8 November 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: A towering monsoon thunderstorm dwarfs the Huachuca Mountains as it drops lightning south of Sierra Vista, AZ by Steven Maguire @StephenMaguire4

2nd Place: Big time supercell from Bridgeville Delaware by Kyle Brochet @kylebrochetphoto1

3rd Place: A moody day in Loen, which is usually known for its glacier green, colorful water, and tall mountains by Bjørg Elin Jakobsen @elin_jakobsen

And the Best of the Rest! (In no particular order)

A full moon illuminates a supercell in Nebraska on a summer evening by Laura Hedien @lhedien

Milky Way over Tahquamenon Falls in Michigan Upper Peninsula by Cameron Wilcox @buckycalloway

Rainbow over South Shields Pier Lighthouse by John Fatkin @johndefatkin

On a journey from Mull to Staffa a rainbow created a spectacular light on the Hebridean islands by Vroni Holzmann @Vroniholzmann

The last glimpse of the Milky Way Core, captured at Cape San Blas Florida before it sets for the winter months by Wright Dobbs @wrightdobbs

A silently still and beautiful blue view to ‘Ailsa Craig’ in the Firth of Clyde, with the southern tip of ‘Arran’ on the right and the Kintyre peninsula beyond by Brian Smith @IBri_Photo

Sunrise over the Itchen Bridge, taken in Chapel, Southampton by Antony Lowe @solowephotography

Autumn vibes in Pontypridd, South Wales by Sheena Parry-Davies @davies_parry

A higher distant Anvil cloud (Cumulonimbus incus) with the sun disappearing behind it and a well-weathered tree by Ian Barnes @Ian_barnes

Sunset over the upper falls at Letchworth State Park, New York by Samantha Kennedy @PhotosSamantha

Early spring sunrise on the river in Minnesota. A resting spot for migration by Sharyl Zeno @zenophotog

Early morning at Itchenor, Chichester Harbour West Sussex by Meryn Woodland @fraggle1971

Mactaquac NB fall colours by Steve Rogers @mynewbrunswick

Halo in Bollate, Milan, Italy by Emiliano Verga @EmilianoVerga

Sunset Autumn colours at Burgh Castle near Great Yarmouth by Simon Luckman @simon_weather

A man takes a swim under Crabtree Falls as at the top of the waterfall the leaves are changing while at the bottom, summer continues to hold on by Bryan Sharpe @TBLwx803

Misty sunrise in front of a tall tree blocking out sun’s light by Alexander Priest @Thatsahumanper3

Fall foliage at Southborough, Massachusetts lake by Manuel Rodriguez @Manelrou

Sunset over Mow Cop Folly, Staffs/Cheshire boundary by Cedric Marsh @Patinahat2

Torr Head Co Antrim by Des Mooney @mooney_daw

A massive forest fire in Oct 2020 destroyed 200,000 acres of pristine mountains and national park lands in Colorado but the small town of Grand Lake was saved by Gail Ellett @COS_foto_grl

From Miami, looking East over Biscayne Bay during sunset by Lyndall Lambert @LyndyMiami

Bench looking over Lake Patricia in the Rockies, Canada by Julie Kemp @victorthevole

Firey clouds Felicia Anderson @rjalexis9112

Picture taken at Dams to Darnley by Andrew Borland @Ajbo1969

Sunset in Jurmala, Latvia by Sonata Moroz

A building that I once found rather incomplete, has now become a focal point for my trips to London, The Shard looks spectacular by night by Ben James @LifeByBenJames

Mammatus in the sky of Cabrières d’Avignon in the Luberon area in the Provence of France by Silvio Catalano @skata2013

Sun over the sea at Tarragona Northeast of Spain by M.Josep Juncosa @Karme00

Amazing early morning October dawn in East Anglia by Will Hulbert @WLH1972

Seascale sunsets by Natasha Roberts @Natz82712984

Sailing from Sicily to Malta by James Fielding @chapora007

After a few minutes of leaving the runway, early in the morning, Popocatépetl volcano is still with its cloudy sheet beginning a new day by Lebrac Robles @360Voyager

Bridal Veil Falls in the Mist by Kat Goldwarg @kat_niagara

Setting Hunter’s Moon – Great Langdale by John Lloyd @AB4MuMu

Mt Rainier in Autumn on a stormy day by Cheryl Schmit @CAS369741

The sun’s rays take centre stage as the sun sets over Sandbanks beach in Dorset by Caroline Benyon @CaroBenyon

A wonderful quiet evening on Lake Wörthersee in Carinthia, Austria by Manuela Mravlak @ManuelaMravlak

Clear autumn sunset taken from Lichtenberg castle near Stuttgart by Michael Pfeiffer @lubuwetter

Autumn sunset in Massachusetts by Stephanie Glennon @smartinglennon

Banks of Stratocumulus over my local fen by John Challis @johnchallis27

Downtown Seattle glows between storms just before dusk by Anthony @anthonykdrives

This was taken in Knowle Village near Solihull. This is the High Street leading to the Village library in the centre of the picture. The sky is fiery red as the sun rises and the clouds are incandescent. By Damien Walmlsey @dammo

Warm tones and silhouettes of sheep and fells as the sun sets by Judith Morris @JUDITHM58257161

Across the river down the street here in The Nation’s Capital of Ottawa Ontario Canada. I see sweet sunsets every night. By Colin Larmour @whereiwalkphoto

Sunrise through the early morning mist in Kernow by Stuart Edwards @albertspanner

The colours of Autumn showed in all their glory late morning with a beautiful reflection from the river by Alexander Priest @Thatsahumanper3

View towards the state capitol of New Hampshire by Robert Johnson @RobertMerleJoh1

Colours Collide at the Peace Bridge Derry by Fiona Murphy @fcemurphy

Raindrops on a leaf by Liam Cox @Liam_Jcx

Bridge in Nymphenburger Schlosspark, Munich by Elanor Samwise @SingingLehrerin

Huge seas crash around Lion Rock at Kynance Cove, The Lizard, Cornwall. The outlying houses of Lizard Village can be seen upon the cliffs behind. By Chris McKee @Cloudwatcher32

After a cloudy wet afternoon in Leith the sudden appearance of the sun produced this glimpse of a rainbow in an urban setting by Graham Fraser

Sunrise at Priorslee lake by Manel Roura @ManelRoura

Selsey East Beach just before Sunrise the sky lit up by Jean Wort @CoastalJJuk

Sunrise in Guildford over a lake by Mark Fuller @MarkFullerPhot1

Sunrise on the Grand Union Canal, Knowle by Terry Grove @No1GhostDog

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