.51 74.67 -0.78 74.66s 05:04P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 73.51 74.46 72.82 73.00 -0.59 72.98s 04:52P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 72.34 73.05 71.53 71.66 -0.54 71.66s 04:52P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 71.00 71.92 70.45 70.55 -0.54 70.57s 04:53P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 70.20 71.20 69.77 69.87 -0.55 69.87s 04:53P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 69.56 70.51 69.17 69.27 -0.50 69.28s 04:45P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 69.00 69.73 68.55 68.64 -0.46 68.66s 01:20P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 68.31 69.09 67.93 67.99 -0.42 68.02s 04:45P Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 668'2 672'6 655'4 661'0 -6'6 660'4s 05:50P Chart for @W6N Options for @W6N
Sep 26 680'6 685'2 668'2 674'0 -6'6 673'4s 02:34P Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 699'2 703'2 687'0 692'6 -6'4 692'2s 04:45P Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 715'0 717'6 702'4 707'4 -6'0 707'4s 01:30P Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 718'0 723'4 709'2 714'6 -5'2 714'4s 01:20P Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 715'4 720'0 707'6 712'6 -4'0 713'0s 03:33P Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 724'2 724'2 714'6 716'0 -4'6 717'4s 01:20P Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
Dec 27 729'2 735'4 725'6 728'4 -5'6 728'2s 01:30P Chart for @W7Z Options for @W7Z
Mar 28 740'4 740'4 734'6 734'6 -6'0 734'6s 01:20P Chart for @W8H Options for @W8H
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 77470.0 77490.0 77190.0 77450.0 - 255.0 77705.0 05:54P Chart for @BTC6K Options for @BTC6K
Jun 26 77680.0 77805.0 77515.0 77740.0 - 275.0 78015.0 05:54P Chart for @BTC6M Options for @BTC6M
Jul 26 78300.0 78375.0 Chart for @BTC6N Options for @BTC6N
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 4497.0 4531.3 Chart for QGC6K Options for QGC6K
Jun 26 4548.0 4549.9 4536.0 4542.2 6.9 4535.3 05:54P Chart for QGC6M Options for QGC6M
Jul 26 4556.1 4560.1 4556.1 4560.1 9.0 4551.1 05:54P Chart for QGC6N Options for QGC6N
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 75.905 75.851 Chart for QSI6K Options for QSI6K
Jun 26 75.500 75.500 75.370 75.375 -0.546 75.921 05:54P Chart for QSI6M Options for QSI6M
Jul 26 76.190 76.230 75.575 75.950 -0.231 76.181 05:54P Chart for QSI6N Options for QSI6N
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 98.95 99.22 98.75 98.97 0.71 98.26 05:54P Chart for QCL6N Options for QCL6N
Aug 26 94.52 94.91 94.52 94.78 0.77 94.01 05:54P Chart for QCL6Q Options for QCL6Q
Sep 26 90.79 90.79 90.42 90.68 0.67 90.01 05:53P Chart for QCL6U Options for QCL6U
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