Rainfall records and lockdown in Valencia and Alicante

Storm Adam brought torrential rain to eastern Spain earlier this week, and the totals recorded in the region were extreme by any measure.

• Pego, in Alicante, recorded 632mm of rain in 36 hours, with 430mm of that falling in just six hours
• Olivia, in Valencia, received 600mm of rain in 24 hours
• 145 municipalities across Valencia and Alicante, home to about 850,000 people, were placed in a temporary lockdown on Monday

Deaths, rescues and disruption

At least five people have died in the flooding. Emergency services have rescued 500 people and evacuated 2,100.

The Balearic Islands were also affected, with more than 130 incidents recorded in Ibiza. Standing water at Ibiza airport caused some flights to be diverted or suspended.

The worst of Storm Adam has now passed and conditions are improving across Valencia and Alicante, though local disruption is expected to continue.

Storm Austen, the UK's first named storm of winter

While eastern Spain recovers, Storm Austen, the UK's first named storm of the winter, is currently tracking through the Channel. It is bringing damaging winds not only to south-west England and Wales, but also to south-west Ireland and northern France.

Gusts are expected to reach around 50-60mph, with up to 80-90mph on the exposed north-western coasts of France.

Storm Boelo follows at the weekend

A further system, Storm Boelo, is expected to track across northern Scotland from Saturday into Sunday. Western Scotland will face the strongest gusts, while the rest of the UK and Ireland will see 40-55mph winds. Western Ireland can expect 50-60mph winds, rising to 70-80mph in exposed parts of the north-west.

Storm Boelo will also bring 10-20mm of rain, and as much as 30-60mm in western Ireland, Wales and south-west England, adding to the flood risk on top of the rainfall already delivered by Storm Austen.