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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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Temp
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L/H (°F)		 41/53 34/44 30/52 31/61 35/68
Dew Point
(°F)		 45 36 33 38 42
Humidity
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DTN Market News
DTN Weekly Average DDG Price Slightly Higher Again
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Local Conditions
Washington, IA
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Temp: 50oF Feels Like: 45oF
Humid: 100% Dew Pt: 50oF
Barom: 29.73 Wind Dir: W
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 12 mph
Sunrise: 6:43 Sunset: 4:57
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 6:00 AM
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DTN Weather Summary
Showers Lingering Over Great Lakes Thursday
Bryce Anderson (Bio) – DTN Meteorologist

Scattered showers across the Midwest, Southeast and Great Lakes, with additional rain in the Southern Plains. » More DTN Weather Commentary
Posted at 12:08PM Wed Nov 4, 2026 CST

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December Corn Chart Provides a Wealth of Technical Information

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Local Forecast
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 445'4 447'6 444'6 446'6 2'4 444'2 06:20A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 459'4 461'6 459'0 460'6 2'4 458'2 06:20A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 467'6 469'6 467'2 468'6 2'2 466'4 06:19A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 474'6 476'6 474'2 476'0 2'4 473'4 06:19A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 472'2 473'6 471'4 473'0 2'2 470'6 06:20A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 486'2 488'4 485'6 487'6 2'2 485'4 06:19A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 499'0 501'4 499'0 501'4 2'4 499'0 06:20A Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 507'2 507'2 507'2 507'2 0'6 506'4 06:20A Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
Jul 28 512'2 512'4 510'6 512'4 2'4 510'0 06:20A Chart for @C8N Options for @C8N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1197'6 1198'4 1197'6 1198'4 5'2 1193'2 06:19A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1202'2 1207'6 1198'2 1205'6 3'4 1202'2 06:20A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1210'0 1215'2 1206'0 1213'4 3'2 1210'2 06:20A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1219'2 1224'0 1215'2 1222'6 3'0 1219'6 06:19A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1227'2 1231'4 1222'6 1230'4 3'4 1227'0 06:20A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1215'6 1218'4 1210'6 1218'0 3'0 1215'0 06:20A Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1191'0 1192'4 1185'4 1191'6 2'2 1189'4 06:20A Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1187'6 1191'2 1184'4 1190'2 2'0 1188'2 06:20A Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
Jan 28 1198'6 1199'0 1198'2 1199'0 -0'6 1199'6 06:20A Chart for @S8F Options for @S8F
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 3186 3219 3185 3208 22 3186 06:20A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3185 3217 3185 3208 23 3185 06:20A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3192 3221 3192 3213 21 3192 06:20A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3222 3244 3219 3238 19 3219 06:20A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3261 3284 3261 3281 20 3261 06:20A Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3265 3284 3263 3280 17 3263 06:20A Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3258 3277 3257 3273 16 3257 06:20A Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
Oct 27 3252 3260 3243 3255 15 3240 06:20A Chart for @SM7V Options for @SM7V
Dec 27 3274 3292 3274 3288 14 3274 06:20A Chart for @SM7Z Options for @SM7Z
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 58.300 58.950 57.100 57.475 -1.050 57.550s 11/04 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 63.250 63.725 62.150 62.250 -1.225 62.300s 11/04 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 69.100 69.350 67.825 68.400 -1.050 68.325s 11/04 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 75.600 75.600 74.300 75.125 -1.250 74.950s 11/04 Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 85.175 85.250 83.375 84.025 -1.350 83.925s 11/04 Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 88.450 88.550 86.550 87.250 -1.400 87.150s 11/04 Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 89.450 89.625 87.625 88.250 -1.500 88.100s 11/04 Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 78.925 79.100 76.900 77.450 -1.875 77.350s 11/04 Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 71.725 71.725 70.500 71.025 -1.575 70.950s 11/04 Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 74.650 74.675 74.650 74.675 -1.350 74.400s 11/04 Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
Apr 28 80.000 -1.350 78.050s 11/04 Chart for @HE8J Options for @HE8J
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 219.050 219.200 217.375 218.025 - 0.150 218.000s 11/04 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 222.000 222.250 220.200 220.875 - 0.600 220.825s 11/04 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 224.200 224.500 222.425 223.225 - 0.500 223.200s 11/04 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 219.325 219.600 217.375 218.125 - 0.725 218.100s 11/04 Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 215.800 216.100 213.650 214.400 - 0.850 214.400s 11/04 Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 213.625 213.675 211.525 212.325 - 0.925 212.350s 11/04 Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 214.025 214.025 211.725 212.475 - 0.950 212.525s 11/04 Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
Feb 28 212.925 212.925 211.950 212.575 - 1.050 212.575s 11/04 Chart for @LE8G Options for @LE8G
Apr 28 213.800 213.800 212.825 212.850 - 0.975 212.825s 11/04 Chart for @LE8J Options for @LE8J
Jun 28 210.250 - 1.075 207.750s 11/04 Chart for @LE8M Options for @LE8M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 335.625 336.000 330.675 332.000 - 2.500 332.025s 11/04 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 329.475 330.075 324.000 325.775 - 2.650 325.725s 11/04 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 325.075 325.750 319.575 320.875 - 3.125 320.850s 11/04 Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 324.225 324.225 318.275 319.450 - 3.125 319.400s 11/04 Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 321.075 321.750 316.300 317.475 - 3.025 317.375s 11/04 Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 322.425 322.600 317.225 318.125 - 2.775 318.400s 11/04 Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
Sep 27 317.450 318.025 314.950 316.400 - 2.850 316.175s 11/04 Chart for @GF7U Options for @GF7U
Oct 27 313.225 313.750 313.225 313.750 - 2.775 313.200s 11/04 Chart for @GF7V Options for @GF7V
Nov 27 310.450 - 2.775 310.450s 11/04 Chart for @GF7X Options for @GF7X
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 53586.00 53913.00 53518.00 53796.00 293.00 53503.00 06:20A Chart for @YM6Z Options for @YM6Z
Mar 27 54025.00 54323.00 54025.00 54283.00 307.00 53976.00 06:20A Chart for @YM7H Options for @YM7H
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 7737.25 7738.75 7691.00 7732.25 11.75 7720.50 06:20A Chart for @ES6Z Options for @ES6Z
Mar 27 7805.00 7813.50 7768.00 7808.50 13.25 7795.25 06:20A Chart for @ES7H Options for @ES7H
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 28663.00 28668.50 28167.75 28388.75 - 178.00 28566.75 06:20A Chart for @NQ6Z Options for @NQ6Z
Mar 27 28930.25 28930.25 28492.00 28705.50 - 179.25 28884.75 06:20A Chart for @NQ7H Options for @NQ7H
@QM - E-MINI CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 88.275 89.850 86.400 89.550 1.425 88.125 06:20A Chart for @QM6Z Options for @QM6Z
Jan 27 87.350 88.525 85.400 88.400 1.300 87.100 06:20A Chart for @QM7F Options for @QM7F
Feb 27 85.800 86.900 84.425 86.900 1.150 85.750 06:20A Chart for @QM7G Options for @QM7G
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 63.60 63.71 62.57 62.86 -0.67 63.53 06:20A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 63.75 63.89 62.82 63.10 -0.64 63.74 06:20A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 64.22 64.39 63.35 63.61 -0.61 64.22 06:20A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 64.71 64.74 63.80 64.05 -0.57 64.62 06:20A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 64.90 64.91 64.00 64.25 -0.54 64.79 06:20A Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 64.36 64.36 63.81 64.11 -0.46 64.57 06:20A Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 64.16 64.18 63.55 63.87 -0.42 64.29 06:20A Chart for @BO7U Options for @BO7U
Oct 27 63.99 63.99 63.36 63.49 -0.46 63.95 06:20A Chart for @BO7V Options for @BO7V
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 599'2 605'0 596'0 603'2 4'6 598'4 06:19A Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 610'2 616'2 607'6 614'4 5'0 609'4 06:20A Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 615'2 620'6 613'0 619'2 4'2 615'0 06:20A Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 623'0 626'0 618'4 624'6 4'4 620'2 06:19A Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 634'4 637'0 630'0 635'6 3'6 632'0 06:20A Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
Dec 27 649'2 652'6 646'2 652'6 4'4 648'2 06:20A Chart for @W7Z Options for @W7Z
Mar 28 663'2 664'4 659'2 663'4 1'4 662'0 06:20A Chart for @W8H Options for @W8H
May 28 666'4 0'0 666'6 06:20A Chart for @W8K Options for @W8K
Jul 28 661'6 0'0 657'2 06:20A Chart for @W8N Options for @W8N
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 80625.0 81185.0 80370.0 80380.0 45.0 80335.0 06:20A Chart for @BTC6X Options for @BTC6X
Dec 26 81160.0 81450.0 80695.0 80900.0 225.0 80675.0 06:20A Chart for @BTC6Z Options for @BTC6Z
Jan 27 79415.0 81105.0 Chart for @BTC7F Options for @BTC7F
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 4114.0 4134.0 4107.0 4134.0 72.9 4061.1 06:20A Chart for QGC6X Options for QGC6X
Dec 26 4075.4 4155.8 4067.0 4138.7 65.7 4073.0 06:20A Chart for QGC6Z Options for QGC6Z
Jan 27 4092.9 4166.9 4092.9 4162.6 71.4 4091.2 06:20A Chart for QGC7F Options for QGC7F
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 52.475 52.475 52.475 52.475 0.355 52.120 06:20A Chart for QSI6X Options for QSI6X
Dec 26 52.325 53.495 52.275 52.695 0.413 52.282 06:20A Chart for QSI6Z Options for QSI6Z
Jan 27 52.735 53.670 52.720 52.950 0.426 52.524 06:20A Chart for QSI7F Options for QSI7F
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