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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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Weather
Condition		 Partly Cloudy Rain Rain Rain Mostly Cloudy
Weather Partly Cloudy Rain Rain Rain Mostly Cloudy
Temp
L/H (°F)		 33/49 32/42 35/45 41/51 40/54
Feels
Like
L/H (°F)		 26/46 23/38 29/39 34/51 34/54
Dew Point
(°F)		 34 35 37 42 41
Humidity
(%)		 78 94 91 87 85
Wind
Speed
(mph)		 7 7 10 8 10
Precip
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Precip
Amt (in.)
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0.04		 Rain
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0.01		 None
Evap
(in./day)		 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.04
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Local Conditions
Washington, IA
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Temp: 36oF Feels Like: 31oF
Humid: 100% Dew Pt: 36oF
Barom: 29.98 Wind Dir: SW
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 6 mph
Sunrise: 7:30 Sunset: 4:41
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 5:00 AM
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Local Forecast
Washington, IA
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High: 49°F
Low: 33°F
Precip: 0%		 High: 42°F
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 446'4 448'4 446'2 448'4 1'4 447'0 05:12A Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 454'0 455'6 453'6 455'4 1'0 454'4 05:11A Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 459'0 461'2 459'0 461'2 1'2 460'0 05:11A Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 452'4 454'2 452'4 454'2 1'0 453'2 05:11A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 463'4 465'0 463'4 464'6 0'2 464'4 05:11A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 476'4 477'6 476'2 477'6 0'2 477'4 05:12A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 483'2 484'6 483'2 484'4 0'2 484'2 05:11A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 487'6 487'6 487'6 487'6 0'2 487'4 05:11A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 468'0 468'2 468'0 468'2 0'0 468'2 05:11A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 1053'4 1056'0 1051'4 1055'2 2'0 1053'2 05:12A Chart for @S6F Options for @S6F
Mar 26 1065'0 1068'0 1063'4 1067'2 2'2 1065'0 05:12A Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1075'2 1078'4 1074'0 1077'6 2'2 1075'4 05:11A Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1086'2 1089'4 1084'6 1088'4 2'2 1086'2 05:12A Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1083'2 1086'0 1082'2 1085'6 2'4 1083'2 05:11A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1068'2 1071'0 1068'0 1070'4 2'0 1068'4 05:11A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1072'0 1075'0 1071'6 1074'6 2'4 1072'2 05:12A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1081'4 1084'0 1081'4 1084'0 2'2 1081'6 05:11A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1082'6 1082'6 1082'4 1082'4 0'4 1082'0 05:12A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 2987 3005 2984 3002 16 2986 05:11A Chart for @SM6F Options for @SM6F
Mar 26 3019 3037 3015 3033 14 3019 05:12A Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3055 3073 3054 3069 12 3057 05:12A Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3103 3119 3103 3117 13 3104 05:12A Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3132 3133 3120 3130 10 3120 05:12A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3135 3143 3128 3137 8 3129 05:12A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3135 3145 3133 3142 10 3132 05:12A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3172 3184 3172 3179 9 3170 05:12A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3199 3200 3199 3200 13 3187 05:12A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 84.650 85.425 84.600 85.350 0.850 85.350s 12/22 Chart for @HE6G Options for @HE6G
Apr 26 89.250 90.000 89.250 89.950 0.750 89.875s 12/22 Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 93.325 93.600 93.225 93.600 0.675 93.600s 12/22 Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 102.000 102.450 101.825 102.400 0.650 102.350s 12/22 Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 102.925 103.325 102.775 103.225 0.650 103.250s 12/22 Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 102.000 102.350 101.850 102.250 0.600 102.275s 12/22 Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 85.375 85.900 85.375 85.850 0.325 85.875s 12/22 Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 76.950 77.200 76.950 77.050 0.175 77.075s 12/22 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 25 231.000 231.875 229.925 230.725 0.325 230.725s 12/22 Chart for @LE5Z Options for @LE5Z
Feb 26 231.900 232.325 230.550 231.400 0.625 231.425s 12/22 Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 231.075 231.700 230.175 231.175 1.075 231.075s 12/22 Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 224.675 225.575 224.200 224.950 1.125 224.950s 12/22 Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 220.725 221.800 220.500 221.175 1.075 221.225s 12/22 Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 220.125 220.500 219.225 219.900 1.000 219.925s 12/22 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 220.000 220.275 219.250 219.775 0.950 219.725s 12/22 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 219.500 219.650 218.875 219.150 1.050 219.125s 12/22 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 348.225 348.850 345.750 346.575 0.900 346.500s 12/22 Chart for @GF6F Options for @GF6F
Mar 26 342.000 342.825 339.800 340.700 1.100 340.500s 12/22 Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 340.000 341.000 338.250 339.150 1.400 339.000s 12/22 Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 337.150 338.250 335.875 336.525 1.700 336.575s 12/22 Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 337.000 338.375 336.000 337.025 2.100 336.825s 12/22 Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 335.150 336.700 334.300 335.500 2.325 335.250s 12/22 Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 333.200 334.325 332.175 333.050 2.400 332.875s 12/22 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 329.525 330.975 328.350 329.675 2.600 329.675s 12/22 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 48684.00 48728.00 48637.00 48699.00 11.00 48688.00 05:12A Chart for @YM6H Options for @YM6H
Jun 26 49004.00 48984.00 Chart for @YM6M Options for @YM6M
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 6930.75 6936.75 6922.25 6932.25 2.00 6930.25 05:12A Chart for @ES6H Options for @ES6H
Jun 26 6980.50 6988.00 6973.50 6984.50 2.75 6981.75 05:11A Chart for @ES6M Options for @ES6M
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 25701.00 25738.75 25653.25 25703.50 11.25 25692.25 05:11A Chart for @NQ6H Options for @NQ6H
Jun 26 25945.00 25953.50 25889.00 25928.00 13.00 25915.00 05:12A Chart for @NQ6M Options for @NQ6M
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 48.51 48.53 48.25 48.49 -0.06 48.55 05:11A Chart for @BO6F Options for @BO6F
Mar 26 49.00 49.07 48.77 49.01 -0.07 49.08 05:11A Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 49.53 49.57 49.29 49.52 -0.06 49.58 05:11A Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 514'2 516'6 513'6 516'2 0'6 515'4 05:12A Chart for @W6H Options for @W6H
May 26 525'6 527'4 524'6 527'2 1'0 526'2 05:12A Chart for @W6K Options for @W6K
Jul 26 536'4 538'6 536'4 538'4 1'2 537'2 05:12A Chart for @W6N Options for @W6N
Sep 26 549'6 552'2 549'6 551'6 1'2 550'4 05:12A Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 568'4 570'2 568'0 569'6 1'2 568'4 05:12A Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 584'2 585'0 584'2 585'0 0'6 584'2 05:12A Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 587'4 0'0 592'4 05:11A Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 587'6 0'0 593'0 05:11A Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 599'6 0'0 603'6 05:06A Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 25 88570.0 88980.0 87000.0 87670.0 - 720.0 88390.0 05:12A Chart for @BTC5Z Options for @BTC5Z
Jan 26 89050.0 89450.0 87505.0 88115.0 - 755.0 88870.0 05:12A Chart for @BTC6F Options for @BTC6F
Feb 26 88030.0 88030.0 88030.0 88030.0 -1235.0 89265.0 05:12A Chart for @BTC6G Options for @BTC6G
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 25 4503.3 4503.8 4488.4 4494.8 50.2 4444.6 05:12A Chart for QGC5Z Options for QGC5Z
Jan 26 4465.5 4513.0 4465.5 4500.0 48.3 4451.7 05:12A Chart for QGC6F Options for QGC6F
Feb 26 4481.8 4530.8 4479.8 4516.0 46.6 4469.4 05:12A Chart for QGC6G Options for QGC6G
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 25 69.080 69.080 69.075 69.075 1.169 67.906 05:12A Chart for QSI5Z Options for QSI5Z
Jan 26 68.640 69.620 68.595 69.145 1.093 68.052 05:12A Chart for QSI6F Options for QSI6F
Feb 26 68.935 69.800 68.930 69.435 1.114 68.321 05:12A Chart for QSI6G Options for QSI6G
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 57.95 58.17 57.76 58.12 0.11 58.01 05:12A Chart for QCL6G Options for QCL6G
Mar 26 57.79 57.98 57.58 57.92 0.08 57.84 05:12A Chart for QCL6H Options for QCL6H
Apr 26 57.71 57.84 57.49 57.79 0.07 57.72 05:12A Chart for QCL6J Options for QCL6J
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