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
![1st_Place_A_haboob_is_seen_rolling_across_Mesa_Arizona_from_my_window_on_a_flight_departing_Phoenix_by_Paul_Knightly_KnightlyPhoto_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_a_haboob_is_seen_rolling_across_mesa_arizona_from_my_window_on_a_flight_departing_phoenix_by_paul_knightly_knightlyphoto_1024x1024.jpg)
19th March:
A severe storm barrels over Vail, Arizona by Lori Grace Bailey @lorigraceaz
![1st_Place_A_severe_storm_barrels_over_Vail_Arizona_by_Lori_Grace_Bailey_lorigraceaz_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_a_severe_storm_barrels_over_vail_arizona_by_lori_grace_bailey_lorigraceaz_1024x1024.jpg)
2nd April:
Icefields Parkway Banff National Park, Canada by Sandra Nicol @tennis45luv
![1st_Place_Icefields_Parkway_Banff_National_Park_Canada_by_Sandra_Nicol_tennis45luv_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_icefields_parkway_banff_national_park_canada_by_sandra_nicol_tennis45luv_1024x1024.jpg)
9th April:
Capturing lightning in the Grand Canyon during the 2017 Arizona Monsoon by Scott Wood @Scott_Wood
![1st_Place_Capturing_lightning_in_the_Grand_Canyon_during_the_2017_Arizona_Monsoon_by_Scott_Wood_Scott_Wood_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_capturing_lightning_in_the_grand_canyon_during_the_2017_arizona_monsoon_by_scott_wood_scott_wood_1024x1024.jpg)
16th April:
Morning at the Ha’Penny Bridge, River Liffey, Dublin by Paulphotos @paulcdaly
![1st_Place_Morning_at_the_Ha_Penny_Bridge_River_Liffey_Dublin_by_Paulphotos_paulcdaly_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_morning_at_the_ha_penny_bridge_river_liffey_dublin_by_paulphotos_paulcdaly_1024x1024.jpg)
23rd April:
A 48 hour Freezing rain storm in Kingston, Ontario in MID APRIL by Iris van Loon @11Iris05
![1st_Place_A_48_hour_Freezing_rain_storm_in_Kingston_Ontario_in_MID_APRIL_by_Iris_van_Loon_11Iris05_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_a_48_hour_freezing_rain_storm_in_kingston_ontario_in_mid_april_by_iris_van_loon_11iris05_1024x1024.jpg)
30th April:
A sunset while out on the water in N.W. Ontario by Gordon Pusnik @gordonpusnik
![1st_Place_A_sunset_while_out_on_the_water_in_N.W._Ontario_by_Gordon_Pusnik_gordonpusnik_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_a_sunset_while_out_on_the_water_in_n.w._ontario_by_gordon_pusnik_gordonpusnik_1024x1024.jpg)
A misty morning sunrise over Huddersfield in West Yorkshire by Jane Brook @jayceb19
![1st_Place_A_misty_morning_sunrise_over_Huddersfield_in_West_Yorkshire_by_Jane_Brook_jayceb19_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_a_misty_morning_sunrise_over_huddersfield_in_west_yorkshire_by_jane_brook_jayceb19_1024x1024.jpg)
14th May:
Sunset over the mountains by Brian Smith @iBri_Photo
![1st_Place_Sunset_over_the_mountains_by_Brian_Smith_iBri_Photo_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_sunset_over_the_mountains_by_brian_smith_ibri_photo_1024x1024.jpg)
21st May:
Double Halo with Parhelic ring in Netherlands by Glenn Aoys @thesixthsense4u
![1st_Place_Double_Halo_with_Parhelic_ring_in_Netherlands_by_Glenn_Aoys_thesixthsense4u_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_double_halo_with_parhelic_ring_in_netherlands_by_glenn_aoys_thesixthsense4u_1024x1024.jpg)
28th May
The Milkyway core rises above Clavell Tower overlooking Kimmeridge Bay in Dorset by Mark Pelleymounter @MPelleymounter
![1st_Place_The_Milkyway_core_rises_above_Clavell_Tower_overlooking_Kimmeridge_Bay_in_Dorset_by_Mark_Pelleymounter_MPelleymounter_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_the_milkyway_core_rises_above_clavell_tower_overlooking_kimmeridge_bay_in_dorset_by_mark_pelleymounter_mpelleymounter_1024x1024.jpg)
4th June:
Lightning over Southend Pier by Mike Batson @mikebatson5d
![1st_Place_Lightning_over_Southend_Pier_by_Mike_Batson_mikebatson5d_edd7fc04-5f0c-4354-b8c1-fe905eae31f2_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_lightning_over_southend_pier_by_mike_batson_mikebatson5d_edd7fc04-5f0c-4354-b8c1-fe905eae31f2_1024x1024.jpg)
11th June:
Looking across Applecross beach to Eigg and Rhum by Mike Cooper @craiglinscheoch
![1st_Place_Looking_across_Applecross_beach_to_Eigg_and_Rhum_by_Mike_Cooper_craiglinscheoch_f54ffba3-1259-412d-befd-32180506a0b2_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_looking_across_applecross_beach_to_eigg_and_rhum_by_mike_cooper_craiglinscheoch_f54ffba3-1259-412d-befd-32180506a0b2_1024x1024.jpg)
18th June:
Iceberg in Upper Amherst Cove, Bonavista, Newfoundland by Glass Photography @GlassFotos
![1st_Place_Iceberg_in_Upper_Amherst_Cove_Bonavista_Newfoundland_by_Glass_Photography_GlassFotos_0e3b29a5-a987-42ca-aff1-3d9bf76bfcd9_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_iceberg_in_upper_amherst_cove_bonavista_newfoundland_by_glass_photography_glassfotos_0e3b29a5-a987-42ca-aff1-3d9bf76bfcd9_1024x1024.jpg)
25th June:
The last bolt from a storm over the Patagonia Mountains in southern AZ by Lori Grace Bailey @lorigraceaz
![1st_Place_The_last_bolt_from_a_storm_over_the_Patagonia_Mountains_in_southern_AZ_by_Lori_Grace_Bailey_lorigraceaz_24500dc9-b7d4-43ea-88e6-60bf0ebf8fcd_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_the_last_bolt_from_a_storm_over_the_patagonia_mountains_in_southern_az_by_lori_grace_bailey_lorigraceaz_24500dc9-b7d4-43ea-88e6-60bf0ebf8fcd_1024x1024.jpg)
2nd July:
Lightning at dusk. London. by Stephen Prout @proutstephen
![1st_Place_Lightning_at_dusk._London._by_Stephen_Prout_proutstephen_35271ccd-25f1-41af-bea9-c4690f375117_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_lightning_at_dusk._london._by_stephen_prout_proutstephen_35271ccd-25f1-41af-bea9-c4690f375117_1024x1024.jpg)
9th July:
Mt. Hood covered in a blanket of clouds by Mike Warner @MikeKATU
![1st_Place_Mt._Hood_covered_in_a_blanket_of_clouds_by_Mike_Warner_MikeKATU_347d04d0-29e8-40c6-8be2-8b0d82144bb9_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_mt._hood_covered_in_a_blanket_of_clouds_by_mike_warner_mikekatu_347d04d0-29e8-40c6-8be2-8b0d82144bb9_1024x1024.jpg)
16th July:
Summer night silhouette in Ramsey St Mary’s, Cambridgeshire by Christine Mitchell @chris_alpacas
![](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_summer_night_silhouette_in_ramsey_st_mary_s_cambridgeshire_by_christine_mitchell_chris_alpacas_28519923-ebca-4c8a-b931-7efe220133ae_1024x1024.jpg)
23rd July:
The Gold Coast by Celina K @StellaBella67
![1st_Place_The_Gold_Coast_by_Celina_K_StellaBella67_81df6e2c-7645-4f66-924e-2ac54736cd7b_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_the_gold_coast_by_celina_k_stellabella67_81df6e2c-7645-4f66-924e-2ac54736cd7b_1024x1024.jpg)
30th July:
Thunderstorm over Phoenix Arizona during the 2018 Monsoon by Scott Wood @Scott_Wood
![1st_Place_Thunderstorm_over_Phoenix_Arizona_during_the_2018_Monsoon_by_Scott_Wood_Scott_Wood_fc98883a-b4d3-4f9f-9158-2a6d6b6442d8_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_thunderstorm_over_phoenix_arizona_during_the_2018_monsoon_by_scott_wood_scott_wood_fc98883a-b4d3-4f9f-9158-2a6d6b6442d8_1024x1024.jpg)
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](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1s51cb1.jpg)
20th August:
A stag in Bushy Park, London by David @David_Photos_UK
![1st_Place_A_stag_in_Bushy_Park_London_by_David_David_Photos_UK_1fc335b8-8101-4c10-8c6e-70b582c1e54f_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_a_stag_in_bushy_park_london_by_david_david_photos_uk_1fc335b8-8101-4c10-8c6e-70b582c1e54f_1024x1024.jpg)
27th August:
The Crana River, Buncrana, Ireland by Michael Mc Elroy @M_McElroy
![1st_Place_The_Crana_River_Buncrana_Ireland_by_Michael_Mc_Elroy_M_McElroy_1d84b6b8-e22b-4d72-a540-3cef848d495f_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_the_crana_river_buncrana_ireland_by_michael_mc_elroy_m_mcelroy_1d84b6b8-e22b-4d72-a540-3cef848d495f_1024x1024.jpg)
3rd September:
Great lightning show with a moonlit foreground near Aguila, AZ by Kyle Benne @KyleBenne
![1st_Place_Great_lightning_show_with_a_moonlit_foreground_near_Aguila_AZ_by_Kyle_Benne_KyleBenne_2d7a67d2-999c-4cab-9003-cc493735dc46_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_great_lightning_show_with_a_moonlit_foreground_near_aguila_az_by_kyle_benne_kylebenne_2d7a67d2-999c-4cab-9003-cc493735dc46_1024x1024.jpg)
10th September:
“Threading the Needle” by Bryan Snider @BryanSnider
![1st_Place_Threading_the_Needle_by_Bryan_Snider_BryanSnider_95da88ce-2e79-4177-9938-07467c32b793_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_threading_the_needle_by_bryan_snider_bryansnider_95da88ce-2e79-4177-9938-07467c32b793_1024x1024.jpg)
17th September:
Powerful positive bolts – Petrified Forest National Park, Northern Arizona by Monsoon Tracker @monsoontracker
![1S1679~1](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1s16791.jpg)
24th September:
Taken on the Isle of Skye, Scotland in a December 2017 by Rob Darby @Rob_Darby
![1st_Place_Taken_on_the_Isle_of_Skye_Scotland_in_a_December_2017_by_Rob_Darby_Rob_Darby_9879aa3f-927b-41d9-8766-b52cc2e2f86e_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_taken_on_the_isle_of_skye_scotland_in_a_december_2017_by_rob_darby_rob_darby_9879aa3f-927b-41d9-8766-b52cc2e2f86e_1024x1024.jpg)
1st October:
A foggy Poole Harbour by Rachel Baker @Saintsmadmomma
![1st_Place_A_foggy_Poole_Harbour_by_Rachel_Baker_Saintsmadmomma_b55c08ea-29c7-4ad0-bdb6-f4199206f5c7_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_a_foggy_poole_harbour_by_rachel_baker_saintsmadmomma_b55c08ea-29c7-4ad0-bdb6-f4199206f5c7_1024x1024.jpg)
8th October:
Sunset and a little lightning close out a very beautiful day on St. Pete Beach in Florida by Josh Herrington @PicsTampaBay
![1S7092~1](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1s70921.jpg)
22nd October:
Ardmucknish Bay near Oban by Brian Smith @iBri_Photo
![1st_Place_Ardmucknish_Bay_near_Oban_by_Brian_Smith_iBri_Photo_31ddb2b5-7c01-4808-921b-fd2ecfbb085c_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_ardmucknish_bay_near_oban_by_brian_smith_ibri_photo_31ddb2b5-7c01-4808-921b-fd2ecfbb085c_1024x1024.jpg)
29th October:
Emerging from the fog – Corfe Castle, Dorset by Andy Lyons @Lyonsphotos_uk
![](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_emerging_from_the_fog_-_corfe_castle_dorset_by_andy_lyons_lyonsphotos_uk_fb9232d4-4e88-43ba-ae49-e782aed53136_1024x1024.jpg)
5th November:
Thunderstorm and rainbow over a cotton field near Eloy, AZ by Kyle Benne @KyleBenne
![1st_Place_Thunderstorm_and_rainbow_over_a_cotton_field_near_Eloy_AZ_by_Kyle_Benne_KyleBenne_f9295930-a2d0-4150-9a98-25586c242ab6_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_thunderstorm_and_rainbow_over_a_cotton_field_near_eloy_az_by_kyle_benne_kylebenne_f9295930-a2d0-4150-9a98-25586c242ab6_1024x1024.jpg)
12th November:
Potton Woods South Cambridgeshire by Gareth @IrishPixel
![1st_Place_Potton_Woods_South_Cambridgeshire_by_Gareth_IrishPixel_49f7b6d4-9548-4688-969b-4c80fa546137_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_potton_woods_south_cambridgeshire_by_gareth_irishpixel_49f7b6d4-9548-4688-969b-4c80fa546137_1024x1024.jpg)
19th November:
A split sky in the sunset by Hari_Photography @HariG_IN
![1st_Place_A_split_sky_in_the_sunset_by_Hari_Photography_HariG_IN_687f9684-e684-4933-a769-d85173e0def0_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_a_split_sky_in_the_sunset_by_hari_photography_harig_in_687f9684-e684-4933-a769-d85173e0def0_1024x1024.jpg)
26th November:
Clearing storm over the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in southern Colorado by Stephen Lee @darkglassphoto
![1S931E~1](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1s931e1.jpg)
3rd December:
Eystrahorn overhung by huge lenticular clouds in Iceland by Mo Warden @SilverRainbow
![1st_Place_Eystrahorn_overhung_by_huge_lenticular_clouds_in_Iceland_by_Mo_Warden_SilverRainbow_52ef2009-a073-4208-81f5-69e5a27e226e_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_eystrahorn_overhung_by_huge_lenticular_clouds_in_iceland_by_mo_warden_silverrainbow_52ef2009-a073-4208-81f5-69e5a27e226e_1024x1024.jpg)
10th December:
Before the next squall off the Atlantic by Impact Imagz @ImpactImagz
![1st_Place_Before_the_next_squall_off_the_Atlantic_by_Impact_Imagz_ImpactImagz_74d805a1-3137-4f4d-8813-9182ac5a630a_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_before_the_next_squall_off_the_atlantic_by_impact_imagz_impactimagz_74d805a1-3137-4f4d-8813-9182ac5a630a_1024x1024.jpg)
17th December:
Sunrise on a misty morning. Clare river in Galway, Ireland by WoodRoad Photography @woodroadphotos
![1st_Place_Sunrise_on_a_misty_morning._Clare_river_in_Galway_Ireland_by_WoodRoad_Photography_woodroadphotos_e7300eb8-4ada-4394-a3d8-daa712690095_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_sunrise_on_a_misty_morning._clare_river_in_galway_ireland_by_woodroad_photography_woodroadphotos_e7300eb8-4ada-4394-a3d8-daa712690095_1024x1024.jpg)
24th December:
Winter dawn at Jax Beach by D Malone McMillan @EzekielANovel
![1st_Place_Winter_dawn_at_Jax_Beach_by_D_Malone_McMillan_EzekielANovel_2ff2cd58-44dd-462e-9b1e-5dfdeef525cc_1024x1024](https://www.stormhour.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1st_place_winter_dawn_at_jax_beach_by_d_malone_mcmillan_ezekielanovel_2ff2cd58-44dd-462e-9b1e-5dfdeef525cc_1024x1024.jpg)