Wind Advisory
Ends in 11 min
When
Until 9:00 AM
Where
Harding; Northern Perkins; Butte; Northern Meade Co Plains; Ziebach; Rapid City; Custer Co Plains; Pennington Co Plains; Haakon; Western Fall River; Northern Oglala Lakota; Northern Jackson; Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills; Southern Meade Co Plains; Southern Jackson; Southern Perkins
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Winds will continue to diminish across the western South Dakota plains through the rest of the morning.
Areas: Harding; Northern Perkins; Butte; Northern Meade Co Plains; Ziebach; Rapid City; Custer Co Plains; Pennington Co Plains; Haakon; Western Fall River; Northern Oglala Lakota; Northern Jackson; Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills; Southern Meade Co Plains; Southern Jackson; Southern Perkins
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Observed 8:35 AM MDT at KPHP

Midland, SD weather

Windy and 45°7°, gusts to 30 mph49 km/h today.

Forecasts differ

Now 45°7°

Windy · Feels like 36°2°

Feels like: 36°2°; Wind chill from 24 mph39 km/h wind · air 45°7°
Wind: 24 mph39 km/h; From the northwest. Easing to 13 mph21 km/h by 4 PM
Dew point: 30°−1°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 0Low; Low all day (peak 0)

Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Dry until tomorrow 6 AM
Gusts to 31 mph50 km/h until 11 AM
High 54°12° today at 2 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 6 PM
Rain tomorrow from 6 AM (90%, 2 in51 mm)

This morningUp to 51°11° by 11 AM · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonNear 52°11° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 38°3° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 44°7° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (60%)
Tomorrow afternoonNear 44°7° · Rain all afternoon (80%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 35°2° by 5 AM · Rain all night (90%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 8a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	34°1°	0%	26 mph42 km/h from NW, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	65%	83%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	38°3°	0%	25 mph40 km/h from NW, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	62%	84%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	24 mph39 km/h from NW, gusts 28 mph44 km/h	54%	84%	0
Sat 11a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	49%	84%	1
Sat 12p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	44%	85%	2
Sat 1p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	41%	83%	2
Sat 2p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	35%	82%	2
Sat 3p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	32%	81%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	31%	78%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	32%	72%	0
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	36%	32%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	40%	70%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	45%	36%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	47%	34%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	48%	21%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	52%	26%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	40°4°	20%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	52%	64%	0
Sun 1a	Rain	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	40°4°	20%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	55%	56%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	39°4°	20%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	59%	75%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	37°3°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	59%	98%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	37°3°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	59%	100%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	34°1°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	64%	100%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 45°7°)	33°1°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	70%	100%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 45°7°)	32°0°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	100%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	34°1°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	82%	100%	0
Sun 9a	Drizzle	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	36°2°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	82%	100%	0
Sun 10a	Rain	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	38°3°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	79%	100%	0
Sun 11a	Rain	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	79%	100%	0
Sun 12p	Rain	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	38°3°	80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	82%	100%	0
Sun 1p	Rain	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	39°4°	80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	82%	100%	0
Sun 2p	Rain	46°8° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	41°5°	80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	79%	100%	0
Sun 3p	Rain	47°8° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	41°5°	80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	76%	100%	0
Sun 4p	Rain	46°8° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	40°4°	80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	79%	100%	0
Sun 5p	Rain	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	38°3°	80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	86%	100%	0
Sun 6p	Rain	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	35°2°	90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	93%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Drizzle	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	33°1°	90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Rain	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Rain	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Rain	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	32°0°	90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	96%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	90%, 0.12 in3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	100%	99%	0
Mon 1a	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	90%, 0.12 in3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	96%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Snow	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	90%, 0.12 in3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	90%, 0.12 in3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	96%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Drizzle	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	28°−2°	90%, 0.12 in3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	92%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Drizzle	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	27°−3°	90%, 0.12 in3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	92%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Drizzle	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	27°−3°	90%, 0.23 in5.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	92%	100%	0
Mon 7a	Snow	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	28°−2°	90%, 0.23 in5.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	92%	100%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 36°2°. Typical 59°15° / 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 38°3°
  20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 55, with temperatures falling to around 52 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 9 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Low around 36, with temperatures rising to around 38 overnight. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–64°18°
Low, likely
36°2°–42°6°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 30°−1°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 46 mph74 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Snow. High 48°9°, low 34°1°. Typical 58°14° / 30°−1°. Snow 0.22 in5.6 mm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 38°3°
  60% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 47°8°
  80% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 39°4°
  90% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 35°2°
  90% chance · 0.72 in18 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain and snow. Cloudy. High near 48, with temperatures falling to around 44 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: Rain before 2am, then rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 34. Northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Low, likely
34°1°–41°5°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 30°−1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 44°7°, low 30°−1°. Typical 58°14° / 29°−2°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 90% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 39°4°
  100% chance · 0.77 in20 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 39°4°
  100% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 36°2°
  90% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain and snow. Cloudy. High near 44, with temperatures falling to around 40 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Night: A chance of rain before midnight. Cloudy. Low around 30, with temperatures rising to around 32 overnight. North wind 3 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
39°4°–44°7°
Low, likely
30°−1°–38°3°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 29°−2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 34°1°. Typical 57°14° / 29°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
Night: A slight chance of rain before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–66°19°
Low, likely
30°−1°–37°3°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 29°−2°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Sunny. High 60°16°, low 32°0°. Typical 57°14° / 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 60°16°).
High, likely
60°16°–62°17°
Low, likely
32°0°–44°7°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 28°−2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 61°16°, low 35°2°. Typical 56°13° / 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
35°2°–45°7°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 28°−2°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 59°15°, low 36°2°. Typical 56°13° / 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: A chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–64°18°
Low, likely
36°2°–49°9°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 27°−3°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 27°−3°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–68°20°
Low, likely
40°4°–53°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 27°−3°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 53°12°, low 42°6°. Typical 55°13° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
47°8°–61°16°
Low, likely
34°1°–50°10°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 26°−3°
Wind
25 mph41 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 55°13°, low 41°5°. Typical 55°13° / 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Low, likely
38°3°–44°7°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 26°−3°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 55°, low 36°.
Tomorrow
82% chance of snow, high 48°, low 34°, cooling off.
Monday
94% chance of snow, high 44°, low 30°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 53–61°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (UNR) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Bad River (SD) near Midland

0.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Blackpipe Creek near Belvidere

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 6 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 72% less heating than a typical week.

This week 44Typical 154

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 38
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 16 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 30°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Midland · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1895–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 11°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+4°+2°SunOct 18
+2°+1°MonOct 19
+10°+6°TueOct 20
+10°+5°WedOct 21
+18°+10°ThuOct 22
+26°+14°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Midland weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 35 min; Losing 2 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 42 min less
Golden hour: 5:05–6:04 PM; Morning 6:52–7:51 AM
Blue hour: 6:04–6:15 PM; Morning 6:41–6:52 AM; first light 6:41 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 62% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:24 AM · rises 4:45 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Midland.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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