Port Jervis School District joins the
WeatherBugŪ Schools Network
 WeatherBug
Tracking Station providing live, local weather conditions for
Port Jervis and enhancing education
POSTED: APRIL 13, 2010
WeatherBugŪ, the leading provider of live, local weather
information, now has a tracking station in Port Jervis, NY.
A fully-automated tracking station was installed recently at
Port Jervis High School – the latest school to join the
WeatherBug’s national education network of 8,000 weather
stations and over 1,000 cameras located at schools and public
safety facilities across the United States.
 Port Jervis and surrounding communities now have access to
precise live weather information, relevant weather reports, and
early weather warnings. Information on local climate conditions
–including hourly and seven-day weather forecasts – can be
accessed 24-hours/day on this web site by clicking the
WeatherBugŪ logo on the
district home page and all school pages.
The tracking station will also allow teachers, who now have
access to weather data from WeatherBug sites across the country,
to combine meteorology and technology in an interactive learning
environment. Using WeatherBug’s interactive software program,
teachers in grades K-12 will be able to apply real-world
conditions to math, science, and geography lessons to create
customized learning activities based on current and historical
weather.
According to Port Jervis Middle School science teacher Padraic
McCarthy, who helped bring WeatherBug to Port Jervis, one of the
perks of the educational perks is the ability to integrate
climate conditions and data into the classroom.
“This is a unique opportunity for our students to further their
knowledge of meteorology and actually track our local weather
conditions instead of just watching the forecast on television,”
said McCarthy, who is now working with fellow Port Jervis
teachers to train them how to use the weather tools to develop
innovative lesson plans.
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