Best Weather Photos of 2018

All the winning photos from our weekly competitions in 2018

Best Weather Photos of 2018

All the winning weather and landscape photos from our weekly competition in 2018!

February 12th:

A haboob is seen rolling across Mesa, Arizona from my window on a flight departing Phoenix by Paul Knightly @KnightlyPhoto

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19th March:

A severe storm barrels over Vail, Arizona by Lori Grace Bailey @lorigraceaz

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2nd April:

Icefields Parkway Banff National Park, Canada by Sandra Nicol @tennis45luv

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9th April:

Capturing lightning in the Grand Canyon during the 2017 Arizona Monsoon by Scott Wood @Scott_Wood

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16th April:

Morning at the Ha’Penny Bridge, River Liffey, Dublin by Paulphotos @paulcdaly

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23rd April:

A 48 hour Freezing rain storm in Kingston, Ontario in MID APRIL by Iris van Loon @11Iris05

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30th April:

A sunset while out on the water in N.W. Ontario by Gordon Pusnik @gordonpusnik

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A misty morning sunrise over Huddersfield in West Yorkshire by Jane Brook @jayceb19

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14th May:

Sunset over the mountains by Brian Smith @iBri_Photo

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21st May:

Double Halo with Parhelic ring in Netherlands by Glenn Aoys @thesixthsense4u

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28th May

The Milkyway core rises above Clavell Tower overlooking Kimmeridge Bay in Dorset by Mark Pelleymounter @MPelleymounter

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4th June:

Lightning over Southend Pier by Mike Batson @mikebatson5d

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11th June:

Looking across Applecross beach to Eigg and Rhum by Mike Cooper @craiglinscheoch

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18th June:

Iceberg in Upper Amherst Cove, Bonavista, Newfoundland by Glass Photography @GlassFotos

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25th June:

The last bolt from a storm over the Patagonia Mountains in southern AZ by Lori Grace Bailey @lorigraceaz

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2nd July:

Lightning at dusk. London. by Stephen Prout @proutstephen

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9th July:

Mt. Hood covered in a blanket of clouds by Mike Warner @MikeKATU

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16th July:

Summer night silhouette in Ramsey St Mary’s, Cambridgeshire by Christine Mitchell @chris_alpacas

23rd July:

The Gold Coast by Celina K @StellaBella67

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30th July:

Thunderstorm over Phoenix Arizona during the 2018 Monsoon by Scott Wood @Scott_Wood

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13th August:

A dying storm with a dazzling double rainbow while lightning crawls across the sky last week near Arivaca, AZ by Lori Grace Bailey @lorigraceaz

1S51CB~1

20th August:

A stag in Bushy Park, London by David @David_Photos_UK

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27th August:

The Crana River, Buncrana, Ireland by Michael Mc Elroy @M_McElroy

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3rd September:

Great lightning show with a moonlit foreground near Aguila, AZ by Kyle Benne @KyleBenne

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10th September:

“Threading the Needle” by Bryan Snider @BryanSnider

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17th September:

Powerful positive bolts – Petrified Forest National Park, Northern Arizona by Monsoon Tracker @monsoontracker

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24th September:

Taken on the Isle of Skye, Scotland in a December 2017 by Rob Darby @Rob_Darby

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1st October:

A foggy Poole Harbour by Rachel Baker @Saintsmadmomma

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8th October:

Sunset and a little lightning close out a very beautiful day on St. Pete Beach in Florida by Josh Herrington @PicsTampaBay

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22nd October:

Ardmucknish Bay near Oban by Brian Smith @iBri_Photo

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29th October:

Emerging from the fog – Corfe Castle, Dorset by Andy Lyons @Lyonsphotos_uk

5th November:

Thunderstorm and rainbow over a cotton field near Eloy, AZ by Kyle Benne @KyleBenne

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12th November:

Potton Woods South Cambridgeshire by Gareth @IrishPixel

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19th November:

A split sky in the sunset by Hari_Photography @HariG_IN

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26th November:

Clearing storm over the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in southern Colorado by Stephen Lee @darkglassphoto

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3rd December:

Eystrahorn overhung by huge lenticular clouds in Iceland by Mo Warden @SilverRainbow

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10th December:

Before the next squall off the Atlantic by Impact Imagz @ImpactImagz

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17th December:

Sunrise on a misty morning. Clare river in Galway, Ireland by WoodRoad Photography @woodroadphotos

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24th December:

Winter dawn at Jax Beach by D Malone McMillan @EzekielANovel

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