Star Wars 7: Weather presenter’s video goes viral after movie-themed forecast

A VERY clever weather presenter and obvious Star Wars fan has managed to squeeze an impressive 12 puns from the film into a 40-second broadcast.

British weather girl Sian Welby won a raft of Twitter and Star Wars fans with her impressive report.

A VERY clever weather presenter and obvious Star Wars fan has managed to squeeze an impressive 12 puns from the film into a 40-second broadcast.

The British weather girl, who tells viewers the “weather strikes back but don’t be a trooper and please take care on the roads”, opened Wednesday’s segment with what appeared to be a normal Channel 5 report. But she dropped her first pun within seconds.

“Hi there, well it’s another unusually mild day today with a Leia of cloud covering the UK — but if you Luke father west you’ll be seeing a Leia of sunshine, if you’re Wookie,” Sian Welby said.

Sian Welby won the hearts of Star Wars fans everywhere with her amusing and clever report.

Then there’s the “if you’re forced to awaken early” pun, and she even dared her followers to count the number of puns in her report.

Calling all #StarWars fans-how many hidden references can you spot in my lunchtime forecast?! #StarWarsForceAwakens https://t.co/9Q2eZRmuYa

— Sian Welby (@Sianwelby) December 16, 2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens opened in cinemas around the world this week, much to the excitement of fans and, evidentially, weather presenters.

Welby’s efforts didn’t go unnoticed by fans either with many applauding her on Twitter for her fine work, with the YouTube clip already notching up an impressive 320,000 views.

I LOVED IT! Thanks to @Sianwelby on C5 weather, I'm in such a good mood and so excited for Star Wars!

— JNR. ✖ (@Junior_WKBP) December 17, 2015

@Sianwelby obi-have Sian.

— Mr. S (@matthewdswift) December 17, 2015

I must confess to having a little @Sianwelby crush after her epic FORCE AWAKENS weather broadcast last night ;)

— Tess Of The Circle (@TessOfTheCircle) December 17, 2015

This is the best thing ever! #StarWars #ForceAwakens https://t.co/E5PTfJl65B

— luke ingham (@Ingham13) December 16, 2015

"If you're forced to awaken" 😂😂😂😂 this is brilliant 👏🏼 https://t.co/e9YsNf1c3S

— Tani Galsinh (@TaniGalsinh) December 16, 2015

Lost count of the number of star wars references @Sianwelby just said on five weather. The force is strong with her :-)

— Justin Tully (@Coolgroovin29) December 16, 2015

Welby remained a good sport, thanking her followers for the Twitter love.

I LOVED IT! Thanks to @Sianwelby on C5 weather, I'm in such a good mood and so excited for Star Wars!

— JNR. ✖ (@Junior_WKBP) December 17, 2015

Thanks for the love! @StarWarsUK 💋

— Sian Welby (@Sianwelby) December 17, 2015

And may the force be with you, Ms Welby.

It wasn’t the first time Welby impressed movie buffs with her talent for puns.

In October last year, she celebrated Back To The Future Day with another pun-filled forecast mentioning Hill Valley, time machine and 1.21 gigawatts.

Calling all #BackToTheFuture die hard fans. How many references did I sneak into today's @channel5_tv weather https://t.co/3zOUL0a23K 🏃💨🏫🚙💥👴

— Sian Welby (@Sianwelby) October 21, 2015