and it's up up and away in albuqerque, new mexico, where thousands of people gathered to watch this mass ascension of hot air balloons on the last weekend of the international balloon fiesta in new mexico. the festival, which is held in against the backdrop of the region's desert landscape, includes inflatable characters hovering over the city, as well as hundreds of the traditional hot air balloons. hello there. some warm weather and some windy weather to come over the next couple of days. it's certainly been warming up in southern areas today, especially where we had some sunshine. sunny skies by day translate into clear skies overnight, with a few patches of cloud and maybe the odd mist patch. for northern ireland and scotland, more cloud, some outbreaks of rain, a strong wind, maybe galeforce gusts for some exposed spots. temperatures 12—14 degrees, a very mild night indeed. tomorrow, quite a breezy day, particularly in the north—west. outbreaks of rain spreading slowly southwards...