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.
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.
Very warm
Warm conditions across the hills, rising above 15C on tops. Increasingly hot on lower terrain, reaching 25C+ in many valleys. Beware of dehydration.
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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.
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.
Very warm
Warm conditions across the hills, rising above 15C on tops. Increasingly hot on lower terrain, reaching 25C+ in many valleys. Beware of dehydration.
Viewing Forecast For
Brecon Beacons
Tuesday 28th July 2026
Last updated
Tue 28th Jul 26 at
7:53AM
Summary for all mountain areas
Challenging conditions over high terrain with gale-force winds, severe gales on the higher Scottish mountains. A few hours of persistent rain, some heavy for the Highlands, leaving drizzly conditions, low cloud across most hills. Some heavier rain again later in western Scotland.
Headline for Brecon Beacons
Strong breeze. Patchy drizzle, low cloud west.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 20-25mph, gusts 35mph around high tops mainly morning, locally again toward dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Feeling blustery over higher exposed terrain, gusty spots starting to affect comfortable walking.
How Wet?
Some drizzle in west in morning
Patchy drizzle, most common western Cambrians in the morning, tending to fade, but odd pockets of drizzle may return late in day. Very little further southeast.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, tending to lift
Banks of cloud covering hills particularly in west, fairly widely from 300-500m upward in morning, then base lifting with some breaks above 600m west, clearing inland tops increasingly, best in east.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 50% west, 70% east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy, some brighter periods with glimpses of sun in east. Visibility good below cloud, occasionally poor in west in early drizzle.
How Cold? (at 750m)
14 to 18C, warmest eastern hills, feeling humid. Reaching 25 to 27C inland and eastern valleys. Feeling like 7 to 10C in the wind on tops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Brecon Beacons
Wednesday 29th July 2026
Last updated
Tue 28th Jul 26 at
7:53AM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly 20 to 25mph, gusty at times.
Effect of the wind on you?
Breezy on the hills, more noticeable in places, but fairly small effect on walking.
How Wet?
Local drizzle, chance a shower
Some drizzle around low cloud on coastal hills in west Wales. A low chance of an isolated thundery burst of rain inland/east into evening. Some patchy rain moves into west into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly coastal hills
Cloud banks to lower elevations on coastal hills in west, tending to thin but may linger around some slopes all day. Eastern hills may see odd patches, largely clearing.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% west coast, to 80% east Wales.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Locally cloudy and misty in west, may improve. Otherwise strong sun and varied high cloud, visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
14C rising to 17C, possible 20C eastern areas. Valleys rise to 25 to 28C, warmest east Wales; quite humid.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Brecon Beacons
Thursday 30th July 2026
Last updated
Tue 28th Jul 26 at
7:53AM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 15 to 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Starting to affect comfortable walking on exposed high tops and ridges. Noticeable wind chill.
How Wet?
Morning rain then showers clear
A possible band of rain around or after dawn, heavy for a time. Then scattered showers, brief heavy bursts moving east, largely clearing into early afternoon. Chance of showers later west mid-Wales.
Cloud on the hills?
Early patches lifting and clearing
Banks of cloud over higher slopes early in day, bases tending to rise and break above many tops middle of day and often clear afternoon. Some patches may return into evening western Cambrians.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy start, then sun breaking through, increasingly sunny afternoon. Visibility reduced in early showers, then good becoming very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
9C rising to 12C. Feeling like 3 to 5C in exposure to wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
A complex pattern into the start of August as weak low pressure is nearby to the west. Some showery bursts of rain, possibly thundery in places on some days, locally persistent rain possible, but some places may well escape drier. Cloud varying over the hills from day to day. Strong southwesterly winds later this week, then becoming more variable in speed and direction over the weekend into early next week, may strengthen again for periods. A generally showery westerly may then prevail during next week. Temperatures near average or on the cooler side for Scotland, warmer for Wales and Peak District. Beware ongoing fire management restrictions to access despite rain in the forecast.