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Owen Humphreys captures the extraordinary side of UK weather

It’s a well-known pastime that Britons love complaining about the weather. Mostly it鈥檚 about the grey monotony, the incessant rain, or the tumultuous unpredictability.

Is it just customary small talk? Or a penchant for complaining? Probably a bit of both – and nobody can take it away from us. In reality, British weather can be as beautiful as the sunlit splendour of more exotic countries (just without so much sun).

Owen Humphreys is an award-winning photographer at and has been photographing weather for many years. So he knows a thing or two about what UK weather really looks like. And it may surprise you.

Explore highlights from Owen Humphreys’ UK weather collection

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Dawn over Coquet Island, a small island 1.2 kilometres off Amble on the Northumberland coast.

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Lightning strikes near St Mary's Lighthouse in Whitley Bay, north-east England, as more rain and thunderstorms brought further flood warnings across the UK in the summer of 2019.

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The Northern Lights shine over the Sycamore Gap at Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland.

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Rough sea batters the pier at Tynemouth on the north-east coast.

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Autumn scenes at Grasmere Water, Lake District in Cumbria with rolling mist over the lake.

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The sun sets behind the Angel of the North in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear.

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Rare noctilucent clouds appear over the famous Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland. Noctilucent clouds can occur for a brief moment after sunset when the sun can still light up the clouds a little despite being below the horizon.

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Aerial view of autumn colours on Derwent Isle on Derwentwater near Keswick, Lake District.

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The Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) shine over Derwentwater, near Keswick in the Lake District.

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A rainbow over St Mary's Lighthouse in Whitley Bay.

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