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Weather Of The World: May 24
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Wander the world one snapshot at a time. Explore striking moments of weather in motion in this week's slideshow.

Ada Wood
ByAda Wood•
May 24, 2026Updated: May 24, 2026, 7:00 am EDTPublished: May 24, 2026, 7:00 am EDT
A view of a sandstorm sweeping through the city of Najaf, Iraq, affecting daily life and reducing visibility in traffic on May 18, 2026.

A view of a sandstorm sweeping through the city of Najaf, Iraq, affecting daily life and reducing visibility in traffic on May 18, 2026.

(Karar Essa / Anadolu / Getty Images)

F​rom fires in California to sandstorms in Iraq, it has been another busy week of weather around the world. Here are some of the most jaw-dropping and awe-inspiring weather photos we found this week.

A view of the Mediano reservoir amid high water level, in Mediano, Huesca province, on May 19, 2026. This long-term project shows an inventory of several sites in Spain which are suffering from drought. Photos of the same places are taken every month over a very long period.

A view of the Mediano reservoir amid high water level, in Mediano, Huesca province, on May 19, 2026. This long-term project shows an inventory of several sites in Spain which are suffering from drought. Photos of the same places are taken every month over a very long period.

(ANDER GILLENEA / AFP / Getty Images)

A resident uses a garden hose to watering his backyard as the Sandy Fire burns in the hills close to a residential area in Simi Valley, California, on May 18, 2026. About 24,000 people in Simi Valley, 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles, are under mandatory evacuation orders as the Sandy Fire is "spreading dangerously fast" according to fire officials.

A resident uses a garden hose to watering his backyard as the Sandy Fire burns in the hills close to a residential area in Simi Valley, California, on May 18, 2026. About 24,000 people in Simi Valley, 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles, are under mandatory evacuation orders as the Sandy Fire is "spreading dangerously fast" according to fire officials.

(Apu GOMES / AFP / Getty Images)

Inmate firefighters walk back to their fire truck after combating the Sandy Fire in Simi Valley, California on May 18, 2026. A brush fire broke out on May 18 in the suburbs of Los Angeles, spreading rapidly and prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders for thousands of residents. Dubbed the Sandy Fire, the blaze broke out late morning in Simi Valley, a city of roughly 125,000 residents about 40 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.

Inmate firefighters walk back to their fire truck after combating the Sandy Fire in Simi Valley, California on May 18, 2026. A brush fire broke out on May 18 in the suburbs of Los Angeles, spreading rapidly and prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders for thousands of residents. Dubbed the Sandy Fire, the blaze broke out late morning in Simi Valley, a city of roughly 125,000 residents about 40 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.

(Apu GOMES / AFP / Getty Images)

Hundreds of jellyfish are foraging in the shallow water in the fishing harbor on the Baltic Sea island of Poel in Timmendorf, Germany, on May 19, 2026.

Hundreds of jellyfish are foraging in the shallow water in the fishing harbor on the Baltic Sea island of Poel in Timmendorf, Germany, on May 19, 2026.

(Jens Büttner / picture alliance / Getty Images)

Pedestrians cross a street under umbrellas to shelter from the rain in Hong Kong on May 19, 2026.

Pedestrians cross a street under umbrellas to shelter from the rain in Hong Kong on May 19, 2026.

(Peter PARKS / AFP / Getty Images)

People wait to purchase fruit smoothies amid a heat advisory from a street vendor on South Street on May 19, 2026, in New York City. The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for NYC and New Jersey.

People wait to purchase fruit smoothies amid a heat advisory from a street vendor on South Street on May 19, 2026, in New York City. The National Weather Service had issued a heat advisory for NYC and New Jersey.

(Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images)

A tractor drives through an orchard in Lower Saxony, Jork, Germany, on May 19, 2026.

A tractor drives through an orchard in Lower Saxony, Jork, Germany, on May 19, 2026.

(Sina Schuldt / picture alliance / Getty Images)

Warm weather had Torontonians not at work enjopying the weather at the beach on May 19, 2026.

Warm weather had Torontonians not at work enjopying the weather at the beach on May 19, 2026.

(Steve Russell / Toronto Star / Getty Images)

People hang out in the sun at Burg garden behind the Imperial Hofburg palace in Vienna, Austria, on May 19, 2026.

People hang out in the sun at Burg garden behind the Imperial Hofburg palace in Vienna, Austria, on May 19, 2026.

(Joe Klamar / AFP via Getty Images)

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