The UK Met office starting naming storms in 2015. They issue the names each September and the list runs from early September until late August in the following year. A storm is named when it has the potential to cause an amber or red warning.

To ensure consistency with the US National Hurricane Centre naming conventions, the Met Office do not include names which begin with the letters Q, U, X, Y and Z. For 2020/21 the names are:

Here’s the latest status

Named Storm Date Named Date Expected to Impact UK and / or Ireland
Antoni 25 September 2023  
Betty
Cillian
Daisy     
Elliot     
Fleur     
Glen    
Hendrika     
Ide    
 Johanna    
Khalid     
 Loes    
Mark    
Nelly     
Owain     
Priya     
Ruadhan     
Sam     
Tobias