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Met Office releases storm names for 2026-2027 season

The meteorological agencies of the UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands have unveiled the alphabetical list of public-nominated names for severe weather events.

Updated Sep 1, 2026 · 05:22 UTC1 reports

The short version

  • The UK Met Office, Ireland's Met Éireann, and the Netherlands' KNMI released the new storm name list for the 2026-2027 season.
  • The list relies on public submissions and features names such as Austen, Boelo, Chloe, Dano, and Evelyn.
  • Storms are officially named when severe wind, heavy rain, or snow is forecast to cause medium or high impacts leading to amber or red weather warnings.

Key facts

  • The release on September 1 marks the start of meteorological autumn and the eleventh year of the UK storm naming system.[BBC News]
  • The storm names are chosen jointly by the Met Office, Met Éireann, and KNMI from over 40,000 public submissions gathered in 2025.[BBC News]
  • The alphabetical list omits names starting with Q, U, X, Y, and Z to remain consistent with US National Hurricane Centre conventions.[BBC News]
  • Remnants of ex-tropical storms or hurricanes crossing the Atlantic retain their original names given by US forecasting authorities.[BBC News]

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