Four recent storm names: Charles, Bruna, Boelo and Austen

Charles, Bruna, Boelo and Austen are the four most recently named storms across the Western and Southwest European naming groups, according to the official records checked on 12 November 2026. The cards below run from newest to oldest by official naming date.

This is a snapshot of those two groups, rather than a ranking across every European naming system. A storm’s naming date is not its arrival date, the beginning of its life, or the full period of its impacts.

Season lists over time

Each snapshot shows both complete seasonal lists, highlighting the names assigned by that date. These are historical snapshots, ordered from oldest to newest.

20 October 2026: Austen

22 October 2026: Boelo

5 November 2026: Bruna

9 November 2026: Charles

Individual storm cards

Two lists, one timeline

Portugal’s IPMA named Charles on 9 November and Bruna on 5 November, as recorded by AEMET for the Southwest group. The Met Office’s Western group tracker records Boelo on 22 October and Austen on 20 October. Its UK, Ireland and Netherlands impact dates are 24–25 October for Boelo and 23 October for Austen; these are separate from the naming dates shown on the cards.

The Southwest list also records Adam, a DANA named on 16 October. It falls outside this four-card selection because its naming date is earlier. Diane and Chloe are the next unused names on the Southwest and Western lists respectively at this check; being on a seasonal list does not mean a storm has already been named.

For background, read Who Names Storms in Europe?.

Sources and credits

• AEMET: high-impact storms and DANAs, 2026–2027 — official Southwest naming dates and naming service. Data credited to AEMET.
• Met Office: UK Storm Centre, 2026–27 — official Western naming dates and listed impact dates.

Card credit: climah.com. The cards are editorial graphics, and climah.com is distinct from the national meteorological services supplying the naming data. This article is prepared for weather-aware.com.

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