Storm Ruban
Ruban is the 17th name on the 2026/27 UK storm list, with 14 names still to be used before it.
In the UK, a storm is named when it has the potential to cause disruption or damage that could lead to an amber or red warning (Met Office). This page switches to live warnings, power cuts and flood alerts the day Ruban is named.
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Every Met Office warning in force as of 7 Nov 2026, 16:40, whatever the cause. The Met Office's own map shows exactly where each applies.
- yellowYellow warning of fog affecting South West England
- yellowYellow warning of fog affecting East Midlands
- yellowYellow warning of fog affecting London & South East England
- yellowYellow warning of fog affecting West Midlands
Regions with warnings: South West England; East Midlands; London & South East England; West Midlands.
Power cuts now
45 active cuts and about 921 homes off at our last update, on the 6 of 6 networks that publish live data (National Grid, Northern Powergrid, UK Power Networks, SSEN, SP Energy Networks, Electricity North West). The council areas with the most homes off:
- North Yorkshire364 homes · 2 cuts
- East Riding of Yorkshire321 homes · 1 cut
- North East Lincolnshire86 homes · 1 cut
- Bradford70 homes · 2 cuts
- Kirklees43 homes · 1 cut
- Stoke-on-Trent34 homes · 1 cut
- Hertsmere26 homes · 1 cut
- North Northamptonshire23 homes · 2 cuts
- Westmorland and Furness18 homes · 1 cut
- County Durham16 homes · 1 cut
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England (Environment Agency): 0 severe flood warnings, 0 flood warnings and 0 flood alerts as of 7 Nov 2026, 16:40.
Before a named storm
- Read the warning for your area, not just the headline: the Met Office says what to expect and when.
- Charge phones and power banks, and find the torch now rather than in the dark.
- Bring in or tie down anything the wind can throw: bins, trampolines, garden furniture.
- If someone at home depends on powered medical equipment, have a plan for a cut and join the Priority Services Register.
- Never use a barbecue, camping stove or generator indoors: carbon monoxide kills. Torches, not candles, if you can.
How storms get their names
The UK's storm names come from a three-country partnership: the Met Office, Met Éireann in Ireland and KNMI, the Dutch national weather service, publish one shared list each September — and every name on it was suggested by a member of the public. The season runs from early September to late August, timed to meteorological autumn, when Atlantic storm activity picks up.
A storm is only named when it is expected to cause medium or high impacts in the UK, Ireland or the Netherlands — in practice, when an amber or red warning is on the cards. Wind is the usual trigger, but a storm can also be named for rain where serious flooding is forecast, or for significant snow. That is why plenty of blustery autumn days pass unnamed: a yellow-warning blow does not make the list.
The 2026/27 list
Questions
When will Storm Ruban be named?
Nobody knows yet. Storms are named in list order when one is expected to bring medium or high impacts, usually amber or red warnings, to the UK, Ireland or the Netherlands. 14 names come before Ruban on the 2026/27 list.
How do I find out when a storm is named?
Turn on alerts on this page. For your own home, Home Alerts (free) emails you when a Met Office warning covers your postcode. The Met Office's own warnings are the source for where a storm will hit.
Sources: Met Office UK Storm Centre and National Severe Weather Warning Service; Environment Agency flood-monitoring API; network operators' live power cut feeds (SSEN data under CC BY 4.0). Independent and not affiliated with the Met Office or HM Government.
