LIVE: Met Éireann reveals new list of storm names for upcoming autumn / winter season

The list of storm names for the upcoming autumn and winter seasons have been released by Met Éireann, the UK Met Office and KNMI - the national weather service of the Netherlands.

Similar to previous years, each of the three national weather services has contributed names reflective of their respective nations and cultures, mainly suggested by members of the public. 

In Ireland, Met Éireann, which selected seven of the storm names, says more 4,000 people across the country submitted suggestions following a social media campaign earlier this year.

The first named storm last year was Ashley while the most recent was Floris. The most powerful storm was Éowyn which caused significant damage across Ireland in January.

The full list for 2025/2026 list is Amy, Bram, Chandra, Dave, Eddie, Fionnuala, Gerard, Hannah, Isla, Janna, Kasia, Lilith, Marty, Nico, Oscar, Patrick, Ruby, Stevie, Tadhg, Violet and Wubbo.

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Commenting following the publication of the storm names for the 2025/2026 storm season, Eoin Sherlock, Head of the Forecasting Division in Met Éireann, said he was delighted with the response from members of the public.

“2025 marks 10 years since the storm naming initiative began and we wanted to involve Ireland’s public more than ever, so we invited them to send us their perfect storm names. There were many personal stories of friends, family, loved ones, and pets, as well as many suggestions honouring our history, culture, and literature," he said.

Mr Sherlock said some of the suggestions included Bram, honouring the renowned Irish writer Bram Stoker and Gerard, a gentleman fighting his own health battle and to whom we wish the best.

"Many noted how their children and grandchildren of all ages can be their own storms, such as Tadhg, who is a force of nature according to his grandmother. Naming storms is a powerful tool that supports us and other public safety organisations to increase awareness of severe and impactful weather alongside our weather warnings.

"We know that naming storms makes it easier for people to track important and up to date forecasts and safety-related information. A good example was Storm Éowyn last January, when our website, met.ie, received more than three million visits in two days. It all aids in protecting life and property across Ireland," he stated.

Even though the process of selecting the names is a fun and light-hearted task, Met Éireann says communicating forecast and safety messages ahead of and during every severe weather event is its highest priority.

"At the start of the storm season, we echo the government advice to ‘Be Winter Ready’ and prepare now for possible severe weather events to come," said Mr Sherlock.

A storm is named when it could result in ‘medium’ or ‘high’ impacts in Ireland, the UK or the Netherlands.

Met Éireann says naming storms allows for authoritative and consistent communications with the public to enable them to prepare for, and stay safe, during potentially severe weather events.

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As well as naming a storm, relevant colour-coded weather warnings may be issued for wind, rain, or snow, or a combination of these conditions.

Any warnings issued  by Met Éireann are based on a combination of numerical criteria and the potential impacts foreseen.

Since 2015, Met Éireann and the UK Met Office have been working together on the naming programme, and were joined by the Netherland’s KNMI in 2019.