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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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Temp
L/H (°F)		 39/64 43/66 36/61 23/39 19/39
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L/H (°F)		 33/64 40/66 26/61 11/30 8/31
Dew Point
(°F)		 40 34 37 22 15
Humidity
(%)		 65 28 66 54 52
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(mph)		 17 14 11 17 13
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Local Conditions
Washington, IA
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Temp: 41oF Feels Like: 36oF
Humid: 81% Dew Pt: 36oF
Barom: 29.84 Wind Dir: SSE
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 8 mph
Sunrise: 6:58 Sunset: 5:43
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 4:00 AM
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DTN Weather Summary
Storms and Heavy Rain Move Through the South
Bryce Anderson (Bio) – DTN Meteorologist

Showers and heavy rain for the South. Above-average temperatures for the western Midwest, Central Plains. » More DTN Weather Commentary
Posted at 11:18AM Fri Feb 13, 2026 CST

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Local Forecast
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High: 64°F
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 431'0 431'2 428'4 429'4 -2'2 431'6 04:48A Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 441'0 441'2 438'2 439'0 -3'0 442'0 04:49A Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 449'0 449'0 446'2 447'2 -2'6 450'0 04:49A Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 449'2 449'2 446'6 447'6 -2'6 450'4 04:49A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 463'2 463'4 461'0 461'6 -2'6 464'4 04:48A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 474'6 475'0 472'6 473'6 -2'4 476'2 04:48A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 479'4 479'6 478'6 479'6 -2'4 482'2 04:48A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 482'6 482'6 482'0 482'4 -2'6 485'2 04:48A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 467'0 467'0 466'4 466'4 -2'0 468'4 04:48A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1132'2 1132'4 1125'6 1131'4 -1'4 1133'0 04:49A Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1147'4 1147'6 1141'0 1146'6 -1'6 1148'4 04:49A Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1159'0 1159'6 1153'2 1158'6 -1'6 1160'4 04:48A Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1145'4 1147'2 1142'4 1147'2 -1'4 1148'6 04:49A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1114'0 1115'2 1111'0 1115'0 -1'4 1116'4 04:49A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1112'0 1112'6 1108'2 1112'4 -1'0 1113'4 04:49A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1123'6 1123'6 1118'2 1122'0 -1'2 1123'2 04:49A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1120'0 1120'6 1117'6 1118'4 -4'0 1122'4 04:49A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1127'4 1'4 1126'0 04:49A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 3080 3086 3058 3061 - 31 3092 04:49A Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3126 3127 3103 3105 - 30 3135 04:49A Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3164 3166 3145 3148 - 27 3175 04:49A Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3171 3171 3149 3153 - 24 3177 04:49A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3155 3161 3145 3148 - 20 3168 04:49A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3153 3153 3133 3136 - 18 3154 04:49A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3169 3169 3159 3163 - 17 3180 04:49A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3175 3183 3175 3175 - 15 3190 04:49A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3183 3183 3183 3183 - 15 3198 04:48A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 92.125 92.375 91.125 91.325 -0.550 91.275s 02/15 Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 96.300 96.325 95.175 95.250 -0.750 95.300s 02/13 Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 105.800 105.950 104.500 104.625 - 1.000 104.550s 02/15 Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 107.425 107.750 106.200 106.425 - 1.100 106.250s 02/15 Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 106.350 106.550 105.200 105.425 - 1.075 105.275s 02/15 Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 89.350 89.500 88.050 88.325 -1.200 88.125s 02/15 Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 80.350 80.525 79.150 79.600 -1.000 79.425s 02/15 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 82.575 82.975 81.800 82.250 -0.875 82.050s 02/13 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 242.500 243.700 241.950 242.925 0.575 243.075s 02/15 Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 240.650 241.675 239.500 240.400 - 0.025 240.625s 02/15 Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 236.100 237.200 235.100 235.925 - 0.100 236.150s 02/15 Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 233.975 234.875 232.875 233.500 - 0.350 233.725s 02/15 Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 233.500 234.250 232.325 232.850 - 0.400 233.125s 02/15 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 233.725 234.600 232.800 233.425 - 0.250 233.600s 02/15 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 233.500 234.400 232.625 233.325 - 0.175 233.400s 02/15 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 232.425 233.300 231.575 232.250 - 0.200 232.250s 02/13 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 365.700 369.200 364.450 365.675 0.425 366.150s 02/15 Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 363.900 366.250 361.775 362.875 - 0.175 363.450s 02/15 Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 359.850 362.100 357.925 358.625 - 0.475 359.425s 02/15 Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 359.775 362.000 358.100 358.900 - 0.150 359.575s 02/15 Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 357.925 360.000 356.325 357.175 0.025 357.800s 02/13 Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 356.275 357.250 354.300 354.975 0.150 355.400s 02/13 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 352.900 353.875 351.000 351.700 0.125 351.875s 02/13 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 345.525 346.550 344.900 345.175 0.450 344.975s 02/13 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 49549.00 49820.00 49359.00 49505.00 - 64.00 49569.00 04:49A Chart for @YM6H Options for @YM6H
Jun 26 49836.00 50136.00 49735.00 49908.00 12.00 49896.00 04:49A Chart for @YM6M Options for @YM6M
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 6852.50 6885.50 6810.00 6827.75 - 22.75 6850.50 04:49A Chart for @ES6H Options for @ES6H
Jun 26 6912.50 6935.25 6862.50 6878.50 - 24.25 6902.75 04:49A Chart for @ES6M Options for @ES6M
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 24789.75 24922.25 24558.25 24612.75 - 190.50 24803.25 04:49A Chart for @NQ6H Options for @NQ6H
Jun 26 25029.25 25115.00 24782.75 24828.75 - 191.50 25020.25 04:49A Chart for @NQ6M Options for @NQ6M
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 57.09 57.53 56.82 57.46 0.38 57.08 04:49A Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 57.50 57.91 57.18 57.86 0.39 57.47 04:49A Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 57.63 58.03 57.32 57.96 0.40 57.56 04:49A Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 548'2 548'4 538'2 540'0 -8'6 548'6 04:49A Chart for @W6H Options for @W6H
May 26 548'0 548'0 540'4 542'0 -6'4 548'4 04:49A Chart for @W6K Options for @W6K
Jul 26 556'4 556'4 549'6 551'2 -5'6 557'0 04:49A Chart for @W6N Options for @W6N
Sep 26 568'4 569'0 562'2 563'4 -5'2 568'6 04:49A Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 586'0 586'0 580'0 582'0 -4'2 586'2 04:49A Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 595'2 597'2 595'2 597'2 -3'6 601'0 04:49A Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 607'6 0'0 608'6 04:46A Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 605'0 605'0 605'0 605'0 -2'0 607'0 04:49A Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 622'4 0'0 613'0 04:49A Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 69120.0 70170.0 67325.0 67820.0 -1015.0 68835.0 04:48A Chart for @BTC6G Options for @BTC6G
Mar 26 69170.0 70395.0 67615.0 68040.0 -1045.0 69085.0 04:48A Chart for @BTC6H Options for @BTC6H
Apr 26 69480.0 69330.0 Chart for @BTC6J Options for @BTC6J
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 5020.0 5020.0 4929.2 4929.2 - 92.8 5022.0 04:49A Chart for QGC6G Options for QGC6G
Mar 26 5040.8 5040.8 4868.9 4923.8 -105.2 5029.0 04:49A Chart for QGC6H Options for QGC6H
Apr 26 5050.0 5074.4 4875.2 4936.0 -110.3 5046.3 04:49A Chart for QGC6J Options for QGC6J
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 75.350 75.350 73.655 74.735 -3.116 77.851 04:49A Chart for QSI6G Options for QSI6G
Mar 26 77.550 78.420 72.505 74.090 -3.874 77.964 04:49A Chart for QSI6H Options for QSI6H
Apr 26 77.310 77.660 73.000 74.395 -3.847 78.242 04:49A Chart for QSI6J Options for QSI6J
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 63.30 63.87 62.49 63.65 0.76 62.89 04:49A Chart for QCL6H Options for QCL6H
Apr 26 63.04 63.69 62.35 63.47 0.72 62.75 04:49A Chart for QCL6J Options for QCL6J
May 26 62.90 63.49 62.18 63.27 0.69 62.58 04:49A Chart for QCL6K Options for QCL6K
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