Weatherday: Up, up and away

Mostly cloudy today with spells of rain. That may be heavy and thundery in places, and localised flooding is possible.

A yellow rain weather warning is in place throughout the day. Light northeasterly breeze, and highest temperature 16deg.

On this day in 1978, Ben L Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman completed the first transatlantic balloon flight, in Double Eagle II.

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