Melody is a Conservative District Councillor from Lincolnshire. She is a mother of five and Grandmother of six.Melody loves photographing the inspirational Lincolnshire skies and would love to visit New Zealand or the Hebrides.You can follow Melody on Twitter or check out her stunning
Member’s Spotlight ~ Naveena Jaspal
Naveena is an amateur photographer and business development professional. She is also a charity fundraiser.In Naveena's words: "I caught COVID in April 2020 - right at the beginning of the pandemic. I was also a caregiver for my pop, who had dementia. Fortunately, I tested negative 2 days before
About StormHour & how you can help.
A few Stats.In seven years on Twitter, we have Retweeted photographers and meteorologists 1.22 million times from our two primary accounts @StormHour and @ThePhotoHourThat equates to 478 times per day, every day for seven years, including weekends and Bank Holidays. Since July 2016,
Q and A with Featured Photographer Richard Gatley
Richard is a professional pilot and an amateur photographer based in the UK. You can find Richard on Instagram or follow him on Twitter to check out his latest work.Richard's most memorable photographic event was being caught by surprise by a Soyuz launch after sunset in Eastern
The Layers of the Atmosphere
A mountain climber will know that the air becomes colder the higher you ascend, by about one degree centigrade every 150 metres. Since sunlight is absorbed by the ground, the ground becomes warmer. In the overturning troposphere, energy is transmitted upward by the reradiation of heat and the rise
Trade Winds Explained
Image by KaidorThe trade winds are easterly wind systems that blow near the equator. The winds assist vessels in travelling west, and they can even steer storms like hurricanes.The steady Trade Winds wind provided a safe passage for European and American mariners to travel between Europe and
July 2022 Photo of the Month Competition
Welcome to the StormHour Photo of the Month competition.The competition is run in conjunction with The Royal Meteorological Society who are kindly offering their Welcome Pack including Tote bag plus 12 months free membership to The Royal Meteorological Society (*although it is possible to win
Milankovitch Cycles
The Milankovitch cycles (named after the mathematician and meteorologist Milutin Milankovitch) are incredibly long astronomical trends that affect the dispersion of solar energy and have been suggested to be the ice age pacemakers.One of the most constant features of our weather is the seemingly