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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 2023/24 the names are:

And here is the latest status for the current season.

 
NameDate namedDate of impact on UK and/or Ireland and/or Netherlands
Ashley  
Bert  
Conall  
Darragh  
Éowyn  
Floris  
Gerben  
Hugo  
Izzy  
James  
Kayleigh  
Lewis  
Mavis  
Naoise  
Otje  
Poppy  
Rafi  
Sayuri  
Tilly  
Vivienne  
Wren  

Source: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-storm-centre/index

Published On: February 22nd, 2022Last Updated: August 29th, 2024Categories: Current Weather Data0.7 min readTotal Views: 1331Daily Views: 4

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