Wind gust of 84mph recorded as Storm Boelo brings disruption

Large waves splash on to the sea wall and the promenade, with several people wearing coats looking on from behind another wall further back. Houses and buildings and a Welsh flag can be seen.

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Large waves seen crashing on to the shore in Saundersfoot on Saturday during Storm Boelo

ByJames McCarthy and Angela Ferguson, BBC Wales

Published25 October 2026, 09:00 GMT

Updated 4 minutes ago

Hundreds of homes were left without power on Sunday morning after back-to-back storms led to flooding and and felled trees in Wales.

A wind gust of 84mph (135km/h) was recorded in Capel Curig, Conwy county, on Saturday, which also saw 2.1in (54.6mm) of rain.

Police forces and councils said they have been dealing with flooding and trees down as Storm Boelo followed Storm Austen over the weekend.

Four flood warnings were in place in south Wales on Sunday morning, while 555 homes in Rhayader, Powys, were left without power.

About 100 homes across south Wales were also without power on Sunday morning, while SP Energy said it was dealing with 14 separate power outages in north and mid Wales.

The National Grid said its engineers were working to restore power to the households affected "as quickly as possible" and apologised for the disruption.

Most of Wales was not covered by a weather warning during Storm Boelo, although a yellow warning for wind covers parts of north Wales until 21:00 GMT on Sunday.

A total of 2.2in (55.2mm) of rain was also recorded in Bute Park in Cardiff throughout Saturday.

Buses are running instead of a number of Transport for Wales train services due to flooding and poor weather.

Rhondda Cynon Taf council said it had been dealing with numerous reports of trees down.

Natural Resources Wales had four flood warnings for the River Ely in place at 09:20.

In North Wales, police have warned drivers of a significant amount of debris and fallen trees on the A470 between the Black Cat Roundabout and Llanrwst.

They urged people to "please take care when driving in this area".

A giant wave is crashing on to a sloping sea wall. A lighthouse can be seen in the distance.

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A huge wave seen during Storm Boelo in Porthcawl in Bridgend on Saturday

Videos on social media showed cars trying drive down waterlogged roads as rain poured down drenched pavements.

Natural Resources Wales urged people hit by flooding to go to a safe place, saying: "You might have to leave your home if it is safe to do so."

Four people are clearing sand from outside a cafe, with a digger also seen moving sand in the background.

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A community clean-up operation got under way at this cafe in Llangrannog in the aftermath of Storm Austen

On Saturday, staff at the Tafell a Tân cafe in Llangrannog, Ceredigion, praised the community for stepping in to help with a clean-up operation in the aftermath of Storm Austen.

The venue was forced to close for the day on Friday due to a sandstorm brought by Storm Austen.

Posting on social media, they said: "How lucky are we... Llangrannog at its absolute finest, thank you great people."