AS autumn settles in over the UK weather forecasters turn their eye to stormy weather which will soon be coming our way.

The UK has already experienced its first wet and wild weather of the season. Heavy rain and wind have buffeted coastal regions over recent days, with the Met Office making several yellow weather warnings.

Meteorologists have said tonight's 70mph gusts of wind will become this year's first named storm - Storm Aileen.

Chief forecaster for the Met Office, Frank Saunders, said: "Storm Aileen is expected to bring strong winds of up to 75mph to a central segment of the UK and an amber weather warning has been issued.

"As well as the strong winds, there will be some heavy rain pushing eastwards overnight which could see accumulations of 30-40mm.

A regular as the storms which seemingly batter us for months on end, each year names are released to mark the worst weather that comes our way.

Do you have the dubious honour of sharing a name with a storm? Have a look at this year's list and from years gone by and see if your name matches up.

Storm names 2017-18

Aileen

Brian

Caroline

Dylan

Eleanor

Fionn

Georgina

Hector

Iona

James

Karen

Larry

Maeve

Niall

Octavia

Paul

Rebecca

Simon

Tali

Victor

Winifred

Storm names 2016-17

Angus

Barbara

Conor

Doris

Ewan

Fleur

Gabriel

Holly

Ivor

Jacqui

Kamil

Louise

Malcolm

Natalie

Oisín

Penelope

Robert

Susan

Thomas

Valerie

Wilbert

Storm names 2015-16

Abigail

Barney

Clodagh

Desmond

Eva

Frank

Gertrude

Henry

Imogen

Jake

Katie

Lawrence

Mary

Nigel

Orla

Phil

Rhonda

Steve

Tegan

Vernon

Wendy

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