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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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Temp
L/H (°F)		 51/67 44/72 47/74 58/70 47/63
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L/H (°F)		 51/67 40/72 43/74 58/70 41/63
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(°F)		 49 45 46 57 47
Humidity
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Local Conditions
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Temp: 57oF Feels Like: 57oF
Humid: 100% Dew Pt: 57oF
Barom: 29.67 Wind Dir: W
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 6 mph
Sunrise: 6:13 Sunset: 7:56
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 6:00 AM
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Front Continues Through Midwest Friday
Bryce Anderson (Bio) – DTN Meteorologist

Strong-to-severe thunderstorms from eastern Plains to western Midwest. Colder air across the Prairies, Northern Plains. » More DTN Weather Commentary
Posted at 12:02PM Thu Apr 23, 2026 CDT

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Local Forecast
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High: 67°F
Low: 51°F
Precip: 0%		 High: 72°F
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 455'4 457'6 454'6 456'0 0'4 455'4 06:40A Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 464'0 466'2 463'0 464'4 0'6 463'6 06:40A Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 468'4 471'0 468'0 469'2 0'6 468'4 06:41A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 483'6 486'0 483'0 484'2 0'6 483'4 06:40A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 496'4 498'6 496'0 497'2 0'6 496'4 06:41A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 503'4 505'4 503'0 504'4 0'6 503'6 06:41A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 507'0 509'0 506'2 507'4 0'4 507'0 06:41A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 489'0 489'6 489'0 489'6 0'4 489'2 06:41A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 494'2 495'6 494'0 494'4 0'2 494'2 06:41A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 1160'2 1163'4 1156'6 1161'4 1'6 1159'6 06:40A Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1175'0 1178'2 1171'2 1176'0 1'2 1174'6 06:40A Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1168'6 1172'2 1165'4 1169'0 0'0 1169'0 06:41A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1149'4 1152'0 1146'2 1148'4 -0'6 1149'2 06:41A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1155'0 1157'6 1152'0 1154'6 -0'2 1155'0 06:40A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1166'6 1169'6 1164'0 1166'6 -0'2 1167'0 06:41A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1166'0 1168'2 1162'4 1165'0 -0'4 1165'4 06:41A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1166'6 1170'6 1166'2 1168'0 -0'6 1168'6 06:41A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1174'4 1176'4 1171'6 1174'2 -0'4 1174'6 06:41A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 3212 3228 3208 3227 21 3206 06:41A Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3169 3185 3163 3177 12 3165 06:41A Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3115 3130 3112 3123 8 3115 06:41A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3080 3089 3075 3083 4 3079 06:41A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3057 3063 3052 3059 1 3058 06:41A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3093 3096 3087 3093 3093 06:41A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3102 3105 3098 3100 - 4 3104 06:41A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3102 3102 3094 3101 - 1 3102 06:41A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3105 3107 3100 3103 - 4 3107 06:41A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 95.000 95.725 94.300 95.650 0.600 95.650s 04/23 Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 102.625 103.575 102.000 103.425 0.825 103.450s 04/23 Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 105.575 106.625 105.250 106.400 0.725 106.425s 04/23 Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 106.075 107.150 105.850 106.900 0.750 106.875s 04/23 Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 91.225 92.175 90.925 92.075 0.775 91.950s 04/23 Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 83.425 84.200 83.275 84.025 0.475 83.925s 04/23 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 86.375 86.800 86.075 86.525 0.200 86.450s 04/23 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 90.200 90.400 89.925 90.075 -0.075 90.050s 04/23 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 245.975 247.700 245.150 247.200 0.225 247.075s 04/23 Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 242.000 243.950 240.925 243.475 0.425 243.500s 04/23 Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 238.050 240.325 237.000 240.100 0.975 240.150s 04/23 Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 234.000 235.950 232.900 235.750 0.675 235.725s 04/23 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 233.250 235.500 232.475 235.400 0.650 235.300s 04/23 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 233.175 235.400 232.600 235.225 0.875 235.275s 04/23 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 232.075 234.500 231.700 234.425 0.950 234.450s 04/23 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 225.350 227.750 225.350 227.750 1.050 227.725s 04/23 Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 366.025 368.950 365.000 366.800 - 0.175 366.625s 04/23 Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 356.800 360.850 354.050 358.725 0.450 358.875s 04/23 Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 357.000 361.000 354.650 359.125 0.475 359.350s 04/23 Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 354.400 358.425 352.575 356.850 0.650 357.075s 04/23 Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 352.325 355.775 349.975 354.675 0.800 354.600s 04/23 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 349.000 352.900 347.000 352.100 0.900 351.925s 04/23 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 341.225 346.125 341.225 345.450 0.875 345.750s 04/23 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 335.975 340.775 335.975 340.375 0.650 340.600s 04/23 Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 49423.00 49598.00 49257.00 49512.00 22.00 49490.00 06:41A Chart for @YM6M Options for @YM6M
Sep 26 49732.00 49894.00 49563.00 49842.00 47.00 49795.00 06:41A Chart for @YM6U Options for @YM6U
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 7143.00 7189.50 7135.50 7178.00 34.50 7143.50 06:41A Chart for @ES6M Options for @ES6M
Sep 26 7199.75 7244.25 7191.00 7233.75 35.50 7198.25 06:41A Chart for @ES6U Options for @ES6U
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 26992.00 27363.75 26992.00 27309.75 375.75 26934.00 06:41A Chart for @NQ6M Options for @NQ6M
Sep 26 27241.50 27610.50 27241.50 27550.00 371.50 27178.50 06:41A Chart for @NQ6U Options for @NQ6U
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 71.70 72.21 71.41 71.53 -0.13 71.66 06:41A Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 71.09 71.62 70.80 70.95 -0.10 71.05 06:41A Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 69.51 69.86 69.20 69.27 -0.16 69.43 06:41A Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 67.97 68.32 67.69 67.77 -0.16 67.93 06:41A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 66.78 66.92 66.33 66.41 -0.17 66.58 06:41A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 65.76 66.04 65.40 65.48 -0.18 65.66 06:41A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 65.27 65.45 64.89 64.97 -0.20 65.17 06:41A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 64.51 64.73 64.16 64.16 -0.25 64.41 06:41A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 612'4 616'2 606'2 609'0 -1'6 610'6 06:41A Chart for @W6K Options for @W6K
Jul 26 622'0 625'2 615'0 617'6 -2'4 620'2 06:41A Chart for @W6N Options for @W6N
Sep 26 635'0 638'2 628'4 631'4 -1'6 633'2 06:41A Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 653'0 656'4 647'0 650'2 -1'4 651'6 06:41A Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 668'2 671'2 663'0 665'0 -2'2 667'2 06:41A Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 675'0 677'4 670'6 672'6 -1'4 674'2 06:41A Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 667'2 672'2 662'2 667'2 -2'0 669'2 06:41A Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 669'2 675'0 669'2 675'0 2'0 673'0 06:41A Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
Dec 27 678'4 678'4 678'4 678'4 -3'6 682'2 06:41A Chart for @W7Z Options for @W7Z
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 77950.0 78620.0 77465.0 78360.0 600.0 77760.0 06:41A Chart for @BTC6J Options for @BTC6J
May 26 78395.0 79095.0 77760.0 78810.0 575.0 78235.0 06:41A Chart for @BTC6K Options for @BTC6K
Jun 26 78795.0 79305.0 78110.0 79035.0 470.0 78565.0 06:41A Chart for @BTC6M Options for @BTC6M
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 4695.0 4700.2 4657.5 4682.4 - 22.7 4705.1 06:41A Chart for QGC6J Options for QGC6J
May 26 4691.9 4715.0 4657.9 4707.2 - 0.2 4707.4 06:41A Chart for QGC6K Options for QGC6K
Jun 26 4715.6 4733.9 4672.2 4725.0 1.0 4724.0 06:41A Chart for QGC6M Options for QGC6M
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 76.255 75.465 Chart for QSI6J Options for QSI6J
May 26 75.555 76.230 73.845 75.920 0.416 75.504 06:41A Chart for QSI6K Options for QSI6K
Jun 26 75.825 76.415 74.195 76.390 0.609 75.781 06:41A Chart for QSI6M Options for QSI6M
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 96.62 97.85 93.63 94.42 -1.43 95.85 06:41A Chart for QCL6M Options for QCL6M
Jul 26 90.95 92.47 88.64 89.30 -1.52 90.82 06:41A Chart for QCL6N Options for QCL6N
Aug 26 86.29 87.84 84.51 85.08 -1.46 86.54 06:42A Chart for QCL6Q Options for QCL6Q
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