--- title: Harry Potter-Themed Forecast Given by Weather Reporter description: As a prelude to opening night of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a weather reporter gave a forecast chock-full of wizarding world puns canonical: https://time.com/4359649/harry-potter-weather-forecast/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-07T14:23:17.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:33:03.374Z og:title: Weather Reporter Gives Magical Harry Potter-Themed Forecast og:description: “Time to Quidditch that winter coat and embrace the good weather" og:url: https://time.com/4359649/harry-potter-weather-forecast/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Weather Reporter Gives Magical Harry Potter-Themed Forecast twitter:description: “Time to Quidditch that winter coat and embrace the good weather" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch a Weather Reporter Give a Magical Harry Potter-Themed Forecast > Sponsored content. 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Rowling’s](http://time.com/4359107/harry-potter-cursed-child-jk-rowling-spoilers/) book series — a U.K. weather reporter gave a forecast chock-full of wizarding world puns. Channel 5’s Sian Welby appeared on Tuesday morning’s episode of [Capital Breakfast](https://twitter.com/CapitalLondon) to present her magical projection for the week ahead in London. “Time to Quidditch that winter coat and embrace the good weather,” she said as the _Harry Potter_ movie score began playing in the background. “However, with all the heat at the moment, it doesn’t take a philosopher to predict that in between some other sunny spells, a few showers will Slytherin.” Welby is known for her punny broadcasts, having delivered both [_Star Wars_](http://time.com/4153245/star-wars-weather-report/)and [_Batman v Superman_\-themed](http://www.people.com/article/batman-v-superman-sian-welby-weather-video) updates in the past. 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