Brecon Beacons
Includes all higher summits in the southern half of Wales: the Bannau Brycheiniog / Brecon Beacons National Park, southern Cambrian Mountains and highest Preseli hills.
Wednesday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Visibility reduced around cloud banks, hazier on some lower slopes. Locally some improvements possible out of cloud.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Hazy, some fog banks
Visibility reduced around cloud banks, hazier on some lower slopes. Locally some improvements possible out of cloud.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Brecon Beacons
Wednesday 4th February 2026
Last updated
Tue 3rd Feb 26 at
4:25PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Easterly winds gale force across northern Scotland, easing further south. Ongoing snowfalls over E & SE Highlands, sleet or rain lower down; low cloud and whiteout over hills. Early sleet or snow over northern England fades, but low cloud lingers. Largely dry much of Wales, clearer hills west, but increasingly windy.
Headline for Brecon Beacons
Increasingly windy, gales later. Mostly dry, cloud lifts and breaks.
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southeasterly 20mph at first gradually increasing to 30mph, gusty in places, reaching 35-40mph toward dusk, soon 50mph onward into evening, more powerful gusts develop.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery, increasingly affecting comfortable walking on exposed high terrain, considerable wind chill. Deteriorating to become more difficult late in day.
How Wet?
A little showery rain
Often dry, occasional showery rain during day, mostly southern areas. Rain develops from south into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive early, but improving
Covering many hills in the morning, lowest bases in the east, to some mid-slopes. Base tending to lift toward upper slopes during the day, breaks best in west, more widely later afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 50% afternoon.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun develop, mainly west, best into afternoon, some high cloud starts to return from the south later. Misty start, visibility becoming good below cloud.
How Cold? (at 750m)
3 or 4C. Wind chill feeling like -5C.
Freezing Level
Above freezing to highest summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Brecon Beacons
Thursday 5th February 2026
Last updated
Tue 3rd Feb 26 at
4:25PM
How windy? (On the summits)
East to southeasterly 35 to 45mph, tending to lessen with time; very gusty around tops and locally downslope to west.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking strenuous, or arduous in places, frequent buffeting knocking you off balance. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain or snow mostly east
Snow or sleet on tops, mostly rain below 600m, more frequent over eastern hills, at times more persistent. Patchy small amounts western Cambrians.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, lowest east
Likely to shroud many hills, most persistent above 500-600m Black Mountains and southeast aspects of Brecon Beacons. Higher and more broken cloud westward.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy and hazy, some brighter moments west coast, but little if any sun.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0 or 1C, rising slightly with time. Wind chill feeling like -10 to -13C.
Freezing Level
Close to freezing on some slopes above 700-800m, tending to rise above freezing up to most tops.
Viewing Forecast For
Brecon Beacons
Friday 6th February 2026
Last updated
Tue 3rd Feb 26 at
4:25PM
How windy? (On the summits)
East to southeasterly 30 to 40mph, very gusty for a time, may tend to lessen during the daytime.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging conditions for several hours, arduous walking, buffeting gusts knocking you off balance. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain at times
Rain or sleet over hills from before dawn, may persist for several hours, but clearing northwards. Occasional showery rain follows from the south.
Cloud on the hills?
Low cloud tending to lift and break
Covering many hills early in day above 400-500m, perhaps lower at first in east. Cloud base rising toward upper slopes above 700m, some breaks forming.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, murky start, but visibility improving to be good at times away from showers, some glimpses of sun.
How Cold? (at 750m)
2 or 3C. Wind chill feeling like -8 to -12C.
Freezing Level
Above freezing to highest summits, but possible icy surfaces on some high tops.
Planning Outlook
East or southeasterly winds prevail, persistent gales later this week, severe chill factor over the mountains. Freezing levels will vary, lowering widely again below 600m during Thursday, though staying higher in Wales; then less cold widely into the weekend, rising just above freezing point in Scotland toward 1000m or briefly higher. Colder air then likely returns from east next week. Further snowfalls mostly over eastern hills in Scotland, occasionally hills in England & Wales, mixed with rain here. Indications of less precipitation and lower wind speeds for periods during next week. Highest cloud breaks generally west & northwest Scotland.