Weather report contains a dozen obscured 'Star Wars' references

LONDON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- A British weather reporter is going viral with a clip showing how she crammed a dozen Star Wars references and puns into her 40-second report.

The video features Sian Welby delivering the weather for Channel 5 Wednesday and deadpanning her way through at least 12 Star Wars puns, several of which are partially obscured by her accent.

Welby starts off her report warning of "A Leia of cloud covering the U.K.," but offering hope of sunshine to those who "Luke father west" -- that is, "if you're Wookie."

"There will be a fairly light breeze -- the force is strong, though, for northern Scotland. And tonight the weather strikes back," Welby says.

"Don't be a trooper, please take care on the roads," she warns drivers.

"If you're forced to awaken early tomorrow morning it will be on the dark side... Far, far away, towards the south east of England, there's a new hope for some sunshine."

Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens Thursday in the United States and Britain.