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.
Saturday's Forecast
Severe gale or storm, mobility very difficult
Severe conditions on the mountains, any movement very challenging, you may be blown over. 55-70mph+
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.
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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Severe gale or storm, mobility very difficult
Severe conditions on the mountains, any movement very challenging, you may be blown over. 55-70mph+
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.
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
Saturday 4th April 2026
Last updated
Fri 3rd Apr 26 at
4:23PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A fine start for much of Highlands, a lull in wind, but snow moving in from south, setting in widely afternoon; snow to low elevations, then abruptly rain to tops in southern Highlands later. Rapidly strengthening gales for England & Wales, becoming stormy, extending across Scotland afternoon into evening.
Headline for Brecon Beacons
Storm-force winds developing. Drizzly rain, heavy by evening.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly, strengthening from dawn, soon 30-40mph, up to 50mph before middle of day, 60-70mph afternoon, stronger gusts later in day 80mph+. Powerful locally damaging gusts toward some lower slopes by evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Soon deteriorating, walking becoming challenging, increasingly difficult over the mountains, gusts could blow you over even at mid-heights. Considerable wind chill despite mild air.
How Wet?
Drizzly rain, heavy rain by evening
Patchy rain, persistent for a time in west, leaving drizzly conditions over the hills, fading out, particularly in east, but feeling generally damp where in cloud. By evening, intense heavy rain for a time. Into night, hail showers.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, rising afternoon
Lowest and most extensive in the morning, from lower elevations up in south and west for a few hours. Then up to 600m or above into afternoon, breaks forming toward east and mid-Wales. Western tops likely stay covered.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10% rising to 50% in east afternoon.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and murky morning, visibility widely poor. Some improvement with time, though western hills likely stay misty; good visibility below cloud inland and east.
How Cold? (at 750m)
4C rising to 7C, then lowering during evening, to 0 or 1C after dark. Feeling like -7C as wind strengthens.
Freezing Level
Above the summits. Into night, dropping to around 800m.
Viewing Forecast For
Brecon Beacons
Sunday 5th April 2026
Last updated
Fri 3rd Apr 26 at
4:23PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Severe gales overnight ease before dawn, then 25 to 35mph, tending to ease a little during afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery over the hills, affecting comfortable walking in exposure, but improving. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Showers with hail, some snow
A scattering of showers, most widespread into afternoon, some briefly heavy with hail, some snow mixed in over higher tops mostly above 500-600m by noon, rain lower down.
Cloud on the hills?
Varying, breaks above tops
Patchy cloud drifting over higher slopes, most often in western areas around 700m, briefly lower in showers. More often clearing eastwards.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bursts of bright sunshine and very good visibility, but briefly very poor in showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1C rising to +1 or 2C. Feeling like -7 to -10C in the wind.
Freezing Level
700-800m from dawn, rising just above highest summits afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Brecon Beacons
Monday 6th April 2026
Last updated
Fri 3rd Apr 26 at
4:23PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 20 to 25mph, increasing a little during the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but gusty in places around higher tops.
How Wet?
Rare if any light rain
Substantially or completely dry. Chance of odd spots from thicker high cloud, mainly in west in morning.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little
Patchy cloud over some slopes for a time in the morning, but lifting and clearing.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine and a veil of high cloud. Visibility very good, slight haze may develop.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0 or 1C from dawn, rising to 5C afternoon. Feeling like -5C directly in wind early in day, then 0C afternoon.
Freezing Level
Close to freezing on highest tops above 800m, plus slight frost some valleys at first. Rising above freezing to all tops.
Planning Outlook
Winter mountain conditions for Easter Sunday - all mountain tops sub-zero all day, above 600-700m in Scotland, 800m in England and Wales - hail and snow showers with gales bringing severe chill factor. Milder southerlies develop during Monday, dry and many hills clear with hazy sun, but gusty wind, risk of gales mainly west coastal mountains of Scotland. Quite warm by Tuesday, but strong to gale force south-southeasterly winds; dry for many, rain encroaching into western Scotland, thawing of recent snow. Scotland likely remains changeable, often windy later in the week, rain at times, varying temperatures, at times below freezing on higher Munros. Often drier and lighter winds for England and Wales.