Best Weather Photos of 2018

All the winning photos from our weekly competitions in 2018

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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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