Jade and Austen included in Met Éireann’s 2026-27 storm names

Austen, Boelo and Chloe will lead the list of names used for storms over the coming winter, followed by 18 other names including Jade, Laoise, Nicola and Wende.

Met Éireann published the 21-name list with the UK Met Office and the Dutch forecasting service KNMI. Each organisation selected seven names for the next 12 months.

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Naming storms helps Met Éireann in our mission to protect life and property through the provision of world-class weather, climate, and flood services.

The Irish service chose Austen, Evelyn, Kilian and Miriam to mark its 90th anniversary. The names honour figures connected with its history, including Austen Nagle, the service’s first director in 1936, and Miriam Lyons, the first woman to hold an operational role as a meteorological officer. Heather, Laoise and Phelim came from a public naming campaign held last year.

Eoin Sherlock, head of Met Éireann’s Forecasting Division, said naming storms helps public safety organisations increase awareness of severe weather and communicate warnings consistently. The service said the approach supports its work to protect life and property through weather, climate and flood services.

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Using consistent names and communications allows us and other public safety organisations to increase awareness of severe and impactful weather alongside our weather warnings.