Met Office reveals full list of new storm names for 2025 and 2026 season – has yours made the list?

THE Met Office have revealed a full list of new storm names for this year.

Amy, Bram and Chandra will be the first named storms of this winter, meteorologists confirmed, after more than 50,000 suggestions were submitted by the public.

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The Met Office, working in partnership with Ireland‘s Met Eireann and the Dutch national weather forecasting service KNMI, has announced the list of this year’s storm names.

The forecaster revealed people put forward suggestions in tribute to loved ones and even favourite pets.

Under naming conventions used for storms in the North Atlantic, the list runs alphabetically, missing out Q, U, X, Y and Z, and names are drawn from submissions from the public in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands.

The first name in this year’s list, Amy, was the most popular female name submitted to the Met Office, while Dave was described as “my beloved husband who can snore three times louder than any storm”.

Isla was the most popular name submitted for “I” with many submissions about little girls who leave chaos in their wakes.

Meanwhile Violet was submitted in honour of a daughter as “every bit as fierce and unstoppable as a storm” after being born at 27 weeks while her mother was unwell, the Met Office said.

The choice of Stevie for S was inspired by a little girl named after Stevie Nicks for her song Dreams, which includes the line: “Thunder only happens when it’s raining”.

And Ruby was the most popular name beginning with R – with one family nominating it in honour of a cherished grandmother.

Pets featured in the nominations, with one cat, Oscar, described as a “good boy, but crazy when he gets the zoomies” and another remembered for “loving the wind in his fur”.

The Met Office said a number of factors were considered for including a name on the list, including how difficult it is to produce, if it has different meanings across the different countries, is connected to a public figure or could be controversial in any way.

Storms are given a name when they are deemed to have the potential to cause medium or high impacts in the UK, Ireland or the Netherlands, with wind the primary focus, although additional issues from rain or snow will also be looked at.

Rebekah Hicks, chief meteorologist at the Met Office, said: “Naming storms isn’t just about giving them a label, it’s about making sure people take notice.

“When a storm has a name, it becomes easier for the media and public to talk about it, share information, and prepare.

“It’s a simple step that can make a big difference in helping communities stay safe, protect their homes, and make informed decisions ahead of severe weather.”

She added: “Over the past decade, we’ve seen how naming storms helps raise awareness and ultimately, helps save lives.

“It’s a simple but powerful tool in helping communities stay safe when severe weather is on the way.”

It comes after Brits were warned by the Met Office that the beginning of autumn is set to be marked with rainy and changeable weather, the forecaster has said.

Monday will see the end of meteorological summer with cooling temperatures, rain and wind expected across the country, according to the Met Office.

Temperatures next week will likely be around average for early September.

The mercury will start at around 13C or 14C and reaching highs of around 20C to 21C in the evening hours.

Heavy rainfall is expected across south-western parts of Scotland, and a yellow weather warning for rain has been issued for Dumfries and Galloway, and Strathclyde between 3am and 10am on Monday.

Brits have been warned that the showers may even bring hail and thunder with them.

Homes and businesses could flood and motorists have been told by the Met Office to expect challenging driving conditions on the roads as sheets of rain lash down.

Monday is set to start with some sunshine across eastern areas of the country.

But scattered showers are soon to develop in the west before spreading eastwards throughout the day, possibly with heavy rain and thunder.

Craig Snell, meteorologist at the Met Office, said: “Some of these showers will be on the heavy side, maybe the odd rumble of thunder and some hail mixed in to some of them too.

“But they will be moving through steadily on a fairly brisk wind in the brighter moments.

“On Tuesday, rain is once again expected to develop across south-west England before spreading eastward across most parts of England and Wales.

“Throughout the day, some of this rain will be quite heavy and persistent, and overall, quite a wet picture for some of us.

“For Scotland, Northern Ireland, the far north of northern England, we just continue the mix of sunshine and the scattered showers, with maybe some sunshine returning later on in the day across the far South West, but still risk of some heavy showers here.”

Temperatures on Tuesday are expected to reach highs of around 17C to around 20C, or 21C across the south.

The weather will likely remain unsettled throughout the rest of the week with further blustery showers and longer periods of rain across much of the UK.

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