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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Yusra Abdulahi

Met Office releases names for next season of storms expected to batter UK

Photographer is covered in ocean spray while shooting waves from shore
In 2023-24 the Met Office named 12 storms, the most in a season since it started doing so in 2015. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA

The Met Office has released the list of storm names for the 2024-5 season.

The weather and climate service has been naming storms since 2015, publishing a list at the beginning of each autumn. To mark the 170th anniversary of the Met Office, this season’s list features names of notable figures from its history.

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