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
Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
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.
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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Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Hazy, some fog banks
Visibility reduced around cloud banks, hazier on some lower slopes. Locally some improvements possible out of 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
Wednesday 4th March 2026
Last updated
Tue 3rd Mar 26 at
4:09PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Windy in Scotland with gale-force gusts over high terrain. Much upper Highlands terrain in cloud, some rain and drizzle (most in the west); best breaks north of major hill groups. Varied cloud early in England and Wales, mostly clearing with increasing sun, though visibility limited by haze. Cool to mild England and Wales.
Headline for Brecon Beacons
Early cloud, substantially clearing; hazy
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southeasterly 20 to 25mph, some gustiness in the morning. Speeds will rise overnight.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but some uncomfortable gusts on high terrain from time to time. Deteriorating through overnight hours.
How Wet?
Little if any precipitation
Risk of occasional fine drizzle mostly toward south in morning in cloud, but most hills stay dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Early low cloud lifting
Cloud banks may cover many hills plus some fog lower down in the morning, tending to lift with time and break above most tops onward into afternoon. Cloud may cling to higher terrain to the east.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Early cloud will lift and break, most slopes seeing plenty of sunshine afternoon; some cloud may linger on east slopes. Haze will limit distant visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
6 or 7C from dawn, rising to 8C, staying milder into night (though cooling on the low slopes). Feeling just above freezing in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Brecon Beacons
Thursday 5th March 2026
Last updated
Tue 3rd Mar 26 at
4:09PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 20-30mph, a gradual easing, towards 15-20mph evening, may lower for a time into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking with a notable chill in exposure early; improving, may become fairly small.
How Wet?
Risk afternoon showers
The morning likely dry, then a risk of showers in the afternoon which may be locally heavy. Into evening, patchy rain lingers.
Cloud on the hills?
Clear periods, deteriorating with time
Ribbons/banks of cloud at several elevations in the morning, some ragged patches possible on lower slopes too, but soon lifting and dissipating. Caps come and go on high tops for several hours before a more extensive sheet of cloud arrives from the west later.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70% lowering to 30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A few glimpses of weak sun early but otherwise overcast. Visibility limited by haze.
How Cold? (at 750m)
6 or 7C, lifting to 8C, later lowering from the west, lowering several degrees into night. Feeling near freezing in early wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Brecon Beacons
Friday 6th March 2026
Last updated
Tue 3rd Mar 26 at
4:09PM
How windy? (On the summits)
North-northeasterly 25-30mph from dawn. Gradually easing, to 15mph or less by evening, direction becoming variable.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking inconvenienced in the morning and feeling chilly, effects becoming small with time.
How Wet?
Some patchy rain
Patches of rain from overnight continue into the morning, the greatest risk in the east with odd heavier moments. May trend drier with time, most likely west.
Cloud on the hills?
Most extensive early, may improve
From dawn, cloud may be extensive above 600m, lower patches probable too. A chance of improvement from the west, bases lifting somewhat with higher breaks, though eastern areas may well stay shrouded.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely overcast, some brighter moments to the west. Excellent visibility away from cloud/rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
2C.
Freezing Level
May just touch the highest summits, frosts soon thawing after daybreak.
Planning Outlook
Thursday into Friday sees a band of rain pass east across most mountains, then a relatively settled weekend for England and Wales, and perhaps east Scotland too. Varying conditions over the next couple of weeks as areas of high pressure build across the British Isles then slip eastwards: dry and bright days with light winds mixed with periods of strengthening south/westerly winds bringing occasional rain from the west. Temperatures will vary, at times lifting just above freezing to high Munro tops, but typically lowering again to high terrain and briefly mid-slopes. Freezing levels will only briefly touch high England and Wales summits, but some frosts into valleys during clear-sky nights. Remaining old snow cover on Scottish mountains stays largely consolidated with little change, any remaining snow in England and Wales will thaw.