Met Office reveals storm names for 2026-2027 including Shaun the Sheep

This time around the list of storms take their monikers from a five-year-old weather enthusiast and a much-loved Labrador puppy, to meteorological pioneers and Shaun the Sheep

SHAUN The Sheep and a Labrador puppy known as the "absolute destructor" are among the inspirations for storm names picked by the Met Office this year. The public has been able to put forward names every year since 2015 but only a small number are usually chosen. More than 40,000 suggestions were submitted for the...

Selected by the public, this year’s storm names have been named for cartoon characters and family pets, as well as meteorological pioneers and loved ones.

The storm season has begun, and the meteorological institute KNMI has announced the Dutch c

Meteorologists release list of monikers for potential storms this season after 40,000 suggestions from public From a five-year-old weather enthusiast to a beloved animated sheep – the inspiration for the list of storm names for this autumn and winter is wide and varied. Austen, Boelo and Chloe will be the first named s

We may hear these storm names in the coming months.08:57, 01 Sep 2026The Met Office has announced the official storm names list for 2026/27. Created in collaboration with Met Éireann and KNMI, the list includes a variety of popular names, as well as the winner of the Shaun the Sheep public vote.‌Over the years a variet

Met Éireann, in partnership with UK’s Met Office and the Dutch national weather forecasting service KNMI, has announced the list of storm names for the 2026/27 season

Tuesday 1 September marks the start of the UK storm season and a new list of storm names have been released including Austen, Chloe and Evelyn.

In the last year, there have been impacts from Storm Dave as well as Storms Benjamin, Claudia and Goretti - here's the list for the next season

The UK’s Met Office, Ireland’s Met Éireann, and KNMI in the Netherlands have been naming storms since 2015

The Met Office, in partnership with Met Éireann and KNMI, has announced the list of storm names for the 2026/27 season, with more than 40,000 suggestions submitted by the public

The Met Office has announced the list of storm names for the 2026/27 season.

Theo, Nicola and Jade are among the 21 names picked00:01, 01 Sep 2026The list of storm names for the 2026/27 season has been revealed, with a tribute to a popular British animation included.‌The Met Office, in partnership with Ireland’s Met Eireann and the Dutch national weather forecasting service KNMI, received more

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