Met Office could name storm after Shaun the Sheep

Shaun the Sheep could be facing a stormy day out with his cousin Timmy the Lamb, as the Met Office looks to name a storm after one of them.

The forecaster is putting Shaun and Timmy head to head in a social media vote, with one set to become a storm name for the September 2026 to August 2027 season.

But the cousins would have to get through some particularly wild and windy adventures before getting their star moment, as the Met Office has only ever made it to 'L' in its list - with Storm Lilian in 2024.

Amy Pearson from Bristol-based Aardman said: "Whoever you're backing, we hope the vote sparks some fun conversations about severe weather and how it can affect all of us."

"Rain or shine, weather is a familiar part of life on Mossy Bottom Farm, making this a fun and meaningful way to connect Shaun and Timmy's world with an important public message," she added.

More than 50,000 name suggestions were submitted for the current storm season, with Stormy McStormFace, Dame Judi Drench and David Blowy among some of those which did not make the cut.

The Met Office began naming storms in 2015 and works with Ireland's meteorological service Met Éireann and KNMI, the Dutch national weather service, to develop the storm names list each year.

The Met Office's head of warnings Holly Clements said collaborating with Aardman was a "fantastic opportunity to help people understand the risks severe weather can bring and the actions they can take to stay safe".

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