Current weather · Sep 20, 9:16 PM GMT+2
Surnadal, Norway
33 mi from Kristiansund, Norway
51°
- High
- 51°
- Low
- 51°
- Precip today
- 97%
- Sunrise
- 7:03 AM
- Sunset
- 7:33 PM
Hour by hour
MET Norway, hourly to about 60 hours, then every six hoursScroll sideways for more hours. Pick an hour for every number.
Every hour as a table48 hours
| Time | Weather | Temperature | Feels like | Dew point | Humidity | Chance | Amount | Snow | Dir | Wind | Gust | Sky cover | Thunder | Pressure | Visibility | Ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 9 PM | Heavy rain | 51° | 46° | 49° | 91% | 97% | 0.04 in | W | 15 mph | 32 mph | 100% | 4% | 29.58 inHg | — | ||
| Sun 10 PM | Heavy rain | 51° | 46° | 49° | 94% | 95% | 0.06 in | W | 16 mph | 32 mph | 100% | 17% | 29.62 inHg | — | ||
| Sun 11 PM | Heavy rain | 51° | 46° | 49° | 93% | 93% | 0.09 in | WSW | 15 mph | 34 mph | 100% | 20% | 29.65 inHg | — | ||
| Mon 12 AM | Heavy rain | 51° | 47° | 50° | 94% | 89% | 0.11 in | W | 15 mph | 35 mph | 100% | 22% | 29.70 inHg | — | ||
| Mon 1 AM | Heavy rain | 51° | 47° | 50° | 95% | 82% | 0.11 in | WNW | 12 mph | 33 mph | 100% | 22% | 29.75 inHg | — | ||
| Mon 2 AM | Moderate rain | 51° | 48° | 51° | 97% | 89% | 0.04 in | WNW | 10 mph | 27 mph | 100% | 17% | 29.78 inHg | — | ||
| Mon 3 AM | Light rain | 52° | 49° | 50° | 94% | 80% | 0.01 in | WNW | 9 mph | 25 mph | 100% | 4% | 29.83 inHg | — | ||
| Mon 4 AM | Moderate rain | 52° | 49° | 49° | 93% | 83% | 0.04 in | NW | 6 mph | 19 mph | 99% | 3% | 29.86 inHg | — | ||
| Mon 5 AM | Heavy rain | 51° | 50° | 50° | 96% | 85% | 0.05 in | NW | 5 mph | 13 mph | 100% | 4% | 29.91 inHg | — | ||
| Mon 6 AM | Light rain | 51° | 49° | 50° | 97% | 81% | 0.02 in | WNW | 6 mph | 13 mph | 100% | 2% | 29.93 inHg | — | ||
| Mon 7 AM | Moderate rain | 51° | 47° | 47° | 88% | 72% | 0.03 in | NW | 7 mph | 17 mph | 96% | 3% | 30.00 inHg | — | ||
| Mon 8 AM | Moderate rain | 51° | 48° | 47° | 86% | 73% | 0.03 in | WNW | 7 mph | 14 mph | 100% | 3% | 30.05 inHg | — | ||
| Mon 9 AM | Moderate rain | 51° | 49° | 49° | 94% | 65% | 0.02 in | W | 4 mph | 14 mph | 100% | 3% | 30.07 inHg | — | ||
| Mon 10 AM | Moderate rain | 51° | 48° | 49° | 91% | 57% | 0.02 in | W | 8 mph | 17 mph | 100% | 2% | 30.11 inHg | — | ||
| Mon 11 AM | Moderate rain | 51° | 48° | 49° | 93% | 41% | 0.01 in | W | 7 mph | 17 mph | 96% | 3% | 30.13 inHg | — | ||
| Mon 12 PM | Moderate rain | 53° | 50° | 49° | 83% | 44% | 0.03 in | WNW | 7 mph | 15 mph | 99% | 3% | 30.14 inHg | — | ||
| Mon 1 PM | Light rain | 52° | 51° | 51° | 94% | 42% | 0.01 in | WNW | 4 mph | 16 mph | 97% | 2% | 30.17 inHg | — | ||
| Mon 2 PM | 54° | 52° | 51° | 91% | 44% | W | 6 mph | 11 mph | 91% | 1% | 30.19 inHg | — | ||||
| Mon 3 PM | 54° | 52° | 49° | 85% | 37% | WNW | 6 mph | 13 mph | 87% | 1% | 30.21 inHg | — | ||||
| Mon 4 PM | 53° | 52° | 47° | 79% | 22% | WNW | 5 mph | 14 mph | 72% | 1% | 30.24 inHg | — | ||||
| Mon 5 PM | 53° | 52° | 47° | 77% | 7% | WNW | 5 mph | 12 mph | 79% | 1% | 30.25 inHg | — | ||||
| Mon 6 PM | 52° | 51° | 46° | 80% | 3% | WNW | 4 mph | 12 mph | 96% | 1% | 30.27 inHg | — | ||||
| Mon 7 PM | 50° | 50° | 46° | 86% | 1% | SE | 1 mph | 9 mph | 86% | 1% | 30.28 inHg | — | ||||
| Mon 8 PM | 48° | 48° | 44° | 89% | 0% | SE | 2 mph | 4 mph | 68% | 1% | 30.28 inHg | — | ||||
| Mon 9 PM | 47° | 47° | 43° | 91% | 0% | SSE | 2 mph | 4 mph | 71% | 1% | 30.29 inHg | — | ||||
| Mon 10 PM | 46° | 46° | 43° | 91% | 0% | SE | 2 mph | 4 mph | 65% | 0% | 30.29 inHg | — | ||||
| Mon 11 PM | 46° | 46° | 43° | 90% | 0% | SE | 2 mph | 4 mph | 52% | 30.29 inHg | — | |||||
| Tue 12 AM | 46° | 46° | 43° | 90% | 5% | SE | 2 mph | 5 mph | 57% | 30.30 inHg | — | |||||
| Tue 1 AM | 46° | 46° | 43° | 88% | 15% | SE | 2 mph | 4 mph | 78% | 30.30 inHg | — | |||||
| Tue 2 AM | 46° | 46° | 42° | 86% | 34% | SE | 2 mph | 4 mph | 98% | 30.29 inHg | — | |||||
| Tue 3 AM | Light rain | 47° | 47° | 42° | 84% | 50% | 0.00 in | SE | 3 mph | 5 mph | 100% | 30.29 inHg | — | |||
| Tue 4 AM | Light rain | 47° | 47° | 42° | 83% | 64% | 0.01 in | SE | 3 mph | 6 mph | 100% | 30.27 inHg | — | |||
| Tue 5 AM | Light rain | 47° | 46° | 42° | 82% | 66% | 0.01 in | ESE | 4 mph | 9 mph | 100% | 1% | 30.24 inHg | — | ||
| Tue 6 AM | Moderate rain | 47° | 46° | 42° | 82% | 69% | 0.01 in | SSE | 3 mph | 9 mph | 100% | 1% | 30.23 inHg | — | ||
| Tue 7 AM | Light rain | 48° | 47° | 42° | 80% | 58% | 0.01 in | SE | 3 mph | 8 mph | 100% | 1% | 30.23 inHg | — | ||
| Tue 8 AM | Light rain | 48° | 47° | 41° | 77% | 53% | 0.00 in | SE | 3 mph | 7 mph | 100% | 1% | 30.22 inHg | — | ||
| Tue 9 AM | 49° | 48° | 43° | 78% | 40% | ESE | 3 mph | 7 mph | 100% | 1% | 30.22 inHg | — | ||||
| Tue 10 AM | 50° | 50° | 45° | 80% | 33% | ESE | 3 mph | 7 mph | 100% | 1% | 30.22 inHg | — | ||||
| Tue 11 AM | 51° | 51° | 47° | 84% | 23% | ESE | 3 mph | 6 mph | 100% | 1% | 30.21 inHg | — | ||||
| Tue 12 PM | 53° | 53° | 50° | 87% | 18% | ESE | 3 mph | 6 mph | 96% | 1% | 30.21 inHg | — | ||||
| Tue 1 PM | 55° | 55° | 52° | 89% | 25% | ENE | 2 mph | 5 mph | 96% | 1% | 30.21 inHg | — | ||||
| Tue 2 PM | 58° | 58° | 53° | 85% | 14% | E | 2 mph | 5 mph | 90% | 0% | 30.19 inHg | — | ||||
| Tue 3 PM | 58° | 58° | 53° | 85% | 6% | N | 3 mph | 6 mph | 90% | 1% | 30.19 inHg | — | ||||
| Tue 4 PM | 58° | 58° | 54° | 84% | 0% | NNE | 3 mph | 6 mph | 99% | 0% | 30.18 inHg | — | ||||
| Tue 5 PM | 58° | 59° | 54° | 87% | 0% | E | 3 mph | 7 mph | 100% | 1% | 30.18 inHg | — | ||||
| Tue 6 PM | 57° | 57° | 54° | 89% | 11% | ESE | 2 mph | 7 mph | 99% | 1% | 30.18 inHg | — | ||||
| Tue 7 PM | 56° | 56° | 54° | 93% | 25% | SE | 2 mph | 5 mph | 98% | 1% | 30.18 inHg | — | ||||
| Tue 8 PM | Moderate rain | 55° | 55° | 54° | 96% | 51% | 0.02 in | SSE | 2 mph | 4 mph | 100% | 1% | 30.19 inHg | — |
The next 16 days
MET Norway forecast updated Sep 20, 8:29 PM GMT+2 to day 11, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16- TodaySep 2051°51°Heavy rainwind 16 mph · gusts 34 mph
- MonSep 2154°46°Light rainwind 15 mph · gusts 35 mph
- TueSep 2258°52°Rainwind 4 mph
- WedSep 2355°49°Cloudywind 2 mph
- ThuSep 2453°47°Rainwind 4 mph
- FriSep 2558°49°Cloudywind 5 mph
- SatSep 2658°48°Partly cloudywind 4 mph
- SunSep 2757°48°Cloudywind 4 mph
- MonSep 2857°49°Cloudywind 5 mph
- TueSep 2957°49°Cloudywind 5 mph
- WedSep 3059°54°Cloudywind 6 mph
- ThuOct 1~58°46°Model mean
- FriOct 2~59°47°Model mean
- SatOct 3~56°46°Model mean
- SunOct 4~53°45°Model mean
- MonOct 5~55°41°Model mean
Right now
MET Norway forecast for this hour- Feels like46°
- WindW 15 mphgusts 32 mph
- Humidity91%
- Dew point49°
- Pressure29.58 inHg
- UV index0 · Lowclear-sky peak 2 Monday
- Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset · set
- Moonrise7:32 PMMoonset 10:17 PM
- Moon phaseWaxing gibbous62% lit
The models, side by side
GFS Sep 20, 2:00 PM GMT+2 · GEFS Sep 20, 2:00 PM GMT+2 · ECMWF Sep 20, 2:00 AM GMT+2 · ECMWF AI Sep 20, 2:00 PM GMT+2Each line is one model’s own forecast at its own grid cell: three kilometers for HRRR, a quarter of a degree for the global models, which can sit a few hundred meters above or below the town. Where they agree the forecast is settled; where they part is where it is not.
| Day | NWS grid | GFS | GEFS | ECMWF | ECMWF AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Sep 20 | 51° 51°0.20 in | ~46° 45°0.44 in | ~45° 44°0.21 in | 48° 44°1.06 in | ~49° 47°0.89 in |
| Mon Sep 21 | 54° 46°0.53 in | 46° 40°0.26 in | 47° 39°0.27 in | 47° 39°0.99 in | ~49° 46°0.70 in |
| Tue Sep 22 | 58° 52°0.08 in | 54° 40°0.02 in | 51° 39°0.08 in | 58° 40°0.06 in | ~53° 42°0.17 in |
| Wed Sep 23 | 55° 49°0.25 in | 46° 43°0.11 in | 48° 44°0.14 in | 51° 46°0.58 in | ~50° 47°0.69 in |
| Thu Sep 24 | 53° 47°0.24 in | 53° 39° | 53° 42°0.04 in | 47° 41°0.40 in | ~51° 44°0.18 in |
| Fri Sep 25 | 58° 49° | 56° 41° | 56° 44°0.02 in | 57° 40°0.20 in | ~53° 47°0.11 in |
| Sat Sep 26 | 58° 48° | 57° 46° | 56° 45°0.04 in | ~56° 39°0.15 in | ~58° 42° |
| Sun Sep 27 | 57° 48° | 57° 46°0.35 in | 57° 45°0.03 in | ~56° 35°0.24 in | ~60° 46° |
| Mon Sep 28 | 57° 49°0.09 in | 54° 42° | 54° 44°0.07 in | ~44° 37°0.21 in | ~61° 47°0.19 in |
| Tue Sep 29 | 57° 49°0.04 in | 62° 49° | 55° 43°0.01 in | ~56° 35° | ~52° 46°0.18 in |
| Wed Sep 30 | 59° 54° | 63° 48° | ~56° 46°0.03 in | ~70° 48°0.02 in | ~54° 44°0.01 in |
| Thu Oct 1 | — | ~59° 46° | — | ~52° 47°0.24 in | ~62° 44° |
| Fri Oct 2 | — | ~55° 47° | — | ~56° 40° | ~65° 54° |
| Sat Oct 3 | — | ~56° 44° | — | ~50° 43°0.10 in | ~62° 53°0.01 in |
| Sun Oct 4 | — | ~54° 43° | — | ~48° 44°0.15 in | ~56° 48°0.07 in |
| Mon Oct 5 | — | ~55° 44°0.04 in | — | ~47° 47° | ~54° 39° |
A ~ marks a high or low read from six-hourly steps, which miss the true extreme by a degree or two.
Health and activities
Rules of thumb over the next 24 hours of forecast, the warnings in force, the station’s report, air quality and pollenNone of these is a measurement. Each is a rating of the forecast ahead, and of what is happening at the point right now, against what the activity or the ailment is known to mind, and each names the figure that decided it. An ailment or a pest is rated as a risk, low to extreme; an activity, a chore or a journey as a condition, poor to ideal.
The sun is down, so each rating says which span it is for: tomorrow’s daylight, tonight, or the next 24 hours.
Health
- Arthritisnext 24 hVery highpressure swing
- Sinus pressurenext 24 hVery highpressure swing
- Common coldtomorrowLowmild
- FlutomorrowLowmild
- Migrainenext 24 hVery highpressure swing
- Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
- Heat stresstomorrowLowmild
- SunburntomorrowLowweak sun
- Frostbitenext 24 hLowmild
- SleepingtonightIdealcool, quiet night
Outdoors
- RunningtomorrowFairchance of rain
- HikingtomorrowFairchance of rain
- BikingtomorrowFairchance of rain
- GolftomorrowFairchance of rain
- FishingtomorrowGoodpressure swing
- Boating and paddlingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
- Beach and pooltomorrowPoorcool
- CampingtonightPoorrain overnight
- StargazingtonightPoorovercast
Travel
- Air travelnext 24 hIdealclear skies
- Drivingnext 24 hIdealclear roads
Home and garden
- Lawn mowingtomorrowFairchance of rain
- GardeningtomorrowGoodchance of rain
- Outdoor entertainingtomorrowPoorchance of rain
- Drying laundry outsidetomorrowPoorchance of rain
- Painting and outdoor projectstomorrowPoorchance of rain
- FrosttonightLowmild
Pests
- MosquitoestomorrowHighwarm
- TickstomorrowVery highwarm
- Indoor pestsnext 24 hLowmild
- Outdoor peststomorrowModeratehumid
In words
Written here from the MET Norway forecastTonight51° · 97% · WNW 5–16 mph
Heavy rain. Low near 11°C. Westnorthwest wind 8 to 26 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 97%. Precipitation around 14 mm.
Monday54° · 81% · WNW 4–8 mph
Light rain. High near 12°C. Westnorthwest wind 7 to 13 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 81%. Precipitation around 4 mm.
Monday Night46° · 66% · SE 1–4 mph
Light rain. Low near 8°C. Southeast wind 1 to 6 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 66%. Precipitation around 0.5 mm.
Tuesday58° · 69% · E 2–3 mph
Rain. High near 15°C. East wind 4 to 5 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 69%. Precipitation around 0.6 mm.
Tuesday Night52° · 68% · SE 1–2 mph
Rain. Low near 11°C. Southeast wind 1 to 4 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 68%. Precipitation around 1.2 mm.
Wednesday55° · 54% · W 1–2 mph
Cloudy. High near 13°C. West wind 2 to 3 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 54%.
Wednesday Night49° · 68% · NW 2–3 mph
Rain. Low near 10°C. Northwest wind 4 to 5 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 68%. Precipitation around 7 mm.
Thursday53° · 34% · WSW 4 mph
Rain. High near 12°C. Westsouthwest wind around 6 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 34%. Precipitation around 1.8 mm.
Thursday Night47° · 10% · E 4–5 mph
Partly cloudy. Low near 8°C. East wind 7 to 8 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Friday58° · 16% · S 3–6 mph
Cloudy. High near 15°C. South wind 5 to 9 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 16%.
Friday Night49° · 20% · ESE 3 mph
Partly cloudy. Low near 10°C. Eastsoutheast wind around 5 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday58° · 24% · S 4 mph
Partly cloudy. High near 14°C. South wind around 6 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 24%.
Saturday Night48° · 26% · ESE 3–4 mph
Partly cloudy. Low near 9°C. Eastsoutheast wind 5 to 6 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 26%.
Sunday57° · 26% · S 3–4 mph
Cloudy. High near 14°C. South wind 5 to 7 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 26%.
Sunday Night48° · 24% · ESE 4–5 mph
Partly cloudy. Low near 9°C. Eastsoutheast wind 7 to 8 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 24%.
Monday57° · 26% · S 5 mph
Cloudy. High near 14°C. South wind around 8 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 26%.
Monday Night49° · 30% · ESE 3–4 mph
Rain. Low near 10°C. Eastsoutheast wind 5 to 6 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Precipitation around 3 mm.
Tuesday57° · 18% · S 4–5 mph
Cloudy. High near 14°C. South wind 7 to 8 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 18%.
Tuesday Night49° · 16% · ESE 5 mph
Cloudy. Low near 9°C. Eastsoutheast wind around 8 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 16%.
Wednesday59° · 22% · E 4–6 mph
Cloudy. High near 15°C. East wind 7 to 9 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 22%.
Wednesday Night54° · ESE 6 mph
No forecast. Low near 12°C. Eastsoutheast wind around 9 km/h.
Everything else on the grid
MET Norway · 15 elementsThe forecast office edits about sixty fields for every cell of its grid. The common ones are above; these are the rest, as the daily extreme, for anyone who needs the mixing height, the fire danger or the swell.
| Element | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chance of thunder max | 20% | 22% | 1% | 1% | |||||||
| Pressure min | 29.58 inHg | 29.70 inHg | 30.18 inHg | 30.05 inHg | 30.04 inHg | 29.85 inHg | 29.85 inHg | 29.88 inHg | 29.85 inHg | 29.88 inHg | 29.88 inHg |
Sun and moon
| Day | Civil twilight | Sunrise | Sunset | Civil twilight | Daylight | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 6:17 AM | 7:03 AM | 7:33 PM | 8:19 PM | 12 h 30 min | Waxing gibbous · 62% lit |
| Mon | 6:19 AM | 7:05 AM | 7:29 PM | 8:15 PM | 12 h 24 min | Waxing gibbous · 72% lit |
| Tue | 6:22 AM | 7:08 AM | 7:26 PM | 8:12 PM | 12 h 18 min | Waxing gibbous · 81% lit |
| Wed | 6:25 AM | 7:11 AM | 7:23 PM | 8:08 PM | 12 h 12 min | Waxing gibbous · 89% lit |
| Thu | 6:28 AM | 7:14 AM | 7:19 PM | 8:05 PM | 12 h 5 min | Waxing gibbous · 95% lit |
| Fri | 6:31 AM | 7:16 AM | 7:16 PM | 8:01 PM | 12 h 0 min | Waxing gibbous · 98% lit |
| Sat | 6:33 AM | 7:19 AM | 7:12 PM | 7:58 PM | 11 h 53 min | Full moon · 100% lit |
| Sun | 6:36 AM | 7:22 AM | 7:09 PM | 7:54 PM | 11 h 47 min | Full moon · 99% lit |
| Mon | 6:39 AM | 7:24 AM | 7:06 PM | 7:51 PM | 11 h 42 min | Waning gibbous · 96% lit |
| Tue | 6:42 AM | 7:27 AM | 7:02 PM | 7:48 PM | 11 h 35 min | Waning gibbous · 91% lit |
| Wed | 6:44 AM | 7:30 AM | 6:59 PM | 7:44 PM | 11 h 29 min | Waning gibbous · 85% lit |
Forecast from MET Norway’s Locationforecast (the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, CC BY 4.0), built on the ECMWF model and refined by MET, updated through the day; the written periods are composed here from its hourly data. Global model lines from NOAA’s GFS and ECMWF’s open data where they are ingested. Sun and moon computed here. Place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).
What is here
- Seven days
- The high, the low, the chance and amount of rain and snow, the wind and the forecaster’s words for each day and night, from the National Weather Service grid for the exact cell your town sits in.
- Hour by hour
- Temperature, what it feels like, dew point, humidity, chance and amount of precipitation, wind and gusts, sky cover, the chance of thunder, pressure, visibility and ceiling, as a chart and as a table, with nights shaded.
- Everything else on the grid
- The office edits about sixty fields for every cell. The ones the mainstream forecast pages leave out are here as a daily table: HeatRisk, wet bulb globe temperature, lightning activity, mixing height, transport wind, the fire weather indices, and at the coast the waves and swell.
- The discussion
- The Area Forecast Discussion the forecaster wrote to explain the forecast, in their own words, with the specialist annexes folded away. Also the office’s hazardous weather outlook.
- Beyond the week
- The Storm Prediction Center’s severe weather category for each of the next eight days, the Weather Prediction Center’s rainfall forecast to day seven and its winter storm severity, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for days six to fourteen, all read at your coordinate.
- Against the record
- Each forecast day beside the same date at the nearest long-record station: the thirty-year normal and the record high and low with their years, so a forecast high that would break a record says so.
- The next 90 days
- The forecast as far as the grid, the National Blend and the global models reach, and the calendar after that: the normal and the record for every date, with the Climate Prediction Center’s lean for the weeks, the month and the season drawn over them. No made-up highs for a date three months out.
Common questions
Where does this forecast come from?
From the National Weather Service forecast grid published at api.weather.gov, the same grid the local forecast office edits through the day and the source of every forecast on weather.gov. The written periods, the hourly digest and the forecaster’s discussion are the NWS’s own products, shown as issued. Nothing here is a blend a website made.
How far ahead does it go?
The grid runs seven days ahead, hour by hour for the first days and in three to six hour steps after that. The National Blend of Models carries the days to eleven and the global models to sixteen. Beyond that the page carries the national centers’ outlooks, severe weather to day eight, rainfall to day seven, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for the coming weeks, month and season, over a ninety-day calendar of the normal and the record for each date. No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one.
Why is this different from the app on my phone?
Most forecast apps show a blend of models chosen by the company that makes the app. This page shows the forecast the local National Weather Service office issues, edited by the forecasters who will also issue the warnings, and it shows all of it rather than the six numbers that fit on a phone. The discussion explains the reasoning, which no app carries.
What is a place’s address here?
Every town has its own page, such as /forecast/us/oklahoma/oklahoma-city/, and every day at a town has one too. A ZIP code typed into the search goes to the town it belongs to. Any coordinate at all can be looked up, and the page names the nearest town.
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