Weatherday: Hey there, got a light?

Cold, with mist which will clear slowly. Largely dry, some sunny spells. Very light wind.

Temperature maximum of 5deg, dropping back down to freezing after dark.

On this day in 1558, the Spanish physician Francisco Fernandes, is said to have introduced smoking tobacco to Europe for the first time. He brought back live plants from Mexico, with a view to using them medicinally.

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