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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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Weather
Condition		 Rain Thunder Storms Thunder Storms Rain Partly Cloudy
Weather Rain Thunder Storms Thunder Storms Rain Partly Cloudy
Temp
L/H (°F)		 43/73 52/63 53/67 45/58 43/67
Feels
Like
L/H (°F)		 39/73 52/63 53/67 39/58 38/67
Dew Point
(°F)		 41 47 53 44 41
Humidity
(%)		 46 68 80 68 48
Wind
Speed
(mph)		 7 19 13 13 10
Precip
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0.01		 Rain
0.62		 Rain
1.75		 Rain
0.23		 None
Evap
(in./day)		 0.21 0.13 0.11 0.11 0.19
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Local Conditions
Washington, IA
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Temp: 54oF Feels Like: 54oF
Humid: 58% Dew Pt: 39oF
Barom: 29.89 Wind Dir: NNW
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 9 mph
Sunrise: 5:44 Sunset: 8:21
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 10:00 PM
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DTN Weather Summary
Severe Storms Continuing Into the Weekend
Bryce Anderson (Bio) – DTN Meteorologist

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Local Forecast
Washington, IA
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High: 73°F
Low: 43°F
Precip: 20%		 High: 63°F
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Low: 45°F
Precip: 80%		 High: 67°F
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 25 449'0 451'4 442'6 443'0 -5'0 443'4s 05/16 Chart for @C5N Options for @C5N
Sep 25 426'0 427'6 420'6 421'0 -3'4 421'4s 05/16 Chart for @C5U Options for @C5U
Dec 25 440'0 441'4 434'4 434'6 -3'2 435'4s 05/16 Chart for @C5Z Options for @C5Z
Mar 26 454'6 456'2 449'4 449'4 -3'0 450'4s 05/16 Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 463'4 464'4 458'2 458'6 -3'0 459'0s 05/16 Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 467'2 469'0 462'6 462'6 -2'6 463'6s 05/16 Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 454'0 454'0 449'6 449'6 -3'2 450'4s 05/16 Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 458'6 459'4 453'6 453'6 -3'2 454'6s 05/16 Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 467'6 467'6 467'6 467'6 -3'2 466'0s 05/16 Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 25 1052'4 1059'6 1047'2 1051'0 -1'2 1050'0s 05/16 Chart for @S5N Options for @S5N
Aug 25 1047'4 1055'2 1044'0 1046'4 -1'0 1046'2s 05/16 Chart for @S5Q Options for @S5Q
Sep 25 1030'0 1037'0 1024'6 1028'4 0'0 1029'4s 05/16 Chart for @S5U Options for @S5U
Nov 25 1035'4 1043'0 1030'6 1034'6 0'2 1035'4s 05/16 Chart for @S5X Options for @S5X
Jan 26 1046'4 1054'4 1042'4 1045'6 0'2 1047'0s 05/16 Chart for @S6F Options for @S6F
Mar 26 1052'6 1060'4 1049'0 1052'4 0'4 1053'4s 05/16 Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1061'0 1068'4 1057'6 1060'6 0'6 1061'6s 05/16 Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1068'4 1077'0 1066'2 1068'6 0'4 1069'6s 05/16 Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1065'4 1065'4 1065'4 1065'4 0'0 1063'6s 05/16 Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 25 2965 2978 2913 2918 - 45 2919s 05/16 Chart for @SM5N Options for @SM5N
Aug 25 3000 3012 2951 2954 - 45 2955s 05/16 Chart for @SM5Q Options for @SM5Q
Sep 25 3027 3038 2981 2982 - 44 2983s 05/16 Chart for @SM5U Options for @SM5U
Oct 25 3040 3049 2997 2999 - 38 3000s 05/16 Chart for @SM5V Options for @SM5V
Dec 25 3075 3085 3039 3041 - 30 3043s 05/16 Chart for @SM5Z Options for @SM5Z
Jan 26 3103 3105 3064 3067 - 26 3068s 05/16 Chart for @SM6F Options for @SM6F
Mar 26 3128 3130 3094 3098 - 20 3100s 05/16 Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3153 3159 3127 3132 - 15 3134s 05/16 Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3184 3195 3164 3170 - 16 3168s 05/16 Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 25 100.875 101.600 100.100 100.450 - 0.375 100.325s 05/16 Chart for @HE5M Options for @HE5M
Jul 25 104.125 105.175 103.800 104.300 0.050 104.175s 05/16 Chart for @HE5N Options for @HE5N
Aug 25 103.350 104.375 103.225 103.725 0.275 103.625s 05/16 Chart for @HE5Q Options for @HE5Q
Oct 25 86.500 87.000 86.475 86.875 0.225 86.900s 05/16 Chart for @HE5V Options for @HE5V
Dec 25 78.675 78.800 78.300 78.725 78.775s 05/16 Chart for @HE5Z Options for @HE5Z
Feb 26 81.500 81.575 81.225 81.500 -0.050 81.575s 05/16 Chart for @HE6G Options for @HE6G
Apr 26 84.875 85.025 84.775 84.800 -0.150 84.900s 05/16 Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 87.675 0.025 87.800s 05/16 Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 25 211.500 212.875 210.750 212.300 1.050 212.225s 05/16 Chart for @LE5M Options for @LE5M
Aug 25 206.200 207.350 205.400 206.875 0.900 206.750s 05/16 Chart for @LE5Q Options for @LE5Q
Oct 25 202.900 204.500 202.300 204.025 1.300 203.975s 05/16 Chart for @LE5V Options for @LE5V
Dec 25 203.050 204.625 202.325 204.225 1.225 204.275s 05/16 Chart for @LE5Z Options for @LE5Z
Feb 26 203.125 204.600 202.425 204.275 1.025 204.325s 05/16 Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 203.350 204.425 202.400 204.125 0.850 204.175s 05/16 Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 196.775 197.625 195.900 197.250 0.600 197.400s 05/16 Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 193.950 194.775 193.500 194.325 0.600 194.525s 05/16 Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 25 296.650 297.800 296.150 297.050 0.675 296.850s 05/16 Chart for @GF5K Options for @GF5K
Aug 25 295.825 298.625 295.500 297.950 1.775 297.600s 05/16 Chart for @GF5Q Options for @GF5Q
Sep 25 294.550 297.100 294.075 296.500 1.650 296.275s 05/16 Chart for @GF5U Options for @GF5U
Oct 25 292.225 294.700 291.850 294.075 1.375 293.900s 05/16 Chart for @GF5V Options for @GF5V
Nov 25 290.175 292.150 289.175 291.525 1.150 291.325s 05/16 Chart for @GF5X Options for @GF5X
Jan 26 285.025 287.025 284.600 286.400 0.775 286.250s 05/16 Chart for @GF6F Options for @GF6F
Mar 26 282.100 283.950 281.775 283.400 0.700 283.250s 05/16 Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 281.500 282.300 281.500 282.250 0.625 282.575s 05/16 Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 25 42440.00 42763.00 42331.00 42535.00 351.00 42736.00s 05/16 Chart for @YM5M Options for @YM5M
Sep 25 42760.00 43086.00 42660.00 42950.00 353.00 43061.00s 05/16 Chart for @YM5U Options for @YM5U
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 25 5935.00 5977.50 5923.00 5948.50 42.25 5975.50s 05/16 Chart for @ES5M Options for @ES5M
Sep 25 5984.75 6033.00 5978.00 6003.00 43.50 6030.25s 05/16 Chart for @ES5U Options for @ES5U
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 25 21396.00 21512.00 21320.25 21400.25 105.75 21506.00s 05/16 Chart for @NQ5M Options for @NQ5M
Sep 25 21615.00 21731.25 21550.00 21633.50 111.75 21730.00s 05/16 Chart for @NQ5U Options for @NQ5U
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 25 48.59 49.76 47.63 48.92 -0.39 48.93s 05/16 Chart for @BO5N Options for @BO5N
Aug 25 48.79 49.91 47.82 49.13 -0.31 49.11s 05/16 Chart for @BO5Q Options for @BO5Q
Sep 25 48.90 49.94 47.92 49.21 -0.22 49.19s 05/16 Chart for @BO5U Options for @BO5U
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 25 533'4 533'4 523'4 524'6 -7'6 525'0s 05/16 Chart for @W5N Options for @W5N
Sep 25 546'0 547'2 537'6 538'4 -7'4 539'0s 05/16 Chart for @W5U Options for @W5U
Dec 25 568'4 569'0 559'2 560'6 -7'2 560'6s 05/16 Chart for @W5Z Options for @W5Z
Mar 26 587'6 588'2 578'4 580'2 -6'6 580'2s 05/16 Chart for @W6H Options for @W6H
May 26 597'0 598'4 590'4 592'2 -5'6 592'0s 05/16 Chart for @W6K Options for @W6K
Jul 26 605'0 605'0 598'6 600'2 -5'0 600'0s 05/16 Chart for @W6N Options for @W6N
Sep 26 614'4 617'0 612'0 612'4 -4'4 612'4s 05/16 Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 630'0 632'0 626'6 628'2 -4'6 628'4s 05/16 Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 645'0 645'0 641'0 641'0 -4'4 641'2s 05/16 Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
@KW - HARD RED WINTER WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 25 528'0 530'2 516'0 517'2 -11'6 516'4s 05/16 Chart for @KW5N Options for @KW5N
Sep 25 543'0 544'0 530'4 531'0 -11'4 530'4s 05/16 Chart for @KW5U Options for @KW5U
Dec 25 564'6 566'4 553'0 553'6 -11'4 553'0s 05/16 Chart for @KW5Z Options for @KW5Z
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 25 103660.0 104990.0 103525.0 104095.0 925.0 104425.0s 05/16 Chart for @BTC5K Options for @BTC5K
Jun 25 104840.0 105625.0 104160.0 104655.0 945.0 105055.0s 05/16 Chart for @BTC5M Options for @BTC5M
Jul 25 105975.0 106100.0 105385.0 106100.0 965.0 105685.0s 05/16 Chart for @BTC5N Options for @BTC5N
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 25 3227.7 3228.1 3173.9 3191.8 - 38.7 3182.0s 05/16 Chart for QGC5K Options for QGC5K
Jun 25 3243.5 3255.8 3156.4 3205.3 - 39.4 3187.2s 05/16 Chart for QGC5M Options for QGC5M
Jul 25 3261.0 3267.0 3170.0 3218.6 - 39.5 3200.2s 05/16 Chart for QGC5N Options for QGC5N
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 25 61.70 62.71 61.25 62.49 0.87 62.49s 05/16 Chart for QCL5M Options for QCL5M
Jul 25 61.22 62.18 60.78 61.93 0.82 61.97s 05/16 Chart for QCL5N Options for QCL5N
Aug 25 60.75 61.60 60.28 61.36 0.74 61.40s 05/16 Chart for QCL5Q Options for QCL5Q
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