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.
Today'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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra 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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Brecon Beacons
Thursday 9th April 2026
Last updated
Wed 8th Apr 26 at
4:04PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Rain passes east through Scotland from dawn, followed by colder air and heavy showers with snow on high terrain. The rain passes northwest parts of England and Wales through morning, reaching the Pennines and south Wales midday, clearing east for afternoon showers. Blustery, strong gusts around showers.
Headline for Brecon Beacons
Rain moves east, showers follow; blustery, strong gusts
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 25-30mph, southwesterly at dawn. Strengthening afternoon and becoming gusty, 30-40mph, with a northwesterly shift later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking in exposure most of the day with notable wind chill. Sudden strong gusts begin more often challenging balance in the afternoon.
How Wet?
Dry morning, midday light rain, afternoon showers
The morning mostly dry, then a band of light rain passing eastward across most hills over the midday hours, may briefly fall heavier. Breaking into scattered afternoon showers, mostly Cambrians and mid-Wales, some snowflakes on the high tops.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive during rain, breaking afternoon with clear summits
Becoming fairly extensive over high terrain through morning, bases lowering to 500m during midday rain. Lifting and breaking through afternoon, to mostly clear the summits, though banks will graze high terrain above 800-900m during showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%, rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy through morning with visibility turning poor in rain. Sunshine breaking out afternoon with very good visibility, though sudden deterioration when showers return.
How Cold? (at 750m)
8 to 10C at dawn, mildest east, cooling from the west to around 3C by dusk and further cooling into nighttime. Feeling like -8 to -10C in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits most of the day, though lowering, to touch high summits by evening, lowering towards 800-900m into night.
Viewing Forecast For
Brecon Beacons
Friday 10th April 2026
Last updated
Wed 8th Apr 26 at
4:04PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 10-15mph at dawn, shifting southerly and gradually strengthening, 35-45mph by dusk, slow to rise east.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small early, walking increasingly impeded for arduous conditions and significant wind chill by dusk.
How Wet?
Some patchy rain, more afternoon
Occasional spots of rain drifting from the west, often dry through the morning and early afternoon, but then several hours of rain likely in the afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little, risk more cloud for a time afternoon
Variable banks of cloud in the morning, these lifting and breaking after sunrise for often clear hills. Occasional caps may graze the high tops, a greater chance for a few hours later afternoon, to 700m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, some weak sun through high cloud with occasional brighter moments east. Good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0C rising to 3C, locally 4C west, staying lifted for several overnight hours. Later, feeling like -8 to -10C in wind.
Freezing Level
700-800m at dawn, lifting above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Brecon Beacons
Saturday 11th April 2026
Last updated
Wed 8th Apr 26 at
4:04PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 20-25mph, gradually strengthening, 40-45mph by dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small at dawn, blustery in exposure, increasingly arduous conditions through afternoon and wind chill setting in.
How Wet?
Snow showers, risk hail
Showers stream in from the west throughout the day, snow to 500m, some hail mixed in as well. Frequency will vary, with more persistent showers but also drier times.
Cloud on the hills?
Summits soon largely clear
Variable cloud mostly above 700m in the morning, may be briefly more extensive at dawn, but bases lifting through the morning, breaking largely off the tops, maybe an occasional cap on the summits during a heavier shower.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bursts of sunshine, some extended periods of sun. Variable visibility, often very good but poor in showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
+1 or 2C, though variable, and may locally approach 3C. Later, feeling like -10 to -13C in wind.
Freezing Level
Around 800-900m, likely rising to or just above the summits.
Planning Outlook
An unsettled weekend with rain, showers, and wind temperatures, though a few bright spells will break out. Variable weather regimes next week: Atlantic west-southwesterly winds likely dominant, with low pressure to the northwest of the country, brining cloud, rain, and mild temperatures, often followed by sun, showers, and cooler temperatures; rain will be increasingly common to the high Munros, but the snowfall level will lower too during periods of cooler weather, and perhaps to high Lakeland fells, though any snow unlikely to accumulate here. In the longer term, indications of high pressure increasingly building, brining drier and brighter conditions with mild days to England and Wales and occasionally Scotland too, though the risk remains of occasional rain and cooler temperatures.