Weather Photo Of The Week Winners 8th January 2017

Each week we publish the StormHour Photo of The Week competition winner on this page.This picture is also pinned on our Twitter profile for the week, posted on our Facebook Page, added to Instagram and included in our newsletter. Full credit is always given to the photographer and any relevant links included.

The weekly photographic competition is judged in association with The Royal Meteorological Society, whose mission is to “promote meteorology as a science, profession and interest”

RMetS are kindly offering their 2017 calendar as first prize in our weekly competition. The Calendar features the stunning shortlisted images from the Weather Photographer of the Year 2016; a competition ran in partnership with the Royal Photographic Society. You can follow the society on twitter @RMetS

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

1st Place Jill @Photochic2013 Sunrise light and snow magic at Emerald Lake

2nd Place Jen Spiers @spiers_jen Taken from the shore of Crummock Water, Lake District NP, looking towards Buttermere, on 2.1.17

3rd Place Ross McLaughlin @ross__mcl Christmas lights, Norwegian style! The aurora on Christmas day, in Harstad Norway. Best Christmas present ever