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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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Condition		 Cloudy Cloudy Mostly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy
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Temp
L/H (°F)		 19/28 21/33 18/34 30/46 33/47
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L/H (°F)		 15/19 14/25 11/25 19/41 27/42
Dew Point
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Humidity
(%)		 62 58 69 87 91
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Local Conditions
Washington, IA
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Temp: 27oF Feels Like: 19oF
Humid: 93% Dew Pt: 25oF
Barom: 29.96 Wind Dir: NE
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 7 mph
Sunrise: 7:32 Sunset: 4:49
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 2:00 PM
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Stormy in the Southeast on Saturday
Bryce Anderson (Bio) – DTN Meteorologist

Scattered showers, storms for the Southeast. Wintry precipitation and snow for the Great Lakes, northern Midwest. » More DTN Weather Commentary
Posted at 11:39AM Fri Jan 2, 2026 CST

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Local Forecast
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High: 28°F
Low: 19°F
Precip: 0%		 High: 33°F
Low: 21°F
Precip: 0%		 High: 34°F
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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 440'6 440'6 437'0 437'0 -2'6 437'4s 02:30P Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 448'4 448'6 444'4 445'0 -2'6 445'4s 01:30P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 454'6 455'0 450'6 451'0 -2'4 452'0s 02:40P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 448'2 449'0 445'0 445'6 -2'0 446'4s 01:30P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 460'2 460'6 457'0 457'6 -2'0 458'4s 01:30P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 473'4 473'6 470'4 471'2 -1'6 471'6s 01:30P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 480'2 480'2 478'6 478'6 -1'6 478'4s 01:30P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 483'0 483'0 481'6 481'6 -1'4 482'2s 01:24P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 466'6 -1'4 463'6s 01:24P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 1030'0 1030'0 1022'0 1029'6 -1'0 1029'4s 01:24P Chart for @S6F Options for @S6F
Mar 26 1047'0 1047'0 1038'0 1046'0 -1'6 1045'6s 02:31P Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1060'4 1060'4 1051'2 1058'4 -2'4 1058'4s 01:20P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1073'6 1073'6 1064'6 1072'0 -2'2 1072'0s 01:30P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1068'0 1070'6 1063'0 1070'4 -2'0 1070'4s 01:30P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1055'2 1058'4 1051'6 1058'2 -2'0 1058'0s 01:30P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1064'2 1065'0 1055'4 1062'2 -1'6 1062'6s 01:30P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1071'0 1073'6 1067'2 1073'6 -1'2 1073'6s 01:30P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1070'6 1074'4 1068'0 1074'2 -0'6 1074'4s 01:24P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 2945 2945 2908 2910 - 35 2910s 01:24P Chart for @SM6F Options for @SM6F
Mar 26 3000 3000 2952 2959 - 34 2960s 02:30P Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3044 3044 2996 2998 - 41 2999s 02:30P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3098 3098 3051 3054 - 39 3056s 01:30P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3117 3117 3071 3076 - 37 3077s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3126 3126 3085 3091 - 34 3092s 01:30P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3117 3117 3090 3099 - 32 3098s 01:24P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3164 3164 3128 3136 - 32 3137s 01:24P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3170 3170 3151 3157 - 32 3155s 01:24P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 84.850 85.050 83.925 84.050 -1.000 84.100s 01:05P Chart for @HE6G Options for @HE6G
Apr 26 89.725 90.075 88.950 89.025 -0.800 89.100s 01:05P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 93.800 93.900 93.275 93.350 -0.625 93.375s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 102.600 103.050 102.250 102.325 - 0.500 102.375s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 103.575 104.050 103.475 103.625 - 0.125 103.725s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 102.800 103.125 102.675 102.900 0.075 103.000s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 86.700 86.950 86.600 86.800 0.175 86.900s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 77.975 78.100 77.950 78.000 0.125 78.075s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 231.650 236.300 231.425 236.175 4.400 236.000s 01:05P Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 232.125 236.200 232.125 236.075 3.775 235.975s 01:05P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 226.700 230.575 226.675 230.475 3.575 230.350s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 223.825 227.250 223.650 227.175 3.525 227.075s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 223.175 226.450 223.000 226.375 3.525 226.275s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 223.350 226.600 223.150 226.600 3.525 226.400s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 222.925 225.975 222.600 225.950 3.500 225.875s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 222.100 225.275 221.850 225.150 3.450 225.100s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 350.325 356.625 350.325 356.350 5.850 356.100s 01:05P Chart for @GF6F Options for @GF6F
Mar 26 345.500 353.525 345.350 353.050 7.625 352.950s 01:05P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 345.150 352.750 344.825 352.300 8.025 352.250s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 343.100 350.500 342.700 350.250 8.100 350.200s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 342.550 350.100 342.550 349.675 7.875 349.700s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 341.250 348.100 340.475 347.850 8.075 347.900s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 338.575 345.825 338.150 345.700 8.325 345.700s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 335.050 342.725 335.050 342.725 8.325 342.600s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 48373.00 48652.00 48092.00 48595.00 259.00 48336.00 02:40P Chart for @YM6H Options for @YM6H
Jun 26 48738.00 48950.00 48395.00 48908.00 270.00 48638.00 02:40P Chart for @YM6M Options for @YM6M
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 6902.00 6939.75 6866.75 6899.25 6.75 6892.50 02:40P Chart for @ES6H Options for @ES6H
Jun 26 6952.00 6990.50 6917.75 6950.25 6.50 6943.75 02:40P Chart for @ES6M Options for @ES6M
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 25478.50 25803.75 25265.25 25414.50 - 42.25 25456.75 02:40P Chart for @NQ6H Options for @NQ6H
Jun 26 25705.00 26023.75 25488.00 25660.50 - 18.75 25679.25 02:40P Chart for @NQ6M Options for @NQ6M
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 48.12 48.50 48.12 48.50 0.80 48.87s 01:20P Chart for @BO6F Options for @BO6F
Mar 26 48.48 49.33 48.26 49.32 0.74 49.30s 02:30P Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 49.00 49.87 48.80 49.84 0.74 49.83s 01:30P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 506'4 508'4 501'4 506'4 -0'4 506'4s 02:30P Chart for @W6H Options for @W6H
May 26 518'2 520'0 513'2 518'4 -0'2 518'2s 02:30P Chart for @W6K Options for @W6K
Jul 26 530'6 532'2 525'6 530'6 -0'2 531'0s 01:30P Chart for @W6N Options for @W6N
Sep 26 546'0 546'2 540'4 546'0 0'0 545'6s 01:30P Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 564'2 565'2 559'4 564'4 0'0 564'6s 01:30P Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 575'6 581'0 575'6 581'0 0'2 581'0s 01:24P Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 589'4 589'4 589'4 589'4 0'2 589'4s 01:24P Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 592'4 -0'2 590'0s 01:24P Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 599'6 -0'2 601'4s 01:20P Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 88775.0 91555.0 88720.0 90300.0 2415.0 87885.0 02:40P Chart for @BTC6F Options for @BTC6F
Feb 26 89200.0 91855.0 89180.0 90785.0 2505.0 88280.0 02:40P Chart for @BTC6G Options for @BTC6G
Mar 26 89755.0 91255.0 89655.0 91255.0 2580.0 88675.0 02:39P Chart for @BTC6H Options for @BTC6H
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 4350.6 4350.6 4317.8 4317.8 - 11.2 4314.4 02:40P Chart for QGC6F Options for QGC6F
Feb 26 4340.0 4414.8 4319.7 4337.8 - 3.3 4329.6 02:40P Chart for QGC6G Options for QGC6G
Mar 26 4354.3 4430.1 4339.6 4353.2 - 3.9 4345.5 02:40P Chart for QGC6H Options for QGC6H
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 71.375 73.590 70.715 70.740 0.606 70.556 02:40P Chart for QSI6F Options for QSI6F
Feb 26 71.320 73.895 70.460 71.830 1.467 70.785 02:40P Chart for QSI6G Options for QSI6G
Mar 26 71.500 74.210 70.515 72.040 1.437 71.015 02:40P Chart for QSI6H Options for QSI6H
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 57.41 57.93 56.60 57.27 -0.15 57.32 02:40P Chart for QCL6G Options for QCL6G
Mar 26 57.23 57.73 56.42 57.08 -0.14 57.12 02:40P Chart for QCL6H Options for QCL6H
Apr 26 57.10 57.57 56.29 56.93 -0.14 56.98 02:40P Chart for QCL6J Options for QCL6J
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