编辑下面的句子，使它更加流畅和易读。
以下是一句话，需要进行编辑。请重新编辑，使其更加流畅和简洁。
Please edit the following sentence to make it smoother and more readable.

Sentence: "Due to the fact that the weather was bad, we decided to cancel the picnic."

Edited sentence: "We canceled the picnic because of the bad weather."