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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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Temp
L/H (°F)		 14/52 23/41 23/48 27/64 23/42
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L/H (°F)		 11/52 13/34 16/44 19/64 11/34
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Temp: 23oF Feels Like: 10oF
Humid: 58% Dew Pt: 10oF
Barom: 29.88 Wind Dir: S
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 16 mph
Sunrise: 6:48 Sunset: 5:51
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High: 52°F
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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 427'4 428'6 426'6 428'0 0'4 427'4 06:23A Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 440'0 441'0 439'4 440'0 -0'2 440'2 06:23A Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 448'2 449'2 447'6 448'2 -0'4 448'6 06:23A Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 449'4 450'4 449'0 449'2 -0'6 450'0 06:23A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 463'4 465'0 463'2 463'4 -1'0 464'4 06:23A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 475'6 476'6 475'0 475'2 -0'6 476'0 06:23A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 482'0 483'0 481'4 481'4 -0'6 482'2 06:23A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 485'4 485'6 484'6 485'2 -0'2 485'4 06:23A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 468'0 468'2 467'0 468'2 0'4 467'6 06:23A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1134'4 1136'6 1128'0 1129'0 -5'2 1134'2 06:23A Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1150'0 1152'4 1143'4 1144'4 -5'2 1149'6 06:23A Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1163'4 1166'2 1157'4 1158'4 -5'0 1163'4 06:23A Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1155'0 1156'4 1149'2 1150'0 -4'2 1154'2 06:23A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1121'4 1121'4 1116'4 1117'0 -3'4 1120'4 06:23A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1116'0 1119'0 1114'0 1114'6 -2'4 1117'2 06:23A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1125'2 1129'0 1124'4 1125'0 -2'4 1127'4 06:23A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1127'0 1128'6 1125'0 1126'0 -1'6 1127'6 06:23A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1130'0 1132'2 1128'4 1130'4 -1'0 1131'4 06:23A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 3087 3093 3061 3073 - 14 3087 06:23A Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3124 3130 3100 3112 - 13 3125 06:23A Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3163 3164 3140 3150 - 14 3164 06:23A Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3153 3158 3136 3144 - 13 3157 06:23A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3133 3142 3123 3131 - 12 3143 06:23A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3118 3124 3105 3113 - 10 3123 06:23A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3143 3149 3131 3139 - 10 3149 06:23A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3146 3154 3142 3150 - 8 3158 06:23A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3151 3156 3144 3154 - 6 3160 06:23A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 93.500 94.575 93.450 93.750 0.025 93.700s 02/23 Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 98.500 99.325 98.500 98.700 0.375 98.650s 02/23 Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 107.700 109.025 107.675 108.400 0.500 108.325s 02/23 Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 109.825 110.975 109.825 110.400 0.500 110.350s 02/23 Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 108.900 109.825 108.875 109.375 0.500 109.300s 02/23 Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 91.100 91.950 91.050 91.675 0.575 91.675s 02/23 Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 82.125 82.800 82.125 82.775 0.725 82.725s 02/23 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 84.500 85.100 84.425 85.050 0.600 85.025s 02/23 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 247.000 247.000 243.400 244.675 - 1.600 244.975s 02/23 Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 242.000 242.625 238.275 239.200 - 2.750 239.250s 02/23 Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 237.425 238.250 234.150 235.450 - 2.075 235.450s 02/23 Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 235.150 235.900 231.925 233.375 - 1.625 233.350s 02/23 Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 233.800 234.675 230.825 232.325 - 1.300 232.325s 02/23 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 233.700 234.800 231.250 232.675 - 1.200 232.575s 02/23 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 233.525 234.675 231.225 232.450 - 1.250 232.400s 02/23 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 233.000 233.500 230.200 231.400 - 1.350 231.125s 02/23 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 367.850 369.350 361.725 364.500 - 3.725 364.300s 02/23 Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 365.050 366.650 358.675 361.425 - 3.700 361.350s 02/23 Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 361.300 363.150 355.375 358.100 - 3.025 357.975s 02/23 Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 360.700 363.125 355.375 357.650 - 3.075 357.625s 02/23 Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 359.525 361.050 353.525 355.500 - 2.975 355.600s 02/23 Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 356.075 358.400 351.050 352.800 - 2.800 353.150s 02/23 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 352.825 354.725 348.100 350.250 - 2.675 349.775s 02/23 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 342.500 342.500 341.700 341.975 - 3.000 342.450s 02/23 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 48903.00 49015.00 48823.00 48967.00 118.00 48849.00 06:23A Chart for @YM6H Options for @YM6H
Jun 26 49225.00 49321.00 49153.00 49320.00 161.00 49159.00 06:23A Chart for @YM6M Options for @YM6M
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 6858.25 6875.00 6850.25 6860.25 8.75 6851.50 06:23A Chart for @ES6H Options for @ES6H
Jun 26 6907.50 6927.00 6903.50 6913.25 9.50 6903.75 06:23A Chart for @ES6M Options for @ES6M
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 24788.00 24902.25 24761.00 24842.75 80.00 24762.75 06:23A Chart for @NQ6H Options for @NQ6H
Jun 26 25015.25 25111.75 24980.00 25064.25 84.75 24979.50 06:23A Chart for @NQ6M Options for @NQ6M
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 59.42 59.63 59.20 59.26 -0.13 59.39 06:23A Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 59.88 60.14 59.68 59.80 -0.08 59.88 06:23A Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 60.10 60.28 59.83 59.95 -0.08 60.03 06:23A Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 569'0 572'6 566'2 569'2 -0'2 569'4 06:23A Chart for @W6H Options for @W6H
May 26 574'0 577'6 571'4 574'0 0'2 573'6 06:23A Chart for @W6K Options for @W6K
Jul 26 581'6 585'4 579'4 582'2 0'0 582'2 06:23A Chart for @W6N Options for @W6N
Sep 26 593'2 596'2 591'0 592'6 -1'0 593'6 06:23A Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 610'6 613'0 608'0 609'6 -1'0 610'6 06:23A Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 623'2 626'6 622'6 624'4 -0'6 625'2 06:23A Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 632'4 633'2 629'6 629'6 -2'2 632'0 06:23A Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 625'4 628'0 625'4 628'0 -0'2 628'2 06:23A Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 631'4 0'0 633'0 06:23A Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 64655.0 65060.0 62710.0 63295.0 -1215.0 64510.0 06:23A Chart for @BTC6G Options for @BTC6G
Mar 26 65065.0 65285.0 63000.0 63550.0 -1205.0 64755.0 06:23A Chart for @BTC6H Options for @BTC6H
Apr 26 63970.0 64095.0 63730.0 63730.0 -1260.0 64990.0 06:23A Chart for @BTC6J Options for @BTC6J
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 5158.8 5159.0 5158.8 5159.0 - 45.7 5204.7 06:23A Chart for QGC6G Options for QGC6G
Mar 26 5243.4 5250.0 5150.0 5171.8 - 35.7 5207.5 06:23A Chart for QGC6H Options for QGC6H
Apr 26 5247.5 5269.4 5164.1 5177.3 - 48.3 5225.6 06:23A Chart for QGC6J Options for QGC6J
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 87.900 86.523 Chart for QSI6G Options for QSI6G
Mar 26 88.040 88.750 84.605 87.445 0.872 86.573 06:23A Chart for QSI6H Options for QSI6H
Apr 26 88.610 89.030 85.665 87.745 0.856 86.889 06:23A Chart for QSI6J Options for QSI6J
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 66.31 66.96 66.07 66.30 -0.01 66.31 06:23A Chart for QCL6J Options for QCL6J
May 26 66.13 66.78 65.90 66.16 0.03 66.13 06:23A Chart for QCL6K Options for QCL6K
Jun 26 65.81 66.46 65.62 65.91 0.08 65.83 06:23A Chart for QCL6M Options for QCL6M
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