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.
Tuesday'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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Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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
Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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
Tuesday 28th April 2026
Last updated
Mon 27th Apr 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Dry with light winds, variable cloud and sun for much of the Highlands, though central-southeastern areas start with low cloud more widely over hills, tending to thin and break. England and particularly Wales will have gusty easterly winds; low cloud fairly widely in morning with local drizzly showers, improving.
Headline for Brecon Beacons
Strong gusty wind. Low cloud in morning, local showers.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly 25-30mph. Notable gusts, not just on high exposed terrain, up to 45mph, tending to increase a little further up to dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking impeded in exposure all day, at times more strenuous around tops and locally downslope, gusts challenging stability. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Drizzle and local showers
Patchy light rain or drizzle early in the day, mostly over eastern hills, but some spots drifting westwards, an odd brief heavier shower possible, tending to fade during afternoon to become largely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive morning, lifting afternoon
A layer of cloud above 600m in the morning, most extensive eastern hills, gradually lifting higher, mostly just banks drifting over summits afternoon and increasingly all clearing toward evening.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% early morning, rising to 90% by late afternoon.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy morning and middle of day, rather dull in east, some sun toward west coast. Sun breaking through increasingly afternoon, by late in the day largely sunny and very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
4C rising to 6C. Feeling like -5 to -7C in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Brecon Beacons
Wednesday 29th April 2026
Last updated
Mon 27th Apr 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 35-45mph; powerful gusts over tops and downslope to the west, approaching 55mph to lower slopes.
Effect of the wind on you?
Arduous walking with notable wind chill despite mild temperatures; strongest gusts necessitate significant effort for balance.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
None expected
Some patchy mist in sheltered eastern valleys at dawn, this soon dissipating for cloud-free hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Widely sunny; some thin high cloud later. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
6C rising to 10C. Feeling below freezing in strongest wind, nearer -5C in morning.
Freezing Level
Above the summits. Patchy frost at dawn in sheltered valleys, mostly east Wales.
Viewing Forecast For
Brecon Beacons
Thursday 30th April 2026
Last updated
Mon 27th Apr 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 40 to 50mph with powerful gusts early in day, tending to lessen gradually during day toward 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging walking and difficult balance in gusty places in the morning, marked wind chill; tending to improve, but still blustery.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
None expected
Chance of cloud free summits?
Practically certain
Sunshine and air clarity?
Extensive sunshine, some thin high cloud. Very good visibility, possibly slight haze.
How Cold? (at 750m)
8C rising to 12C afternoon. Feeling as cold as -5C in the wind early morning.
Freezing Level
Above the summits. Slight frost sheltered valleys at dawn.
Planning Outlook
High pressure brings settled weather and lots of spring sunshine through midweek, warm days with high UV; cool nights with grass frost in sheltered spots. Strong and gusty easterly winds will prevail for England, Wales and southern Scotland, whilst southeasterlies also tend to increase further across the Highlands by Thursday. Very dry grass and moorland conditions over mountain terrain continues to present a very high fire risk. A shift toward lower pressure by the end of the week brings a likelihood of showers on Friday, locally heavy. Southwesterly winds are then likely into the Bank Holiday weekend - cooler with a mix of sunny spells and showers in the extended forecast; very highest Scottish summits may dip close to freezing point.