Weatherday: Holy Orders

It's a cold but bright start to a day which is likely to move to rain and maybe some hail, in mid morning and through the afternoon to early evening.

Temperatures maxing at 7deg and dropping to cooler after dark. Fresh winds will rise to strong, easing only in the late evening.

On this day in 1994, the Anglican Church ordained 32 women as priests of the Church of England, abandoning a 450 years tradition.

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