The Met Office is the UK’s national meteorological service, providing critical weather forecasts, severe weather warnings, and climate monitoring since 1854. Much like our National Weather Service, the UK names their storms. In fact, the public has been able to suggest names every year since 2015, though only about 20 are typically chosen. Most recently, the two names submitted are Elon Gust and Dame Judi Drench. Others that have been submitted in the past include Stormy McStormFace, David Blowy, and Bruce SpringStorm. Some of the names are clever and funny, but officials say they could never use comedy names for storms, because at the heart of it, naming storms has an important purpose — it reduces confusion and ensures that public alerts are easily understood and acted upon. In 2025, more than 50,000 suggestions were made. Of those, Amy, Bram, Chandra, Dave, Eddie, Hannah, Oscar, Patrick and Violet were chosen. Storm Chandra hit the UK and Ireland at the end of January, bringing strong winds and persistent heavy rainfall of up to 5 inches in the wettest locations.
