13 December 2021 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: Snow in Knowle, a village in the West Midlands by Damien Walmsley @dammo

Snow in Knowle, a village in the West Midlands by Damien Walmsley @dammo

2nd Place: Traigh Bheag, Isle of Harris, the Outer Hebrides by Terry Grove @No1GhostDog

Traigh Bheag, Isle of Harris, the Outer Hebrides by Terry Grove @No1GhostDog

3rd Place: Beautiful fogbow over Telford, Shropshire as the sun rose by Liam Ball @Liam_Ball92

Beautiful fogbow over Telford, Shropshire as the sun rose by Liam Ball @Liam_Ball92

Sunrise over St Mary's Lighthouse, Whitley Bay by Steven White @imagesbysw

Bokeh sunset by Simon Treasure @simon_treasure

Frosty sunrise at Knowlton Church in Dorset by Antony Lowe @SOLowePhotography

Golden hour drone photo of Two Trees Stable in Bridgehampton NY USA by Joanna Steidle @HamptonsDrone

Autumn sunset light at the Craigellachie Bridge on Speyside, Scotland by Graham Fraser @frasergj

On the old Roman road that leads up to Halnaker Windmill by Jean Wort @CoastalJJuk

Foothills to Castle Dinas Bran, Llangollen, Wales by Jemma M McCarthy @mariannejemma

Murlough beach and the Mourne mountains at sunset by Ross McLaughlin @ross__mcl

London from the Thames foreshore at low tide at sunrise by Nick Dunbar @NickDunbar77

This is a distant sun column appearing just after the sun has set. Super cloud colour by Ian Barnes @Ian_Barnes

Sunrise at Walton on the Naze, Essex with the golden light illuminating the seaweed-covered rock face. By Geoff Taylor @biomed32uk

Heavy snow obscures Breiðavík cove on the southern coast of Snæfellsnes peninsula in west Iceland by Mo Warden @SilverRainbow

North over Budle Bay, with the sun just about to peep over the Horizon as geese flew from their roost by Mark Barratt @SparkyMarkyMB

That moment when Autumn and Winter collide in the skies Claire McNeill @Claire_L2021

Clouds, blue skies and a rainbow, following sun showers on a rather changeable day in Cardiff Bay, Cardiff. You can just see the red dragon in the background by Sheena Parry-Davies @davies_parry

A church, graveyard and unharvested corn on the Wisconsin rolling hills all align. By Laura Hedien @lhedien

Just one of those fiery dawns that takes your breath away and, at the same time, breathes life into you. By Marc Diamond @MarcD_Weegem

Unusual cloud formation over The Cobb Lyme Regis by Zoe Patrick @zoeapatrick

Heavy storm clouds over the hoodoos in Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada by Amanda Weaver @whimsicalady_

Photo of the lavender fields in the fall season in the typical countryside of the Provence in France by Silvio Catalano @skata2013

A huge cloud builds behind the houses and harbour in the village of Avoch on the Black Isle, Scottish Highlands by Mike Byers @mkbimaging

In the autumn of 1991, my partner and I travelled as far into the northwest of Britain as you can go – to the Isles of Lewis and Harris. We wanted to get away from urban living and experience some of the remotest landscapes in the United Kingdom. By Chris McKee @Cloudwatcher32

Sunset at White Meadow Lake Rockaway NJ by Brian Sudol @Sudbri

Sunrise over Harrogate by Sally Margerison @rosetintedlass

On 2010 in the Canary Islands there was a storm that was called Bentayga, the force wind was enormous, 134 km h. in this pic but, it was higher in other areas. By Gerardo Ibelli @IbelliWeather

Interesting combo of colors from autumn foliage and wild flowers by Annette Johnson @GumbiaDe

This yacht was abandoned and is now breaking apart on every tide by Meryn Woodland @fraggle1971

Looking up from the doorstep one November morning in Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK by Rachel Auty @marketerach

Iron beauty Forth Bridge by Andrew Borland @ajbo1969

Chimneys and rooftops silhouetted against a fiery sunrise sky by Melanie Tipper @missis_teapot

End of the Rainbow in Queen Victoria Park, cast by mist travelling in the wind from the Canadian Horseshoe Falls by Kat Goldwarg @kat_niagara

The autumn colours have captured this family of four swans beautifully as the rays of sunlight burst through the clouds by Peter Lewis @peterlewis55

This spot is usually so windy, I wasn't expecting it to be quite so still. As the sun came up, suddenly the trees went orange. I love the reflection of everything in the water. By Will Hulbert @WLH1972

Crepuscular Rays above Skerries Ireland Ciara Halpin @cirzh

Hamilton steel plant by Mike Blacquiere @wing_nutt19

On my way to work by bike I often see the sunrise. This time it was stunning. By Bert Galle @GalleBert

Spotlight on Grasmere by Rick Martin @faerymere

Big waves at Westward Ho! By Liz Maynard @lizmphoto

Autumn in Borrowdale Valley by Jonny Gios @supergios

Serenity at a Bavarian Lake by Elanor Samwise @SingingLehrerin

Reflections of Autumn trees in a puddle by Liam @Liam_Jcx

Wrecked boat at Church Norton, West Sussex by Mick Hains @littlemick_bike

Sky on fire sunset from Great Yarmouth waterways by Simon Luckman @simon_weather

There is something infinitely like the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter. By Mohammad alkhateeb @mo_hekmat

Autumn morning sky and buildings, reflected in the river near Montreal Canada by Pauline Brock @paulinebrock

Downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada by Colin Larmour @whereiwalkphoto

Deep reflections and beautiful Autumn colours in Yew Tree Tarn by Judith Morris @JUDITHM58257161

A Blanket of Autumn leaves by Christopher Jones @jonesy1007

Ice patterns on a small puddle in the rocky coast of Lake Superior by Cameron Wilcox @buckycalloway

A quiet fall night in nearly empty Southwest Harbor, outside Acadia National Park, US, featuring the most lingering, vivid sunset I've ever seen by Stephanie Glennon @SmartinGlennon

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