'Huge thrill' to see weather images used to help

Jerry Betteridge keeps an eye out on the weather as a lookout

Weather watcher Jerry Betteridge knows all about the importance of changes in the wind and the waves.

He is a volunteer lookout for the National Coastwatch Institution, where he keeps a weather eye out for vessels at sea.

He got involved with BBC Weather Watchers as he has always been involved with the weather as a mariner and as an aviator in the Royal Navy.

He said: "It's affected everything I've done and it appealed to me to be able to get outside, take some photographs and obviously to assist in the whole process of weather forecasting."

Jerry Betteridge said enjoys his photos helping in forecasting

Jerry Betteridge said he enjoys helping to provide details about the weather

He enjoys seeing his pictures used with the weather forecasts.

"It's a huge thrill. The first thing I do is I wind back the television and take a photo of it and send it to my daughter in Australia," he said.

Some of his favourite photos are ones he has taken at the port of Porthleven in west Cornwall "because it's such a picturesque port".

The BBC is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Weather Watchers, and people can find out about getting involved via the BBC website.

The fishing port of Porthleven is the most westerly on the British mainland