This BBC weather presenter just busted out a total mic drop of a pun

Take a bow, John Hammond.
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Sam Haysom
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LONDON -- Who says the weather can't be fun?

Admittedly it's probably not all that easy to squeeze humour into a forecast, but some presenters -- particularly British ones, it seems -- have nailed it.

There's Channel 5's Sian Welby, who went viral for her pun-filled forecasts, and Channel 4's Liam Dutton, whose casual ability to pronounce the longest place name in Europe delighted the internet.

Those two now have competition, though.

On Sunday, BBC weather presenter John Hammond busted out the following, undeniably great pun:

That tweet has since been shared over 18,000 times.

Take a bow, John.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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