First up will be Storm Aiden. Met Éireann, the UK Met Office and the Dutch National Weather Service (KNMI) have unveiled the list of names for the 2020/21 storm season. The list features names chosen as part of the combined Name Our Storms scheme, which was developed to raise awareness of inclement weather prior to […]

6 years ago

There’s a few good ones in here, you’d have to say. Met Éireann and the UK Met Office, along with their storm naming partner KNMI (the Dutch National Weather Service) have unveiled the list of names for the 2019-20 storm season. This summer, Met Éireann and the UK Met Office received thousands of suggestions from […]

7 years ago

We cannot think of a sweeter gift than naming a storm after someone. Met Éireann, in conjunction with the Met Office of the UK and the Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut (KNMI), is looking for public participation in naming the next round of storms. Typically, each letter of the alphabet gets a maximum of one storm. This year, […]

7 years ago

Know anyone who is about to get a big windy day named after them? Storm Ali will be the first named storm to arrive in Ireland and the UK this Winter, after the list of new storm names that were chosen by the public was announced in the late hours of Tuesday night. The list […]

8 years ago