26/07/2026
BREAKING NEWS! The weather forecast was right! We’ve checked several times because we couldn’t quite believe it ourselves.
It’s absolutely chucking it down here in Styal this morning. The field is wet, the grass is wet, and we’re pretty sure the ducks are considering putting their wellies on.
Every time we cancel Holly Lane Car Boot Sale, the Facebook Weather Society springs into action.
“It’s sunny in my garden!”
“The BBC haven’t got a clue!”
“There’s a blue patch over Knutsford!”
“My bad knee says it’ll brighten up by 10am!”
Well, ladies and gentlemen, today’s award for Accurate Weather Forecasting goes to… the weather forecast! Who’d have thought it?
The truth is, whether you’re the BBC, the Met Office or Dave from Facebook with his £4.99 weather app and a satellite image from 1987, everyone gets it wrong sometimes.
We don’t wake up on a Sunday morning rubbing our hands together thinking, “Let’s upset 500 people and cancel the car boot sale!” Cancelling is always a last resort. We lose out, the sellers lose out and the buyers lose out too.
The decision is made using the best forecasts available at the time. Sometimes we’ll get caught out and it’ll be lovely. Other times, like today, we’ll save hundreds of people from turning up to recreate Glastonbury in a muddy field.
So, to all our resident keyboard weather forecasters – don’t worry, your moment will come. You’ll be right one week, and we’ll happily admit it. That’s weather for you!
See you all next Sunday. Same field, hopefully less water.
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