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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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Condition		 Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Thunder Storms Thunder Storms Thunder Storms
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Temp
L/H (°F)		 72/94 73/95 74/92 75/93 72/89
Feels
Like
L/H (°F)		 74/104 74/106 75/102 76/105 73/101
Dew Point
(°F)		 71 69 73 74 75
Humidity
(%)		 65 61 68 69 78
Wind
Speed
(mph)		 6 8 6 7 5
Precip
 (%)		 - - 27 27 40
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Amt (in.)
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0.09		 Rain
0.04		 Rain
0.21
Evap
(in./day)		 0.21 0.23 0.18 0.18 0.14
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Local Conditions
Washington, IA
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Temp: 79oF Feels Like: 83oF
Humid: 100% Dew Pt: 79oF
Barom: 29.93 Wind Dir: N
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 0 mph
Sunrise: 6:33 Sunset: 7:39
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 10:00 PM
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Heat Continues for Tuesday
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Local Forecast
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Tuesday
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High: 94°F
Low: 72°F
Precip: 0%		 High: 95°F
Low: 73°F
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 514'2 515'2 512'2 512'2 -2'6 515'0 11:24P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 537'2 539'6 535'0 536'2 -1'4 537'6 11:24P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 551'6 554'2 549'6 551'0 -1'2 552'2 11:24P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 558'0 560'4 556'2 557'4 -1'0 558'4 11:24P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 558'6 561'4 557'4 558'6 -1'0 559'6 11:24P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 527'6 530'0 526'6 527'6 -1'2 529'0 11:24P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 528'2 530'2 527'0 528'0 -1'4 529'4 11:23P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 538'4 539'4 538'4 539'2 -0'2 539'4 11:24P Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 544'2 0'0 544'4 11:24P Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 1275'4 0'2 1275'2 11:24P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1291'2 1301'4 1290'0 1297'4 9'4 1288'0 11:24P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1305'0 1316'4 1305'0 1313'0 9'6 1303'2 11:24P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1309'6 1321'2 1309'6 1318'2 9'2 1309'0 11:24P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1316'4 1325'0 1315'4 1323'0 9'0 1314'0 11:24P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1317'6 1327'2 1317'6 1325'2 8'4 1316'6 11:24P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1305'4 1308'4 1301'6 1307'2 7'6 1299'4 11:24P Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1265'4 1268'2 1263'2 1266'0 5'2 1260'6 11:24P Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1249'0 1255'4 1249'0 1255'0 6'4 1248'4 11:24P Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 3336 3336 3325 3328 - 18 3346 11:21P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3372 3382 3361 3380 - 6 3386 11:24P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3440 3449 3425 3444 - 9 3453 11:24P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3463 3471 3449 3468 - 10 3478 11:24P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3490 3490 3465 3484 - 10 3494 11:24P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3496 3501 3481 3499 - 11 3510 11:24P Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3529 3529 3503 3520 - 11 3531 11:24P Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3500 3502 3483 3499 - 12 3511 11:23P Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3477 3477 3460 3468 - 12 3480 11:24P Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 81.975 83.850 81.975 83.675 1.775 83.675s 04:39P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 72.375 74.550 72.325 74.050 1.850 74.150s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 74.975 76.950 74.975 76.450 1.550 76.525s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 80.950 82.475 80.900 82.075 1.425 82.075s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 85.600 86.700 85.600 86.575 1.300 86.500s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 94.225 95.625 94.225 95.275 1.375 95.300s 03:37P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 95.825 97.025 95.800 96.875 1.300 96.900s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 95.475 96.525 95.475 96.425 1.200 96.450s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 80.375 81.000 80.375 80.950 0.950 80.950s 01:05P Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 73.075 73.875 73.075 73.875 1.225 73.875s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 77.175 1.225 77.175s 01:05P Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 211.800 213.500 211.150 212.650 0.950 212.675s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 213.800 215.575 213.075 214.575 0.850 214.575s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 215.575 217.300 214.975 216.475 0.950 216.475s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 217.575 218.775 216.900 217.875 0.450 217.975s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 212.300 213.450 211.700 212.775 0.500 212.850s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 209.350 210.525 208.750 209.850 0.625 210.100s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 208.375 209.575 208.200 209.025 0.975 209.350s 01:05P Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 210.075 210.075 210.075 210.075 0.650 210.075s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
Feb 28 210.300 210.300 210.300 210.300 0.675 210.300s 01:05P Chart for @LE8G Options for @LE8G
Apr 28 210.300 210.300s Chart for @LE8J Options for @LE8J
Aug 26 220.000 223.500 220.000 220.725 1.500 220.750s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 321.000 323.400 319.950 321.100 0.550 321.450s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 316.675 319.250 315.725 316.625 0.500 317.025s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 309.925 312.650 309.100 309.950 0.500 310.425s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 302.000 304.750 301.600 302.650 0.500 302.775s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 298.300 301.725 298.300 299.450 0.550 299.825s 01:05P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 299.750 302.000 299.225 300.250 0.525 300.250s 01:05P Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 299.625 301.575 299.125 299.725 0.600 299.950s 01:05P Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 299.900 301.675 299.900 300.350 - 0.150 300.350s 01:05P Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
Sep 27 298.000 299.000 297.500 297.500 - 1.900 297.600s 01:05P Chart for @GF7U Options for @GF7U
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 53259.00 53343.00 53248.00 53263.00 23.00 53240.00 11:24P Chart for @YM6U Options for @YM6U
Dec 26 53733.00 53733.00 53679.00 53686.00 31.00 53655.00 11:24P Chart for @YM6Z Options for @YM6Z
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 7701.25 7708.00 7693.75 7697.25 - 1.75 7699.00 11:24P Chart for @ES6U Options for @ES6U
Dec 26 7768.50 7775.50 7761.50 7764.25 - 2.50 7766.75 11:24P Chart for @ES6Z Options for @ES6Z
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 29518.25 29522.50 29434.75 29493.25 - 19.75 29513.00 11:23P Chart for @NQ6U Options for @NQ6U
Dec 26 29813.25 29813.25 29736.00 29790.75 - 17.75 29808.50 11:23P Chart for @NQ6Z Options for @NQ6Z
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 70.17 70.50 11:24P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 71.50 72.54 71.50 72.48 1.65 70.83 11:24P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 72.00 72.80 72.00 72.72 1.60 71.12 11:24P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 72.00 72.75 71.98 72.66 1.55 71.11 11:24P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 71.83 72.64 71.83 72.56 1.51 71.05 11:24P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 71.40 72.48 71.40 72.40 1.43 70.97 11:24P Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 71.30 72.22 71.30 72.15 1.40 70.75 11:24P Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 70.99 71.48 70.86 71.29 1.21 70.08 11:23P Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 745'4 0'0 756'4 11:24P Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 774'6 780'0 767'0 771'0 -3'0 774'0 11:24P Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 788'6 794'0 781'4 785'2 -3'0 788'2 11:24P Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 794'6 799'4 787'2 790'4 -3'0 793'4 11:24P Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 784'6 790'2 780'2 783'6 -2'0 785'6 11:24P Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 786'0 790'4 781'4 784'6 -2'0 786'6 11:24P Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
Dec 27 793'0 795'4 790'0 790'0 -2'2 792'2 11:24P Chart for @W7Z Options for @W7Z
Mar 28 793'4 0'0 793'4 11:24P Chart for @W8H Options for @W8H
May 28 783'4 0'0 787'0 11:24P Chart for @W8K Options for @W8K
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 79140.0 79405.0 78420.0 79055.0 - 190.0 79245.0 11:23P Chart for @BTC6U Options for @BTC6U
Oct 26 79120.0 79555.0 78835.0 78885.0 - 780.0 79665.0 11:23P Chart for @BTC6V Options for @BTC6V
Nov 26 80040.0 79185.0 79995.0 79985.0 Chart for @BTC6X Options for @BTC6X
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 4432.8 4431.1 Chart for QGC6U Options for QGC6U
Oct 26 4463.7 4475.3 4442.9 4444.2 - 2.6 4446.8 11:24P Chart for QGC6V Options for QGC6V
Nov 26 4483.4 4491.6 4466.6 4466.6 1.4 4465.2 11:24P Chart for QGC6X Options for QGC6X
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 66.510 66.715 66.000 66.370 0.149 66.221 11:24P Chart for QSI6U Options for QSI6U
Oct 26 66.640 67.050 66.310 66.670 0.214 66.456 11:24P Chart for QSI6V Options for QSI6V
Nov 26 67.020 67.340 66.600 66.600 -0.135 66.735 11:24P Chart for QSI6X Options for QSI6X
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 86.31 86.82 86.13 86.76 1.00 85.76 11:24P Chart for QCL6V Options for QCL6V
Nov 26 84.46 84.90 84.24 84.83 0.77 84.06 11:24P Chart for QCL6X Options for QCL6X
Dec 26 82.32 82.71 82.08 82.55 0.48 82.07 11:24P Chart for QCL6Z Options for QCL6Z
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