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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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Weather
Condition		 Snow Snow Cloudy Mostly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
Weather Snow Snow Cloudy Mostly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
Temp
L/H (°F)		 19/37 9/18 9/30 4/15 8/29
Feels
Like
L/H (°F)		 4/27 -6/3 -5/19 -15/-1 -6/18
Dew Point
(°F)		 17 3 6 -2 4
Humidity
(%)		 67 64 56 52 47
Wind
Speed
(mph)		 17 17 14 16 12
Precip
 (%)		 63 34 - - -
Precip
Amt (in.)
 S: 1/4-1
L: 0.11		 S: 1/4-1
L: 0.03		 None None None
Evap
(in./day)		 0.05 0.03 0.05 0.03 0.05
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Local Conditions
Washington, IA
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Temp: 28oF Feels Like: 18oF
Humid: 86% Dew Pt: 25oF
Barom: 29.7 Wind Dir: SSW
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 13 mph
Sunrise: 7:29 Sunset: 5:03
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 9:00 PM
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DTN Weather Summary
Strong Winds, Snow, Cold on Friday
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Local Forecast
Washington, IA
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Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
High: 37°F
Low: 19°F
Precip: 63%		 High: 18°F
Low: 9°F
Precip: 34%		 High: 30°F
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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 420'2 421'4 420'0 420'4 0'2 420'2 09:23P Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 427'6 428'6 427'2 428'0 0'2 427'6 09:23P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 434'0 434'6 433'4 434'2 0'2 434'0 09:22P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 433'4 434'0 432'4 433'4 0'2 433'2 09:22P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 447'0 447'4 446'2 447'2 0'4 446'6 09:23P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 460'4 460'6 459'6 460'2 0'0 460'2 09:22P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 467'6 467'6 467'2 467'2 0'0 467'2 09:22P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 471'4 471'4 471'0 471'0 0'0 471'0 09:22P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 459'2 459'2 458'6 459'0 -0'2 459'2 09:10P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1053'0 1056'2 1051'6 1054'4 1'4 1053'0 09:22P Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1064'2 1067'4 1063'0 1066'0 1'6 1064'2 09:23P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1076'0 1079'6 1075'2 1078'0 1'6 1076'2 09:24P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1073'2 1076'4 1072'2 1075'0 1'6 1073'2 09:22P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1058'6 1062'0 1058'6 1060'6 2'0 1058'6 09:22P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1063'6 1067'4 1063'6 1066'2 2'0 1064'2 09:22P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1076'2 1077'2 1076'0 1077'2 1'6 1075'4 09:22P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1078'0 1079'2 1077'6 1078'6 0'6 1078'0 09:22P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1084'6 1084'6 1084'6 1084'6 1'4 1083'2 09:22P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 2895 2896 2884 2889 - 3 2892 09:22P Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 2944 2944 2930 2934 - 5 2939 09:23P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 2994 2997 2987 2989 - 6 2995 09:23P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3017 3017 3007 3010 - 4 3014 09:23P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3030 3030 3019 3022 - 4 3026 09:23P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3036 3036 3024 3027 - 4 3031 09:23P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3070 3073 3060 3067 - 1 3068 09:23P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3084 3084 3084 3084 - 3 3087 09:22P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3108 3108 3104 3104 - 3 3107 09:22P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 85.700 87.900 85.600 87.800 2.100 87.800s 04:39P Chart for @HE6G Options for @HE6G
Apr 26 92.675 95.150 92.500 95.000 2.300 95.000s 03:08P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 96.375 98.475 96.200 98.425 1.900 98.475s 04:39P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 105.100 107.175 105.000 107.000 1.800 107.075s 02:35P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 105.800 107.500 105.800 107.350 1.550 107.425s 02:36P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 104.850 106.075 104.725 105.875 1.250 106.025s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 87.625 88.450 87.625 88.375 0.775 88.400s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 78.750 79.225 78.750 79.175 0.450 79.200s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 235.300 236.200 234.950 236.075 0.900 236.050s 02:36P Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 237.475 238.550 237.225 238.400 1.100 238.425s 02:30P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 232.500 233.975 232.200 233.825 1.575 233.900s 04:37P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 229.350 231.175 229.125 231.050 1.825 231.100s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 228.500 230.475 228.325 230.350 1.950 230.400s 04:38P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 228.925 230.925 228.925 230.850 1.975 230.875s 04:39P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 229.000 230.650 229.000 230.600 1.850 230.600s 02:30P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 228.200 229.925 228.125 229.875 1.675 229.900s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 365.025 368.525 365.025 368.525 3.675 368.425s 01:05P Chart for @GF6F Options for @GF6F
Mar 26 360.250 364.675 359.325 364.575 4.850 364.550s 02:30P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 358.500 363.050 357.775 362.875 4.750 362.925s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 355.500 360.100 355.500 359.875 4.625 360.025s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 354.500 358.650 354.350 358.375 4.175 358.525s 04:39P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 352.200 355.775 352.200 355.525 3.750 355.700s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 351.000 352.550 350.900 352.275 3.300 352.450s 04:38P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 347.025 348.825 347.025 348.600 3.050 348.800s 04:39P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 49653.00 49727.00 49645.00 49719.00 80.00 49639.00 09:23P Chart for @YM6H Options for @YM6H
Jun 26 50000.00 50051.00 49985.00 50037.00 71.00 49966.00 09:23P Chart for @YM6M Options for @YM6M
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 6986.75 7000.00 6982.75 6998.75 17.00 6981.75 09:22P Chart for @ES6H Options for @ES6H
Jun 26 7038.50 7053.25 7037.75 7048.50 13.00 7035.50 09:23P Chart for @ES6M Options for @ES6M
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 25720.50 25800.00 25704.25 25795.50 89.75 25705.75 09:22P Chart for @NQ6H Options for @NQ6H
Jun 26 25942.50 26030.00 25942.50 26030.00 94.25 25935.75 09:23P Chart for @NQ6M Options for @NQ6M
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 52.97 53.33 52.90 53.17 0.20 52.97 09:22P Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 53.41 53.81 53.38 53.66 0.19 53.47 09:22P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 53.62 54.07 53.62 53.91 0.18 53.73 09:22P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 511'0 512'0 510'2 511'0 0'4 510'4 09:23P Chart for @W6H Options for @W6H
May 26 522'0 522'6 521'2 522'2 0'6 521'4 09:24P Chart for @W6K Options for @W6K
Jul 26 533'2 534'4 533'2 534'2 0'6 533'4 09:24P Chart for @W6N Options for @W6N
Sep 26 548'4 549'0 548'0 548'4 0'4 548'0 09:23P Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 566'6 568'2 566'6 567'4 0'4 567'0 09:23P Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 583'4 583'4 583'4 583'4 0'4 583'0 09:22P Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 592'0 0'0 591'4 09:19P Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 591'6 0'0 590'6 09:19P Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 600'0 0'0 599'6 09:22P Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 95660.0 96050.0 95510.0 95695.0 340.0 95355.0 09:22P Chart for @BTC6F Options for @BTC6F
Feb 26 96230.0 96325.0 95900.0 96125.0 360.0 95765.0 09:22P Chart for @BTC6G Options for @BTC6G
Mar 26 96245.0 96175.0 Chart for @BTC6H Options for @BTC6H
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 4612.9 4616.3 Chart for QGC6F Options for QGC6F
Feb 26 4621.6 4625.5 4594.6 4600.8 - 22.9 4623.7 09:23P Chart for QGC6G Options for QGC6G
Mar 26 4637.5 4639.4 4611.5 4618.6 - 21.4 4640.0 09:23P Chart for QGC6H Options for QGC6H
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 90.440 90.440 89.830 89.830 -2.046 91.876 09:23P Chart for QSI6F Options for QSI6F
Feb 26 91.975 92.280 89.060 90.205 -1.821 92.026 09:23P Chart for QSI6G Options for QSI6G
Mar 26 92.295 92.645 89.210 90.165 -2.182 92.347 09:23P Chart for QSI6H Options for QSI6H
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 59.26 59.42 59.04 59.04 -0.15 59.19 09:22P Chart for QCL6G Options for QCL6G
Mar 26 59.17 59.30 58.91 58.93 -0.15 59.08 09:22P Chart for QCL6H Options for QCL6H
Apr 26 58.99 59.11 58.77 58.77 -0.15 58.92 09:22P Chart for QCL6J Options for QCL6J
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