From the Field

10 awe-inspiring weather photos for World Meteorological Day

Children run across a field as stormy cumulonimbus clouds pour rain to a village in Magoye, Zambia.

On World Meteorological Day we invite you to join us as we behold the beauty of our skies, captured in 10 weather photos by World Vision’s world-class photographers, and revere the Artist who set it all into place.

Psalm 8:3-4, 9 (NIV)

When I consider your heavens, …

Children run across a field as stormy cumulonimbus clouds pour rain to a village in Magoye, Zambia. Children run across a field as stormy cumulonimbus clouds pour rain to a village in Magoye, Zambia. (©2016 World Vision/photo by Jon Warren)

the work of your fingers, …

Mount Ararat peeks through clouds on an overcast day in Armenia. Mount Ararat peeks through clouds on an overcast day in Armenia. (©2015 World Vision/photo by Laura Reinhardt)

 the moon …

The full moon rises at twilight over the rural hills of Moyo, Zambia. The full moon rises at twilight over the rural hills of Moyo, Zambia. (©2016 World Vision/photo by Jon Warren)

and the stars,

Stars appears to streak and swirl in the night sky over a Mongolian ger (dwelling) as the earth rotates during a long exposure. Stars appears to streak and swirl in the night sky over a Mongolian ger (dwelling) as the earth rotates during a long exposure. (©2015 World Vision/photo by Jon Warren)

which you have set in place,

Layers of clouds curl and stretch at sunset over a Mongolian valley near Bayankhongor. Layers of clouds curl and stretch at sunset over a Mongolian valley near Bayankhongor. (©2015 World Vision/photo by Jon Warren)

what is mankind that you are mindful of them, …

Stars twinkle in the early morning as a Zambian mother prepares tea in her kitchen hut. Stars twinkle in the early morning as a Zambian mother prepares tea in her kitchen hut. (©2016 World Vision/photo by Jon Warren)

…that you care for them?

In Zambia, a downpour falls like a curtain near a woman walking home after collecting water for her family. In Zambia, a downpour falls like a curtain near a woman walking home after collecting water for her family. (©2015 World Vision/photo by Jon Warren)

… LORD, our LORD…

Dark storm clouds recede in the east as sunset shines over Huanta, a city in the Andes Mountains of Peru. A statue of Jesus overlooks the breathtaking scene. Dark storm clouds recede in the east as sunset shines over Huanta, a city in the Andes Mountains of Peru. A statue of Jesus overlooks the breathtaking scene. (©2014 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee)

… how majestic is your name…

Rays of sunlight slant through cloud breaks over Syrian refugee tents in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. Rays of sunlight slant through cloud breaks over Syrian refugee tents in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. (©2016 World Vision/photo by Jon Warren)

… in all the earth!

Blue sky peeks through white, fluffy clouds over a blooming potato field in Colomi, Bolivia. Blue sky peeks through white, fluffy clouds over a blooming potato field in Colomi, Bolivia. (©2015 World Vision/photo by Eugene Lee)

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