Fewer Storms, Big Impacts

The 2025/26 storm season ran from Monday 1 September 2025 to Monday 31 August 2026 (inclusive). There were five named storms during the 2025/26 storm season. The full 2024/25 storm name list was (with used names in bold) Amy, Bram, Chandra, Dave, Eddie, Fionnuala, Gerard, Hannah, Isla, Janna, Kasia, Lilith, Marty, Nico, Oscar, Patrick, Ruby, Stevie, Tadhg, Violet, Wubbo; alongside Claudia, named by AEMET.

Every storm of the season brought its own mix of extreme and challenging weather to Ireland. The season began with the season's highest wind speeds during Amy in October, the highest rainfall in November during Claudia, unusally mild December storm called Bram, the lowest pressure in January during Chandra, and the final storm ended in early April with Dave.

Name (Named by) Peak Date		Highest sustained wind speed (km/h)	Highest gust wind speed (km/h)	Highest calendar day rainfall total (mm)	Daily air temperatures (°C)	Lowest mean sea level pressure (hPa)	Highest individual wave (m)
A	Amy (Met Office) Fri 3 Oct 2025	Violent Storm 111 km/h (60 knots | 69 mph) Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal around 4 pm	148 km/h (80 knots | 92 mph) Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal at 4:25 pm	34.7 mm Knock Airport, Co Mayo	6.0°C at Cork Airport (coastal), Co Cork to 19.7°C at Phoenix Park, Co Dublin	968.1 hPa Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal around 4 pm	14.7 m Buoy M4 (off Donegal coast) around 9 UTC on Sat 4th
-	Claudia (AEMET) Fri 14 Nov 2025	Gale Force 70 km/h (38 knots | 44 mph) Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal around 1 am Sat	93 km/h (50 knots | 58 mph) Dublin Airport (coastal), Co Dublin at 8:43 pm	66.9 mm Johnstown Castle (coastal), Co Wexford	5.6°C at Finner (coastal), Co Donegal to 15.3°C at Oak Park, Co Carlow	992.7 hPa Sherkin Island (coastal), Co Cork around 4 pm	21.1 m Buoy M5 (off south Wexford coast) around 16 UTC
B	Bram (Met Éireann) Tue 9 Dec 2025	Strong Gale Force 87 km/h (47 knots | 54 mph) Sherkin Island (coastal) and Roches Point (coastal), Co Cork around 10 am and noon	119 km/h (64 knots | 74 mph) Sherkin Island (coastal), Co Cork at 12:47 am	20.4 mm Valentia Observatory (coastal), Co Kerry	6.6°C at Knock Airport, Co Mayo to 17.2°C at Phoenix Park, Co Dublin	965.9 hPa Belmullet (coastal), Co Mayo around 2 pm	14.2 m Buoy M3 (off Cork coast) around 17 UTC
C	Chandra (Met Office) Tue 27 Jan 2026	Violent Storm 104 km/h (56 knots | 64 mph) Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal around 7 am	130 km/h (70 knots | 81 mph) Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal at 8:14 am	35.4 mm Phoenix Park, Co Dublin	2.2°C at Knock Airport, Co Mayo to 11.0°C at Valentia Observatory (coastal), Co Kerry	958.4 hPa Roches Point (coastal), Co Cork around 1 pm	13.4 m Buoy M3 (off Cork coast) around 13 UTC
D	Dave (Met Office) Sat 4 Apr 2026	Storm Force 89 km/h (48 knots | 55 mph) Roches Point (coastal), Co Cork around 6 pm	111 km/h (60 knots | 69 mph) Roches Point (coastal), Co Cork and Valentia Observatory (coastal), Co Kerry	38.6 mm Belmullet (coastal), Co Mayo	1.7°C at Knock Airport, Co Mayo to13.6°C at Phoenix Park, Co Dublin	980.8 hPa Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal around 7 pm	12.2 m Buoy M3 (off Cork coast) around 16 UTC

Page updated Tuesday 1 September 2026