The Met Office has revealed the storm names for the 2024/25 season.
The new storms list – first launched in 2015 – usually runs from early September until late August the following year.
Along with Met Eireann in Ireland and KNMI, the Dutch weather service, meteorologists name storms so that the communication of severe weather is easier.
This weekend, we have a newly christened storm arriving, Storm Bert.
Wind gusts of up to 70mph are expected in some areas across the UK.
Heavy snowfall could bring further disruption to parts of the country while heavy rain is also likely, especially in western parts, the Met Office added.
Storm names for 2024/25
The storm names for 2024/25 are:
- Ashley
- Bert
- Conall
- Darragh
- Eowyn
- Floris
- Gerben
- Hugo
- Izzy
- James
- Kayleigh
- Lewis
- Mavis
- Naoise
- Otje
- Poppy
- Rafi
- Sayuri
- Tilly
- Vivienne
- Wren
James, Lewis and Mavis are all included in the new list in honour of figures from the Met Office’s 170-year history.
The Met Office said James is named after Group Captain James Stagg, who was the chief meteorologist responsible for advising General Dwight Eisenhower on the weather forecast for the D-Day landings.
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Lewis is included because of Lewis Fry Richardson, who devised a theory to use maths and physics to make weather forecasts using computers.
While Mavis is named after Mavis Hinds, who worked on the earliest Met Office computers.
Will Lang, who leads responses in times of severe weather for the Met Office, said: “This year, as we celebrate our 170th birthday, it’s great to be able to honour those who have had an impact on our long history of pioneering weather and climate science services.”
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