Lead International Forecaster/Senior Meteorologist/International forecasting manager @AccuWeather. Long range/global forecaster. NVU-Lyndon grad; proud dad
#StormAusten is approaching #Ireland, the southern #UK & northern #France with strong winds & areas of heavy rain Thursday night & Friday. #StormBoelo will impact the UK & Ireland this weekend. Another round of rain & wind is likely early next week.
The Met Office has named #StormBoelo
The storm is forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rain across the UK on Saturday
The strongest winds will be across Northern Ireland, Scotland and northern England
Stay #WeatherAware ⚠️
Strong Typhoon #Champi will bring heavy rain & strong winds to northern #Taiwan & eastern China before impacting #SouthKorea & southern #Japan later this weekend into Tuesday.
Onshore flow will continue to bring scattered rains to southeast #Queensland & northeast #NewSouthWales through Friday. A front will bring rain, some heavy, and thunder to southeast #Australia later Saturday and Sunday.
The latest weekly Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) Index for the week ending 18 Oct remained above the +IOD threshold of +0.4°C for the 6th consecutive week. A +IOD will likely be declared in late-October or early November.
Showers & storms will persist in central #Chile through Friday. Areas of heavy rain & strong storms are expected in #Paraguay & southeast #Brazil Friday & this weekend. A shortwave can bring some rain & wind to the northern #Andes early next week.
A good chance for a cyclone to develop in the Bay of Bengal toward the #Andaman Islands late this week or weekend. Watching for impacts from #AndhraPradesh to #Odisha & #WestBengal around the middle of next week.
#StormAusten will intensify as it tracks eastward & will bring strong winds & areas of heavy rain to parts of #Ireland, the southern #UK & northwest #Europe later Thursday & Friday. Another storm will bring additional wind & rain to the UK & northwest Europe this weekend.
Powerful Typhoon #Champi continues to move west-northwest & can impact #Taiwan & eastern #China Friday into the weekend before possibly turning with possible impacts on #Japan & #SouthKorea early next week.
#StormAusten will impact the #UK, #Ireland & northwest #Europe with damaging wind gusts & areas of heavy rain later Thursday & Friday. Another strengthening storm can bring more rain & wind to the UK & Ireland this weekend.
Moderate Tropical Storm #Agueda has formed near #Seychelles, becoming the first named storm of the 2026-2027 southwest Indian Ocean tropical season. The storm will track WSW and should dissipate before impacting land.
Scattered rains will continue across southern #India & #SriLanka into Saturday. Watching the northern Bay of Bengal for a cyclone to develop late this week or weekend.
Storm Austen has been named by the Met Office bringing disruptive wind and rain from late Thursday and into Friday.
Read our full news release here➡️ metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/ne…
ALT Met Office press release graphic announcing “Storm Austen named”, dated 20 October 2026, over an image of rough seas beneath dark storm clouds.
Onshore flow around the blocking high in the Tasman Sea will continue to produce areas of rain in northeast #NewSouthWales & southeast #Queensland, including #Brisbane, into Saturday. A front can bring areas of heavy rain to #Victoria, southeast #NSW & #ACT Sunday.
Scattered rains, some heavy, will persist in southern #India much of this week. The well-marked low in the SW Arabian Sea can become a depression before reaching #Somalia later this week. A low can form in the Bay of Bengal this weekend or early next week.
A low near Archipiélago Juan Fernández & another off southern Chile will bring rounds of rain & mountain snow to central #Chile late Monday into Friday. Another round of heavy rain & strong thunderstorms are possible in #Paraguay & southeast #Brazil late this week & next weekend.