Climate & Environment

Global Weather Highlights: From Uruguayan Storms to Himalayan Blooms

By Ada Wood

A woman walks along the beach as rain falls off the coast of Montevideo, Uruguay, during a storm on Nov. 1, 2026. The week featured diverse weather scenes worldwide. White and yellow chrysanthemums bloom in a field on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on Nov. 6, 2026. A pond in the historic castle park of Bad Homburg, Germany, is shown; the park, designed as an English landscape garden, attracts visitors in the fall with foliage turning bright yellow and orange. Mount Fuji is visible beyond autumn leaves in Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi prefecture, Japan, on Nov. 7, 2026. Hoarfrost formed overnight on maple leaves in a meadow in Sieversdorf, Germany. An aerial view shows snow‑covered forests surrounding the Karabuk‑Bartin road at Ahmetusta Pass in Karabuk, Turkey, on Nov. 7, 2026; the pass, at an altitude of 3,379 feet, was blanketed by snow, affecting higher elevations. Snow and frost coat trees on a mountainside in Montgenevre, Hautes‑Alpes, France, on Nov. 7, 2026. Fog surrounds Wernigerode Castle in the Harz Mountains, Germany, in the morning. A rainbow appears over buildings in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 7, 2026. The safety car assesses the track as rain delays qualifying at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace in Sao Paulo, Brazil, ahead of the Sao Paulo Prix on Sunday. Which photo is your favorite? Let us know in the comments.