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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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72/84 73/90 69/83 63/80 63/83
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75/96 75/107 69/92 63/83 63/91
Dew Point
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76 77 73 67 70
Humidity
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92 85 91 82 90
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Local Conditions
Washington, IA
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Temp: 73oF Feels Like: 75oF
Humid: 100% Dew Pt: 73oF
Barom: 30.04 Wind Dir: SE
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 8 mph
Sunrise: 6:15 Sunset: 8:07
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 11:00 AM
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More Heavy Rain in Corn Belt Friday
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Showers, thunderstorms for Midwest with flooding, severe weather possible. Showers for Northern Plains. » More DTN Weather Commentary

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 448'0 456'6 447'4 456'4 8'4 448'0 11:46A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 472'0 481'2 471'4 481'2 9'2 472'0 11:46A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 487'6 496'6 487'4 496'6 9'0 487'6 11:45A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 496'0 504'2 495'4 504'2 8'0 496'2 11:45A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 499'2 507'4 499'2 507'4 7'2 500'2 11:45A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 484'4 490'0 484'4 490'0 4'4 485'4 11:45A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 492'0 496'0 491'0 496'0 4'0 492'0 11:46A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 503'6 507'0 503'6 507'0 3'4 503'4 11:46A Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 511'4 513'0 511'4 513'0 3'2 509'6 11:45A Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 1167'0 0'0 1168'2 11:46A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1167'2 1176'2 1167'2 1170'6 4'6 1166'0 11:46A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1183'4 1191'4 1182'4 1185'6 3'4 1182'2 11:46A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1198'6 1206'4 1198'0 1201'0 3'2 1197'6 11:46A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1206'2 1214'0 1205'6 1208'0 2'4 1205'4 11:45A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1211'4 1221'0 1211'4 1214'6 2'2 1212'4 11:46A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1219'0 1226'0 1217'6 1219'2 1'4 1217'6 11:46A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1206'0 1212'0 1203'4 1204'2 -0'2 1204'4 11:46A Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1179'0 1179'0 1171'2 1171'2 -2'2 1173'4 11:46A Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 3250 3099 11:46A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3076 3124 3075 3084 10 3074 11:46A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3096 3141 3096 3100 5 3095 11:46A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3143 3185 3140 3144 4 3140 11:46A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3163 3204 3163 3165 3 3162 11:46A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3189 3228 3185 3187 - 1 3188 11:46A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3207 3248 3206 3207 - 4 3211 11:46A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3240 3273 3233 3233 - 7 3240 11:46A Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3238 3260 3225 3227 - 6 3233 11:46A Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 95.350 95.450 95.250 95.400 -0.075 95.475 11:45A Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 82.050 82.050 81.175 81.350 -0.775 82.125 11:46A Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 73.000 73.000 72.125 72.300 -0.800 73.100 11:46A Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 76.125 76.275 75.375 75.550 -0.700 76.250 11:46A Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 81.350 81.525 80.650 80.800 -0.700 81.500 11:46A Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 85.450 85.450 84.950 84.950 -0.400 85.350 11:46A Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 93.750 93.925 93.150 93.300 -0.675 93.975 11:46A Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 95.000 95.100 94.400 94.550 -0.575 95.125 11:46A Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 94.200 94.350 93.825 93.825 -0.575 94.400 11:46A Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 80.475 80.725 79.625 79.625 -1.200 79.625s 11:46A Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 72.650 72.650 72.500 72.500 -0.325 72.825 11:46A Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 222.850 224.500 220.350 221.750 - 4.475 226.225 11:46A Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 217.000 219.050 215.225 216.925 - 3.125 220.050 11:46A Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 216.075 218.400 214.850 216.600 - 2.850 219.450 11:46A Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 217.200 219.250 215.675 217.475 - 2.725 220.200 11:46A Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 217.900 219.925 216.225 218.250 - 2.675 220.925 11:46A Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 210.550 212.800 209.275 211.325 - 2.550 213.875 11:46A Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 206.650 208.675 205.150 207.350 - 2.425 209.775 11:46A Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 206.475 206.900 205.475 206.250 - 2.975 209.225 11:46A Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 206.750 207.075 206.700 206.700 - 3.350 210.050 11:45A Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
Feb 28 207.000 207.000 207.000 207.000 - 2.850 209.850 11:45A Chart for @LE8G Options for @LE8G
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 339.025 341.200 336.450 339.700 - 3.125 342.825 11:45A Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 331.700 333.825 328.075 332.250 - 4.950 337.200 11:46A Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 323.100 325.500 319.450 322.900 - 5.900 328.800 11:46A Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 316.775 318.400 312.200 314.800 - 6.675 321.475 11:46A Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 309.375 310.250 304.525 306.400 - 6.875 313.275 11:46A Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 305.325 305.950 300.925 302.375 - 6.675 309.050 11:46A Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 305.425 305.775 301.000 302.650 - 6.075 308.725 11:46A Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 305.000 305.000 300.625 302.575 - 5.025 307.600 11:46A Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 304.950 304.950 301.000 302.775 - 4.800 307.575 11:45A Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 53961.00 53999.00 53756.00 53790.00 - 145.00 53935.00 11:46A Chart for @YM6U Options for @YM6U
Dec 26 54360.00 54398.00 54168.00 54190.00 - 154.00 54344.00 11:45A Chart for @YM6Z Options for @YM6Z
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 7825.00 7831.75 7800.00 7802.25 - 20.25 7822.50 11:46A Chart for @ES6U Options for @ES6U
Dec 26 7892.00 7898.00 7867.00 7872.75 - 16.50 7889.25 11:45A Chart for @ES6Z Options for @ES6Z
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 30210.75 30283.00 30028.50 30067.25 - 121.25 30188.50 11:45A Chart for @NQ6U Options for @NQ6U
Dec 26 30515.75 30566.00 30325.00 30366.50 - 119.25 30485.75 11:45A Chart for @NQ6Z Options for @NQ6Z
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 68.88 68.67 11:46A Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 68.72 69.42 68.33 69.20 0.41 68.79 11:46A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 68.47 69.17 68.08 68.97 0.41 68.56 11:46A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 68.25 68.98 67.88 68.75 0.37 68.38 11:46A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 68.25 68.88 67.83 68.60 0.32 68.28 11:46A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 68.02 68.74 67.73 68.43 0.28 68.15 11:46A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 67.85 68.60 67.68 68.29 0.26 68.03 11:46A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 67.70 68.30 67.42 68.03 0.23 67.80 11:46A Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 653'6 677'2 652'4 673'6 21'0 652'6 11:45A Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 668'2 691'6 667'4 689'0 20'6 668'2 11:46A Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 685'2 707'2 684'6 704'4 19'2 685'2 11:46A Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 692'4 713'2 692'2 710'6 18'2 692'4 11:46A Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 692'6 711'6 692'6 709'6 17'2 692'4 11:46A Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 699'4 718'4 699'4 715'6 15'4 700'2 11:45A Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
Dec 27 712'0 730'2 712'0 728'0 14'6 713'2 11:46A Chart for @W7Z Options for @W7Z
Mar 28 722'2 0'0 721'6 11:46A Chart for @W8H Options for @W8H
May 28 729'0 735'0 729'0 733'4 11'6 721'6 11:46A Chart for @W8K Options for @W8K
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 63530.0 63715.0 62520.0 63265.0 - 210.0 63475.0 11:46A Chart for @BTC6Q Options for @BTC6Q
Sep 26 64005.0 64005.0 62775.0 63530.0 - 195.0 63725.0 11:46A Chart for @BTC6U Options for @BTC6U
Oct 26 63400.0 63785.0 63115.0 63400.0 - 620.0 64020.0 11:46A Chart for @BTC6V Options for @BTC6V
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 4322.1 4397.1 4315.0 4394.0 30.4 4363.6 11:45A Chart for QGC6Q Options for QGC6Q
Sep 26 4360.0 4405.3 4317.2 4393.4 22.0 4371.4 11:45A Chart for QGC6U Options for QGC6U
Oct 26 4375.8 4420.8 4333.0 4409.7 22.4 4387.3 11:45A Chart for QGC6V Options for QGC6V
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 64.780 64.873 Chart for QSI6Q Options for QSI6Q
Sep 26 64.630 65.885 63.645 65.090 0.097 64.993 11:46A Chart for QSI6U Options for QSI6U
Oct 26 64.650 66.055 64.170 65.220 -0.005 65.225 11:45A Chart for QSI6V Options for QSI6V
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 81.27 82.99 80.71 81.93 0.68 81.25 11:45A Chart for QCL6U Options for QCL6U
Oct 26 80.40 81.99 79.91 81.06 0.62 80.44 11:46A Chart for QCL6V Options for QCL6V
Nov 26 78.99 80.48 78.64 79.68 0.61 79.07 11:45A Chart for QCL6X Options for QCL6X
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