The weather forecast: a triumph hiding in plain sight

Reading New York journalist Andrew Blum’s new book has cured me of a foppish and annoying habit. I no longer dangle an umbrella off my arm on sunny days, tripping up my fellow commuters before (inevitably) mislaying the bloody thing on the train to Coulsdon Town. Very late, and to my considerable embarrassment, I have discovered just how reliable the weather forecast is.

Reading The Weather Machine by Andrew Blum (Bodley Head) for the Telegraph, 6 July 2019