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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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Temp
L/H (°F)		 58/75 54/79 59/79 60/70 57/76
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L/H (°F)		 58/75 54/79 59/79 60/70 57/76
Dew Point
(°F)		 56 57 57 58 57
Humidity
(%)		 62 59 56 74 62
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Local Conditions
Washington, IA
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Temp: 68oF Feels Like: 68oF
Humid: 78% Dew Pt: 61oF
Barom: 29.51 Wind Dir: WSW
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 10 mph
Sunrise: 5:33 Sunset: 8:42
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 10:00 PM
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DTN Weather Summary
Arthur Coming Ashore, Severe Weather Threats Shifting into Thursday
Bryce Anderson (Bio) – DTN Meteorologist

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High: 75°F
Low: 58°F
Precip: 27%		 High: 79°F
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 419'6 421'0 418'4 420'2 -0'6 421'0 10:38P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 428'6 429'4 426'6 428'4 -1'0 429'4 10:38P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 447'6 448'6 446'2 447'6 -1'0 448'6 10:38P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 462'0 462'4 460'4 461'6 -1'2 463'0 10:38P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 471'4 471'4 469'4 470'6 -1'2 472'0 10:38P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 477'4 477'6 475'6 477'0 -1'2 478'2 10:38P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 469'2 469'2 469'2 469'2 -2'2 471'4 10:37P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 477'2 477'6 476'2 477'6 -0'4 478'2 10:37P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 488'0 488'2 488'0 488'2 -1'2 489'4 10:36P Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 1132'0 1133'4 1130'0 1130'4 -1'4 1132'0 10:38P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1136'0 1138'2 1135'0 1135'2 -1'4 1136'6 10:38P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1133'0 1137'4 1133'0 1135'2 -1'2 1136'4 10:38P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1149'2 1150'4 1147'2 1148'4 -0'6 1149'2 10:38P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1161'2 1164'0 1160'4 1162'0 -1'0 1163'0 10:38P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1169'0 1170'6 1167'2 1169'2 -0'4 1169'6 10:38P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1176'0 1177'4 1174'6 1176'2 -1'0 1177'2 10:38P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1182'2 1184'4 1181'6 1184'4 0'2 1184'2 10:38P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1178'4 0'0 1171'4 10:38P Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 3063 3068 3047 3050 2 3048 10:38P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3065 3066 3048 3052 2 3050 10:38P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3051 3056 3039 3045 4 3041 10:38P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3055 3055 3026 3032 3 3029 10:38P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3060 3077 3057 3063 2 3061 10:38P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3088 3088 3078 3082 3082 10:38P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3113 3120 3113 3118 3118 10:38P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3146 3154 3146 3151 3151 10:38P Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3191 3194 3187 3194 3 3191 10:38P Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 94.800 95.575 94.175 94.600 -0.150 94.650s 03:06P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 95.050 96.775 94.875 96.550 1.450 96.500s 03:55P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 79.825 81.475 79.775 81.175 1.350 81.275s 02:31P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 73.525 74.775 73.425 74.400 0.975 74.550s 02:31P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 77.350 78.525 77.300 78.200 0.950 78.400s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 82.325 83.225 82.075 82.975 0.825 83.125s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 85.625 86.100 85.625 86.100 0.750 86.525s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 94.375 95.025 94.175 94.925 0.575 94.950s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 255.250 256.250 255.000 255.925 0.425 255.725s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 249.125 249.850 247.900 249.050 - 0.350 248.850s 02:30P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 241.700 242.600 240.450 241.925 - 0.150 241.850s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 240.425 241.250 238.975 240.500 - 0.225 240.500s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 240.325 241.100 238.950 240.450 - 0.125 240.525s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 239.975 240.625 238.500 239.975 - 0.225 240.025s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 232.850 233.900 232.000 233.225 - 0.300 233.300s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 229.450 230.225 228.950 229.750 - 0.275 229.750s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 367.050 367.875 364.750 367.425 0.550 367.425s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 365.250 366.175 362.725 365.625 0.375 365.650s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 362.250 363.375 359.850 362.675 0.425 362.850s 02:30P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 358.525 360.050 356.600 359.500 0.525 359.625s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 352.375 353.825 350.350 353.325 0.750 353.475s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 348.250 349.925 347.200 349.525 1.075 349.725s 01:05P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 347.225 348.725 346.150 348.525 1.125 348.600s 01:05P Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 346.275 346.275 346.275 346.275 1.975 346.925s 01:05P Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 51621.00 51841.00 51617.00 51801.00 282.00 51519.00 10:39P Chart for @YM6M Options for @YM6M
Sep 26 52060.00 52273.00 52010.00 52227.00 283.00 51944.00 10:39P Chart for @YM6U Options for @YM6U
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 7440.50 7491.25 7436.25 7482.00 57.50 7424.50 10:39P Chart for @ES6M Options for @ES6M
Sep 26 7512.50 7561.25 7504.25 7552.00 59.25 7492.75 10:39P Chart for @ES6U Options for @ES6U
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 29758.50 30119.25 29758.50 30058.50 371.00 29687.50 10:38P Chart for @NQ6M Options for @NQ6M
Sep 26 30142.50 30438.25 30096.00 30377.00 378.25 29998.75 10:38P Chart for @NQ6U Options for @NQ6U
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 71.58 71.60 70.72 70.86 -0.68 71.54 10:38P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 70.13 70.15 69.36 69.49 -0.64 70.13 10:38P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 68.51 68.92 68.14 68.22 -0.66 68.88 10:38P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 67.60 67.79 67.09 67.23 -0.59 67.82 10:38P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 67.13 67.17 66.45 66.57 -0.60 67.17 10:38P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 66.70 66.84 66.13 66.23 -0.62 66.85 10:38P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 66.56 66.56 65.84 66.03 -0.53 66.56 10:38P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 66.10 66.10 65.44 65.53 -0.61 66.14 10:38P Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 613'2 615'2 610'0 611'6 -1'0 612'6 10:38P Chart for @W6N Options for @W6N
Sep 26 622'0 624'0 618'2 620'4 -0'6 621'2 10:37P Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 637'2 640'0 634'6 636'4 -0'2 636'6 10:38P Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 649'6 652'6 647'4 649'0 0'0 649'0 10:38P Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 657'2 660'0 655'2 657'0 0'4 656'4 10:38P Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 660'0 663'2 659'6 661'2 0'2 661'0 10:38P Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 672'6 672'6 672'6 672'6 1'6 671'0 10:38P Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
Dec 27 687'4 0'4 687'0 10:38P Chart for @W7Z Options for @W7Z
Mar 28 685'2 0'0 698'0 10:36P Chart for @W8H Options for @W8H
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 64375.0 64830.0 63880.0 64310.0 40.0 64270.0 10:39P Chart for @BTC6M Options for @BTC6M
Jul 26 64295.0 65105.0 64270.0 65035.0 450.0 64585.0 10:39P Chart for @BTC6N Options for @BTC6N
Aug 26 65360.0 64540.0 66370.0 64840.0 Chart for @BTC6Q Options for @BTC6Q
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 4279.8 4323.2 4271.7 4309.2 - 49.7 4358.9 10:39P Chart for QGC6M Options for QGC6M
Jul 26 4259.3 4331.1 4259.1 4323.6 - 40.9 4364.5 10:39P Chart for QGC6N Options for QGC6N
Aug 26 4275.1 4350.2 4273.3 4342.4 - 39.0 4381.4 10:39P Chart for QGC6Q Options for QGC6Q
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 69.890 70.696 Chart for QSI6M Options for QSI6M
Jul 26 68.040 69.920 67.920 69.225 -1.542 70.767 10:39P Chart for QSI6N Options for QSI6N
Aug 26 68.805 70.050 68.800 69.475 -1.573 71.048 10:39P Chart for QSI6Q Options for QSI6Q
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 75.53 76.41 75.25 75.40 -1.39 76.79 10:39P Chart for QCL6N Options for QCL6N
Aug 26 74.88 75.75 74.48 74.62 -1.39 76.01 10:39P Chart for QCL6Q Options for QCL6Q
Sep 26 74.17 74.92 73.76 73.88 -1.28 75.16 10:39P Chart for QCL6U Options for QCL6U
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