Observed 6:51 AM CDT at KBGD

Sanford, TX weather

Mostly clear and 62°17°.

Mostly agree

Now 62°17°

Mostly clear

Wind: 16 mph26 km/hgusts 26 mph42 km/h; From the south. 1016–16 mph26 km/h through 7 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.13 inHg1020 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° warmer than this time yesterday (60°16° then, 62°17° now)

Good hours for

Dry until tonight 4 AM
Above 70°21° today by 1 PM
Rain and storms tomorrow from 4 AM (90%, 4.1 in105 mm)
Gusts to 25 mph40 km/h tomorrow 7–8 AM
Gusts to 30 mph48 km/h tomorrow 10 AM–9 PM

This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Cloudy
This afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Cloudy
TonightDown to 59°15° by 5 AM · Rain 4–6 AM (40%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (90%) · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h
Tomorrow afternoonNear 65°18° · Storms all afternoon (90%) · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Storms all night (80%) · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 7a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	84%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	75%	96%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	93%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	63%	91%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	58%	95%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	57%	91%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	53%	96%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	48%	93%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	46%	94%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	44%	89%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	44%	83%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	44%	80%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	47%	73%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	54%	73%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	60%	41%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	63%	77%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	67%	85%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	70%	85%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	75%	86%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	75%	82%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	81%	96%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	84%	85%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	90%	82%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	96%	95%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	80%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	96%	93%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	80%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	100%	95%	0
Sun 9a	Drizzle	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	80%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	100%	99%	0
Sun 10a	Drizzle	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	90%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	87%	97%	1
Sun 11a	Rain	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	90%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SSE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	84%	88%	2
Sun 12p	Rain	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	90%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SSE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	81%	99%	2
Sun 1p	Rain	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	90%, 0.17 in4.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	75%	100%	2
Sun 2p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	90%, 0.17 in4.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SSE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	75%	100%	1
Sun 3p	Thunderstorms	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	90%, 0.17 in4.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	68%	100%	0
Sun 4p	Thunderstorms	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	80%, 0.17 in4.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SSE, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	65%	100%	0
Sun 5p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	80%, 0.17 in4.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 28 mph46 km/h	65%	99%	0
Sun 6p	Thunderstorms	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	80%, 0.17 in4.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	63%	99%	0
Sun 7p	Thunderstorms	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	70%	88%	0
Sun 8p	Thunderstorms	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	78%	92%	0
Sun 9p	Thunderstorms	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	81%	95%	0
Sun 10p	Thunderstorms	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	81%	86%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	84%	98%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	87%	99%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	80%, 0.14 in3.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	90%	88%	0
Mon 2a	Drizzle	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	80%, 0.14 in3.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	93%	93%	0
Mon 3a	Drizzle	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	80%, 0.14 in3.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	93%	99%	0
Mon 4a	Drizzle	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	80%, 0.14 in3.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	96%	81%	0
Mon 5a	Drizzle	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	80%, 0.14 in3.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	100%	79%	0
Mon 6a	Drizzle	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	80%, 0.14 in3.6 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	100%	97%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 72°22° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Scattered rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 40°4°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Thunderstorms. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Typical 72°22° / 39°4°. Storms 0.64 in16 mm, 90% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 57°14°
  90% chance · 1.1 in28 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Thunderstorms, 66°19°
  90% chance · 1.1 in27 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Thunderstorms, 63°17°
  80% chance · 0.92 in23 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  80% chance · 0.85 in22 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Scattered rain showers before 7am, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. South southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 39°4°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Oct 26. Thunderstorms. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Typical 71°22° / 39°4°. Storms 0.23 in5.8 mm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  80% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 1am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 39°4°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 71°22° / 38°3°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 38°3°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 70°21° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 38°3°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 70°21° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 38°3°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 69°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 70°21° / 37°3°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Rain showers likely before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–61°16°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 37°3°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 60°16°. Typical 69°21° / 37°3°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  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
66°19°–77°25°
Low, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 37°3°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Typical 69°21° / 36°2°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
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
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 36°2°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 68°20° / 36°2°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  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
62°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 36°2°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 45 mph73 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
90% chance of rain, high 68°, low 54°, cooling off.
Monday
81% chance of rain, high 68°, low 52°.
Rest of week
Highs 66–75°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Friday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Canadian River at Lake Meredith

1.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2891 ft

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Blue Creek 6NNW Fritch

7.4 mi

Level: 6.1 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 92% less heating than a typical week.

This week 6Typical 73

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 9:00 AM–12:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Sanford Dam · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1993–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−2°−1°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
+7°+4°WedOct 21
+12°+7°ThuOct 22
+12°+7°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 58 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 14 min less
Golden hour: 6:24–7:15 PM; Morning 7:44–8:35 AM
Blue hour: 7:15–7:25 PM; Morning 7:34–7:44 AM; first light 7:34 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:19 AM · rises 5:56 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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