It's a German sheep.....not much else to say. But a nice day. [EPA]

Hitting the Baltic Sea beach at Usedom, Germany. [EPA]

The iconic Hagia Sophia glows against Istanbul's leaden sky. [AFP}

Clouds gather over the golden fields in Biebelried, southern Germany. [AFP]

Negotiating the monsoon flooding in Amritsar, India. [AFP]

Playing in rough weather in Navotas City near Manila. [EPA]

Even with an umbrella, when it rains like this in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, you need to run! [EPA]

Cooling off near Vasai, Mumbai [EPA]

Hot and humid in Tokyo. [AFP]

A retreiver cools off in the Guadiaro river in southern Spain. [AFP]

Getting caught out in the rain can leave you a little hoarse. This chap's taking no chances [AFP]

Paying the price for hot weather in the UK. Devizes, Wiltshire. [Pete Glastonbury]

Shower clouds loom in the Bristol Channel as seen from Exmoor National Park, UK. [Maureen Harvey]

Head over heels in Vlissingen, The Netherlands. [EPA]

German fans await the arrival of the German national team at Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate to celebrate their FIFA World Cup title. [AFP]

Children in Tokyo, Japan cool off at a water park as temperatures soar to 36C. [EPA]

Sunny on the Somerset coast, UK. [Maureen Harvey]

Rare noctilucent cloud at an attitude of 80km as seen from Wiltshire, UK. [Pete Glastonbury]

Fact: A cow sweats through its nose. [EPA]

Two people are killed and several injured as a tornado rips through a street in Capiata, on the outskirts of Asuncion, Paraguay. [AFP]

Worth the hike. The view above St Gallen in the Swiss Alps. [EPA]

High tide and big waves pound the promenade at Mumbai. [EPA]