9 April 2022 by Mark Boardman

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 the competition multiple times each year, unfortunately, we can only offer the prize once in any 12 month period)

As always the final decision is very subjective and a difficult choice has to be made from so many great entries.

Thank you to Mark @StormHourMark and @RMetS for judging and we hope you enjoy their choice and the best of the rest beneath.

Thank you for all your entries as ever 🙂

1st Place. Trees and a stormy sky near Inverness by Fiona McRae @focalheropennan

“I had to slam on the brakes as I drove towards Inverness when I saw these, trees lit up against the backdrop of such an awesome stormy sky. I parked up safely along the road and walked back to make the best of the light, waiting patiently as the clouds gathered, then broke, allowing this wonderful late sunlight to strike the foreground. Happy lady after catching this!!” By Fiona McRae @focalheropennan

2nd Place: a calm Spring morning in Selsey. By John Screech @CoastalJJuk

Taken on a calm Spring morning in Selsey, before the crew upped anchor and left, for a days fishing. By John Screech @CoastalJJuk

3rd Place: Tenerife sea spout with rainbow Pamela J Green @PamelaJG

On holiday in Tenerife & seen this sea spout that displayed a rainbow when the sun hit it by Pamela J Green @PamelaJG

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The Best of the Rest:

Sunflower fields in Prosotsani village, Drama prefecture, over a cloudy sky in northern Greece by Dimitris Pantikidis @pantix73

Mist lifting on Lough Macnean on the Cavan/Fermanagh border by David Lyons @davey_lyons

Shadehouse canal lock on the Trent & Mersey canal, near Fradley Junction, UK. By Peter Pipkin @thepipkins

A lone tree in a rapeseed field with lots of blue sky by Melanie Tipper @missis_teapot

Taken after walk to Ty Coch Inn Morfa Nefyn, Wales by Jemma Southall @mariannejemma

The spring full moon (pink moon) that just rose over the meadows near Elbingerode fell directly on the Easter weekend this year. By Matthias Schüler @gmsfotos

Sunrise down the Grand Union Canal just south of the Black Boy Bridge (69) by Terry Grove @No1GhostDog

Lightning during a snowy hailstorm in Bollate, Milan, Italy by Emiliano Verga @EmilianoVerga

Jekyll Island Georgia after sunset. By David Kirkbride @DKlandscapes

A stunning sun halo over Whitley Bay beach in North East England. By Liam Ball @Liam_Ball92

Taken from under the Outfall pipe at East beach Selsey UK by Meryn Woodland @fraggle1971

Golden reflections by Simon Treasure @simon_treasure

Teggs nose country park in Macclesfield makes for a lovely walk. By Sonia Turkington @sunset_twilight

Rainstorm backlit by the setting sun, Waskesiu Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. By Robin Karpan @karpanparkland

Cliff edge at Bude, Cornwall by Liz Maynard @lizmphoto

Brough Castle at Sunset by Ian Barnes @Ian_Barnes

A shot of the Capitol Building with some cherry blossom in the foreground. By Rik Freeman @rickfr01

Rainbow following Oklahoma tornado by D. Uggla @D_Uggla

A troller in Kópavog harpor. By Sveinn Sigurðsson @svennioddur

Belted Galloway cows in Matterdale by Sally Margerison @rosetintedlass

Reflections on the pond while kayaking by Robert Johnson @RobertMerleJoh1

Leading lines in recently ploughed fields. By Anna Wickins @wickins_anna

Looking up at the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth, England with a mottled cloud sky by David Colman @Huang_dawei

Scenes from the edge of the world – approaching sunset taken from the west-facing beach at Kynance Cove – only accessible at low tide. By Chris McKee @Cloudwatcher32

The sun sets through some Saharan dust at Lake Ballyallia in County Clare, Ireland. By Olly Griffin @ollygriffin

Just the right amount of blue in the sky along the Ottawa River Parkway by Colin Larmour @whereiwalkphoto

Sunset on the roof of the perched Village of Grambois in the Luberon countryside in Provence South of France by Silvio Catalano @skata2013

Magnificent Mwnt (Ceredigion) by Sheena Parry-Davies @davies_parry

The Itchen Bridge spanning the River Itchen on a foggy early morning at Chapel in Southampton by Antony Lowe @SOLowePhotogra1

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