Weather Of The World: August 18-24 | Weather.com

Weather Of The World: August 18-24 | Weather.com

Photos

Wander the world one snapshot at a time. Explore striking moments of weather in motion across the globe in this week's slideshow.

ByWyatt Williams•August 23, 2025

A woman on her way to Santiago de Compostela covers her mouth as she walks past a wildfire in northwestern Spain on August 22, 2025. The northwestern regions of Galicia and Castile and Leon, along with Extremadura in the west, have been hit hardest by the fires raging since early August in the scorching heat.
(Photo by MIGUEL RIOPA/AFP via Getty Images)

Part of the Milky Way can be seen in the starry night sky together with the light trails of passing satellites.
(Photo by Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images)

An aerial view shows harvested tomatoes spread out on white sheets to dry under scorching temperatures in the Karacadag region of Turkey. Workers cut and salt the tomatoes before laying them out, laboring from early morning until sunset to ensure natural drying under the sun.
(Photo by Mustafa Kilic/Anadolu via Getty Images)

An aerial view shows Egrekkaya Dam and its surrounding area as water has receded by approximately 150 feet in some areas due to a dry summer season and insufficient rainfall, in Ankara, Turkey, on August 19, 2025. The occupancy rate in Ankara's dams has dropped significantly compared to the same period last year from 39.41% to 19.42%.
(Photo by Muhammed Abdullah Kurtar/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Surfers catch the extremely large waves caused by the hurricane in Narragansett, Rhode Island. Large waves and rip currents gripped the East Coast as Hurricane Erin made its way offshore hundreds of miles away.
(Photo by Joseph Prezioso/Anadolu via Getty Images)

A view from daily life as people try to cool off amid soaring temperatures and an ongoing heatwave in Tehran, Iran, on August 23, 2025. With government offices and banks temporarily closed to reduce energy consumption, many residents seek relief in public spaces during the midday heat.
((Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images) )

There are sure to be plenty more fascinating photos this week, so make sure you check in with us next Sunday to see what's been going on all around the world in weather.