The Met Office have released the latest storm names for the 2025/2026 season. Every September, the UK Storm Centre releases the latest names that can be given to storms severe enough, from A to W. Rather than coinciding with the calendar year, the list of names runs from September to August to match up with the start of autumn and the end of summer, when the potential for storms increases.
The Met Office is part of the Western storm naming group, which is made up of the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands. When the criteria for naming a storm are met, any of those countries’ authorities can choose a name from the alphabetical list. In the UK, a storm gets named when it has the potential to cause disruption or damage. While strong winds are usually the basis for naming, rain that could lead to flood warnings is also a possible cause.
The names are chosen for their pronunciation, their international meanings, their connections to public figures, and their potential controversies. Below, you’ll find the full list for the 2025/2026 season, plus how you can get a storm named after yourself.
Full list of 2025/2026 storm names
- Storm Amy (named October 1)
- Storm Bram
- Storm Chandra
- Storm Dave
- Storm Eddie
- Storm Fionnuala
- Storm Gerad
- Storm Hannah
- Storm Isla
- Storm Janna
- Storm Kasia
- Storm Lilth
- Storm Marty
- Storm Nico
- Storm Nico
- Storm Oscar
- Storm Patrick
- Storm Ruby
- Storm Stevie
- Storm Tadgh
- Storm Violet
- Storm Wubbo
How to get a storm named after yourself
The Met Office takes suggestions throughout the year on names. The final list is compiled from those suggestions, and from suggestions from the Irish authority Met Éireann and Dutch entity KNMI. The form to suggest names can be found here.
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