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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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(°F)		 63 64 61 62 63
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Local Conditions
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Temp: 72oF Feels Like: 72oF
Humid: 78% Dew Pt: 64oF
Barom: 30.09 Wind Dir: N
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 0 mph
Sunrise: 6:50 Sunset: 7:10
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 11:00 AM
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DTN Weather Summary
Another Rainy Day for Central US Thursday
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 25 426'4 428'0 423'6 424'2 -2'4 426'6 11:34A Chart for @C5Z Options for @C5Z
Mar 26 444'2 445'4 441'6 442'0 -2'4 444'4 11:34A Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 454'2 455'2 451'4 452'0 -2'2 454'2 11:33A Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 459'6 461'0 457'4 458'0 -2'0 460'0 11:33A Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 456'2 457'2 454'0 454'2 -2'0 456'2 11:33A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 465'4 466'4 463'0 463'4 -2'0 465'4 11:33A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 478'2 479'2 475'6 475'6 -2'4 478'2 11:33A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 484'6 484'6 483'2 483'2 -2'0 485'2 11:34A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 487'0 488'0 487'0 488'0 -0'6 488'6 11:34A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 25 1043'6 1044'4 1035'2 1036'0 -7'6 1043'6 11:33A Chart for @S5X Options for @S5X
Jan 26 1063'4 1063'6 1055'0 1055'4 -7'4 1063'0 11:33A Chart for @S6F Options for @S6F
Mar 26 1078'2 1078'6 1069'6 1070'4 -7'4 1078'0 11:33A Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1091'4 1092'0 1083'0 1083'6 -7'4 1091'2 11:33A Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1101'2 1102'0 1093'2 1093'4 -8'0 1101'4 11:33A Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1098'0 1098'0 1090'2 1090'4 -7'0 1097'4 11:33A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1080'4 1081'4 1077'0 1077'0 -6'2 1083'2 11:33A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1084'0 1084'4 1077'6 1078'4 -6'0 1084'4 11:33A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1094'6 1095'0 1089'2 1089'2 -6'2 1095'4 11:34A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 25 2839 2843 2814 2824 - 15 2839 11:33A Chart for @SM5V Options for @SM5V
Dec 25 2860 2860 2833 2840 - 17 2857 11:33A Chart for @SM5Z Options for @SM5Z
Jan 26 2897 2897 2870 2876 - 18 2894 11:33A Chart for @SM6F Options for @SM6F
Mar 26 2958 2958 2931 2937 - 17 2954 11:33A Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3008 3008 2987 2992 - 16 3008 11:33A Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3060 3060 3038 3044 - 16 3060 11:33A Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3075 3075 3052 3057 - 19 3076 11:34A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3085 3085 3062 3062 - 22 3084 11:34A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3070 3070 3059 3059 - 22 3081 11:33A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 25 97.325 97.750 97.075 97.750 0.425 97.325 11:33A Chart for @HE5V Options for @HE5V
Dec 25 87.600 88.100 86.525 87.975 0.325 87.650 11:33A Chart for @HE5Z Options for @HE5Z
Feb 26 89.700 90.100 88.775 90.075 0.375 89.700 11:33A Chart for @HE6G Options for @HE6G
Apr 26 92.250 92.500 91.525 92.500 0.150 92.350 11:34A Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 93.925 94.500 93.800 94.325 -0.175 94.500 11:34A Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 101.750 101.975 101.100 101.975 0.125 101.850 11:34A Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 101.850 101.975 101.150 101.975 0.125 101.850 11:34A Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 100.450 100.600 99.750 100.600 0.150 100.450 11:34A Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 25 231.850 232.650 229.450 232.000 0.900 231.100 11:33A Chart for @LE5V Options for @LE5V
Dec 25 233.300 234.625 231.200 233.950 1.275 232.675 11:33A Chart for @LE5Z Options for @LE5Z
Feb 26 234.775 236.225 232.900 235.600 1.250 234.350 11:33A Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 234.950 236.225 233.025 235.725 1.200 234.525 11:33A Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 227.600 228.875 225.750 228.475 1.275 227.200 11:33A Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 223.025 224.450 221.450 224.200 1.500 222.700 11:34A Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 221.275 222.650 219.875 222.050 1.100 220.950 11:34A Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 221.600 222.325 219.800 221.700 1.100 220.600 11:34A Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 25 356.325 359.325 354.725 358.350 3.325 355.025 11:33A Chart for @GF5U Options for @GF5U
Oct 25 350.125 352.750 347.525 351.475 2.350 349.125 11:33A Chart for @GF5V Options for @GF5V
Nov 25 344.950 347.925 342.600 346.900 2.775 344.125 11:33A Chart for @GF5X Options for @GF5X
Jan 26 338.000 340.600 335.425 339.825 2.800 337.025 11:34A Chart for @GF6F Options for @GF6F
Mar 26 332.825 335.275 330.350 334.750 2.850 331.900 11:34A Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 331.550 333.200 328.700 332.725 2.725 330.000 11:34A Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 329.100 330.250 326.050 329.700 2.425 327.275 11:33A Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 328.150 328.300 324.100 327.750 2.525 325.225 11:33A Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 25 46073.00 46381.00 45962.00 46228.00 207.00 46021.00 11:34A Chart for @YM5U Options for @YM5U
Dec 25 46407.00 46722.00 46297.00 46572.00 207.00 46365.00 11:34A Chart for @YM5Z Options for @YM5Z
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 25 6606.00 6662.00 6605.75 6648.50 47.25 6601.25 11:34A Chart for @ES5U Options for @ES5U
Dec 25 6664.50 6719.75 6664.00 6706.50 47.75 6658.75 11:34A Chart for @ES5Z Options for @ES5Z
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 25 24250.25 24569.50 24248.50 24540.50 318.00 24222.50 11:34A Chart for @NQ5U Options for @NQ5U
Dec 25 24498.50 24816.00 24495.25 24786.50 321.25 24465.25 11:34A Chart for @NQ5Z Options for @NQ5Z
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 25 51.24 51.44 50.51 50.62 -0.62 51.24 11:35A Chart for @BO5V Options for @BO5V
Dec 25 51.83 51.97 51.08 51.17 -0.61 51.78 11:35A Chart for @BO5Z Options for @BO5Z
Jan 26 52.28 52.29 51.43 51.52 -0.61 52.13 11:35A Chart for @BO6F Options for @BO6F
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 25 528'2 532'2 525'0 525'4 -2'6 528'2 11:33A Chart for @W5Z Options for @W5Z
Mar 26 546'4 550'4 543'0 543'4 -2'6 546'2 11:33A Chart for @W6H Options for @W6H
May 26 558'0 561'4 554'2 554'6 -3'0 557'6 11:33A Chart for @W6K Options for @W6K
Jul 26 567'0 571'2 564'0 564'4 -2'6 567'2 11:33A Chart for @W6N Options for @W6N
Sep 26 581'4 584'2 577'2 577'4 -2'6 580'2 11:33A Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 599'4 601'0 594'4 595'0 -3'0 598'0 11:34A Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 613'2 615'0 608'4 608'4 -3'0 611'4 11:34A Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 607'2 0'0 617'0 11:34A Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 598'6 0'0 612'0 11:34A Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
@KW - HARD RED WINTER WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 25 516'0 519'0 511'4 512'2 -4'0 516'2 11:33A Chart for @KW5Z Options for @KW5Z
Mar 26 537'2 540'2 532'6 533'2 -4'0 537'2 11:33A Chart for @KW6H Options for @KW6H
May 26 552'4 554'2 546'6 547'4 -4'0 551'4 11:33A Chart for @KW6K Options for @KW6K
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 25 116115.0 118295.0 116115.0 117965.0 2140.0 115825.0 11:34A Chart for @BTC5U Options for @BTC5U
Oct 25 116935.0 119165.0 116935.0 118815.0 2125.0 116690.0 11:34A Chart for @BTC5V Options for @BTC5V
Nov 25 118535.0 119710.0 118535.0 119460.0 2090.0 117370.0 11:34A Chart for @BTC5X Options for @BTC5X
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 25 3654.6 3667.4 3637.0 3644.4 - 37.4 3681.8 11:34A Chart for QGC5U Options for QGC5U
Oct 25 3663.0 3677.9 3631.8 3647.3 - 40.7 3688.0 11:34A Chart for QGC5V Options for QGC5V
Nov 25 3683.8 3693.7 3651.4 3664.5 - 39.9 3704.4 11:34A Chart for QGC5X Options for QGC5X
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 25 63.99 64.55 63.45 63.61 -0.44 64.05 11:34A Chart for QCL5V Options for QCL5V
Nov 25 63.67 64.20 63.11 63.30 -0.40 63.70 11:34A Chart for QCL5X Options for QCL5X
Dec 25 63.24 63.79 62.76 62.91 -0.41 63.32 11:34A Chart for QCL5Z Options for QCL5Z
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