Met Office unveils UK storm names for 2025–26 season, starting with Storm Amy
List compiled with Met Éireann and KNMI from public submissions includes tributes, pets and unusual choices such as Chandra and Wubbo
The Met Office, in partnership with Ireland’s Met Éireann and the Netherlands’ KNMI, has published the full list of named storms for the 2025–26 season, beginning with Storm Amy.
The names were compiled from public submissions and include a mix of common names, tributes to loved ones, pets and what the agency described as “everyday heroes.” Amy was the most popular female name submitted and is designated as the season’s first name. Other entries on the list include Chandra, Fionnuala and Wubbo.
Rebekah Hicks, chief meteorologist at the Met Office, said the naming system is intended to help people recognise and respond to forecasts and warnings. “Naming storms isn’t just about giving them a label, it’s about making sure people take notice,” she said. The Met Office and its partners have used names to increase the visibility of severe weather alerts and to aid public communication around potentially disruptive events.
The announcement follows a year in which the UK experienced several damaging systems, including Storm Éowyn earlier in the year and Storm Floris more recently. Those events prompted warnings, transport disruption and localised damage across parts of the UK and Ireland, illustrating the risks associated with high-wind and coastal-storm events.
The three agencies involved in the naming scheme invite public participation in compiling the lists, a practice that organisers say helps reflect community connections and raises public engagement with weather messaging. Names submitted by the public are reviewed before inclusion to ensure they are clear and suitable for use in forecasts and alerts.
Meteorological services say the named-storm system is one part of broader public safety efforts that include forecasts, warnings and coordination with emergency and transport authorities. The Met Office and its partners will issue warnings under the names on the list when meteorological conditions meet thresholds for disruption.
The published list offers members of the public the opportunity to see whether they share a name with any of the season’s storms and to follow forecasts if a listed name is used. The Met Office and its partner agencies said the list is intended to assist communication and preparedness rather than to predict the timing or severity of specific storms.
Further operational notices and warnings will be issued by the Met Office, Met Éireann and KNMI as conditions warrant during the 2025–26 storm season. Readers are advised to follow official channels for the latest forecasts and safety guidance.