UK storm season 2023/24

A summary of all the named storms from the 2023/24 storm season in the UK.

The 2023/24 storm season saw 12 named storms, the greatest number of named storms since the first season in 2015.

A timeline showing the dates of all 12 named storms for the 2023-24 storm season season

The season started with Storm Agnes on the 27 September 2023 through to Storm Lilian on the 22 August 2024.

In October 2023, Storm Babet brought some very strong winds, gusting at over 58mph across northeast England and much of Scotland, but the more significant impacts where from the rainfall. Eastern Scotland saw exceptional rainfall with 150 to 200mm of rain falling in the wettest areas and the issuing of two red warnings for rain.

Storms Isha and Jocelyn, the ninth and tenth named storms of the season, arrived in quick succession in late January 2024. The storms were influenced by a powerful jet stream which was intensified by a large contrast in temperature across North America caused by a pool of cold air over Canada and the United States sinking south. Storm Isha brought widespread strong winds, particularly across the northern half of the UK, on 21 to 22 January 2024, where winds gusted at 69 to 81mph, including a gust 99mph in Northumberland.

Find out more about the 2023/24 storm season in our blog post.

 

Name Date named Date of impact on UK and/or Ireland and/or Netherlands
Agnes 25 September 2023   27 - 28 September 2023
Babet 16 October 2023 18 - 21 October 2023
Ciarán 29 October 2023 1 - 2 November 2023
Debi 12 November 2023 13 November 2023
Elin 9 December 2023 9 December 2023
Fergus 9 December 2023 10 December 2023
Gerrit 26 December 2023 27 - 28 December 2023
Henk 2 January 2024 2 January 2024
Isha 19 January 2024 21 - 22 January 2024
Jocelyn 22 January 2024 23 - 24 January 2024
Kathleen 4 April 2024 6 - 7 April 2024
Lilian 22 August 2024 22 - 23 August 2024

Unused storm names 2023/4

Name
Minnie
Nicholas
Olga
Piet
Regina
Stuart
Tamiko
Vincent
Walid