Popular weather girl Llarisa Abreu has been interviewed by satirical website Bermemes about why it always rains on at least one day during Cup Match.

Ms Abreu has built up a huge fanbase since she started broadcasting to the island in January last year from the AccuWeather studios in the United States.

Qian Dickinson, the grandson of the late St George’s Cup Match player Jackie Durham, decided to ask the expert about the rain because his grandfather had highlighted how the weather takes a turn during the holidays.

In a short video posted on Bermemes, he asks Ms Abreu — who is training to be a meteorologist — why this happened.

“So here is what is going on with the weather in Bermuda and why they always say it always rains at least once during Bermuda’s Cup Match,” she said. “We have a prominent feature which is called the Bermuda high ... and that area of high pressure — think of it like a clock — brings in those southwesterly winds.

“What is in the south is the tropics and all of that warm, moist air typically means rain, so that is why the probability of rain during the Cup Match is likely and that is why we have at least one day of rain during the holiday.” Mr Dickinson told The Royal Gazette: “In preparation for Cup Match, we were doing a lot of research into the history of the game.

“I remembered my late grandfather mentioning to me when I was younger that it always rained during Cup Match at least one day. Cup Match is played over two days, so time management is important to avoid a draw, but unsettled weather can make that outcome more likely. So we reached out to Llarisa Abreu at AccuWeather for some insight.

“I’ve always been fascinated by the weather, so it was a cool opportunity to debunk the Cup Match weather myth.”

Mr Dickinson, a St George’s fan, asked Ms Abreu which team she would be supporting.

“Last year this question got me into a whole lot of trouble,” she said. Asked who the Bermemes team thought would come out on top, Mr Dickinson said: “We’re divided on this, so tissues and champagne are both fully stocked.”

Ms Abreu’s final message was: “Come out and support Bermuda’s Cup Match — it is an exciting time to be on the island and what better way to enjoy a little piece of Bermuda’s history? Best of luck to both teams.”

• See the short interview at http://bermemes.com/item/cupmatch-video-interview-wif-bermy-weathgirl-llarisa-abreu