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.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Chilly
Air temperature near or just above freezing 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.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Chilly
Air temperature near or just above freezing on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Brecon Beacons
Saturday 19th April 2025
Last updated
Fri 18th Apr 25 at
3:50PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A front located off the west coast of Scotland brings a threat of persistently wet conditions on the islands and hills nearest coasts; early patchy rain and summit snow inland fading out. Rain over Wales breaking up with time. Northern England brightening up. Strong and gusty easterly winds gradually lessening.
Headline for Brecon Beacons
Strong gusty wind, easing. Rain easing, becoming patchy.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 30mph at dawn, sudden gusts up to 45mph near higher summits and in places just downslope to west. Lessening, but ongoing risk local sudden gusts in west.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking early, buffeting in places. Easing, but local gusts affecting balance. Feeling chilly in the wind.
How Wet?
Early rain fading
Patchy bursts of rain at first, fading to patchy drizzle, breaking up to become substantially dry by middle of day onward. Rather wet underfoot following previous rain, fast flowing streams.
Cloud on the hills?
Low cloud lifting gradually
Cloud banks lowest on south and eastern hills in the morning, pushing up and over highest tops into middle of day, breaks forming through the afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some glimpses of sun mainly afternoon, though weakened by high cloud. Poor visibility, misty start, improving.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5 to 7C. Feeling sub-zero if exposed to stronger wind, near -5C at first.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Brecon Beacons
Sunday 20th April 2025
Last updated
Fri 18th Apr 25 at
3:50PM
How windy? (On the summits)
East or southeasterly 15 to 20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small
How Wet?
Possible showers forming
Chance of isolated showers mainly afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting above tops
Patches around some high tops in the morning, mostly lifting above the tops. Briefly returning if showers occur.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of cloud and sun. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5C rising to 9C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Brecon Beacons
Monday 21st April 2025
Last updated
Fri 18th Apr 25 at
3:50PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South or southwesterly, 10-15mph, may freshen to 20-25mph during day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but where exposed may start to feel noticeably breezier with time.
How Wet?
Risk showery rain, chance thunder
Rain on and off possibly much of the day, increasing risk with time of some heavier bursts forming, in places may give an hour or more of constant rain. Later possible isolated thundery downpours.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied, but risk often covering hills
Variable possibly extensive cloud banks from some lower slopes upward in the morning. Rising, but often covering upper slopes, most extensive in rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy. Hazy or misty, some improvements, but reduced in rain, poor at times.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5 to 7C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
A good deal of dry weather on Easter Sunday, just isolated showers. Into early next week, weak low pressure drifting over the country brings areas of showery rain mostly into afternoons, moving around slowly under light winds, most widely England and Wales. Drier from midweek as high pressure expands in from the north. Cool on eastern hills, near to freezing higher Scottish tops. Warmest and sunniest in western regions. Occasional frost overnight into glens.