(Image courtesy one of the Doc Martin fan groups)

One of the most fun weather webcams I’ve enjoyed viewing is the live panoramic webcam covering Port Isaac in the UK courtesy of John Bray Cornish Holidays. For those interested in checking it out, click here to view it (since the camera broadcasts live in UK time, there will be a major time difference for those in the US).

Port Isaac is located in Cornwall and home of the British television comedy Doc Martin (available on many PBS stations in the US), and it is a charming village that is the ideal home for such a fun television series as Doc Martin. During the years Doc Martin is being filmed (which is generally filmed every other year), those watching the webcam can usually catch a glimpse of the television crew filming the series. Even when Doc Martin isn’t being actively filmed, the webcam is a great way to escape and enjoy the beautiful Cornish scenery of Port Isaac.

If you’re an avid Doc Martin fan as I am, I’ve also written a couple of Doc Martin FanFiction.net pieces (one here) including a Doc Martin Christmas special (available here) Now all we need is to get an actual weather station out in Port Isaac! If anyone is interested in installing a weather station in Port Isaac, let me know!

While you’re at it, if you’re interested in seeing some additional great weather cameras from across the US, check out our webcams gallery here on WeatherTogether.net. My personal webcam is available here. We should probably add the Port Isaac webcam as a featured webcam to our gallery. That’d be a ton of fun.

That wraps it up here! Nathan Parker signing off. Have a Merry Christmas Eve!

Earth Networks recently posted a blog article reflecting on the 2017 Great American Eclipse. It is an interesting article to read. What’s your thoughts on your experience of the 2017 Great American Eclipse?

CoCoRaHS emailed me a newsletter today concerning their upcoming Field Photo Weekend. The above graphic and the below text is from the email newsletter for those interested in participating in the CoCoraHS Field Photo Weekend.

“Field Photo Weekend” Sept 2-4, 2017 . . . Celebrate the traditional end of summer by taking a few photos this Labor Day weekend!

Here’s your chance to join hundreds of other CoCoRaHS observers to see what our landscapes look like on Labor Day Weekend. If you have participated before, this is a great chance to go back to your favorite spots and see what has changed. All you have to do is:

• Take your camera or smartphone
• Find a landscape in your community (streams, lakes, rivers, reservoirs, a forest, a crop field, a pasture, etc.)
• Take a single photo or a panorama in four different directions (N, E, S, W) from where you are standing. And then take one looking down.

There are four ways to post your photos

• Use the “Field Photo” App on your phone, which can be downloaded from the “Apple Store” and “Google Play Store”. Enter metadata to describe the landscape and add #CoCoRaHSSep17” as a keyword.
• Email your photos with your location to: fieldphotos@southernclimate.org. When uploading your photos please include the words #CoCoRaHSSep17 in the notes field. Remember you don’t have to email your photos this weekend, just take them, but we do encourage you to email them soon afterward.
• Upload photos directly to the (EOMF) Earth Observation and Modeling Facility’s photo archive website: “http://www.eomf.ou.edu/photos”.
• Or post your photos on your phone or online to our new partners at iSeeChange.org, a climate and weather journal that collects stories about change.

Field Photo Weekend is a partnership between CoCoRaHS, the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program (SCIPP) and the Earth Observation and Modeling Facility (EOMF) to help ground truth through photos, what is going on with our landscapes throughout the country. It’s not just drought we are looking for either, it could be flooding, fire, or whatever state the landscape is now in. For detailed instructions, click here: INSTRUCTIONS.

As you have seen in past campaigns, Field Photo Weekend added a new partnership last year with ISeeChange, to help tell stories about the photos you’re taking. If you have an interesting observation about the landscape you are photographing ISeeChange would like to hear from you. They take observations and questions from citizens about the changes citizens are seeing in the environment and then write stories about the underlying science. Plus you can send photos and stories anytime. Check it out at ISEECHANGE.ORG

In a few weeks this weekend’s photos will be posted and you’ll be able to see your photos and those taken by other volunteers. Reference the VIEWING PHOTOS.

Remember you don’t have to email your photos this weekend, just take them, but we do encourage you to email them soon afterward. That address again is: fieldphotos@southernclimate.org. When uploading your photos please include the words #CoCoRaHSSep17 in the notes field.

Finally, please view the SHORT ANIMATION about our Field Photo Weekends. It captures all you’ll need to know and we think you will find it very helpful.

Thanks in advance for participating during our final event of the year . . . Thank you very much for your photos!

Earth Networks posted an article about Hurricane Harvey being a Category 4 hurricane tonight, as well as the impacts it will have on Texas. Check it out for more details.

Here’s the latest on Hurricane Harvey in an article from Earth Networks. I’m also tracking Hurricane Harvey on my Twitter and will also post updates here on WeatherQuack.com later on.

Earth Networks released two articles recently, one on Hurricane Harvey and another on the recent mudslide in Sierra Leone. Both are excellent articles, and I encourage you to check them out when you have a free moment.

My good friend and KATV7 Meteorologist Todd Yakoubian in Central Arkansas recently posted a blog post and video concerning the upcoming solar eclipse. It’s an excellent video to watch, especially for those living in Arkansas wishing to enjoy the solar eclipse. The Arkansas Weather Blog is also an excellent blog to follow for those interested in the Natural State’s one-of-a-kind weather.

Earth Networks is having a Facebook live session with meteorologist Steve Prinzivallilive at 2 pm ET on August 17th, 2017. Click here to learn how to join the live event and ask your questions.