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.
Friday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
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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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
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
Friday 17th April 2026
Last updated
Thu 16th Apr 26 at
3:31PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Strong, gusty wind all day, gales in Scotland, risk severe coastal northwest. Persistent early rain in Scotland breaks to heavy showers, frequent west, clusters spreading east. Several hours of heavy rain sweeps east across England and Wales; driest start Pennines, and dry windows later in Snowdonia and Lakeland.
Headline for Brecon Beacons
Often raining well into the day, breaking west; blustery
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 30-35mph, some variability, gusty too. An easing trend afternoon, towards 20-30mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking in exposure through morning with buffeting gusts and notable wind chill. Effects tending to ease afternoon, though staying blustery in exposure.
How Wet?
Rain well into the afternoon, often heavy, easing west
Patchy rain and drizzle from dawn, soon setting in from the west, persistent for several hours with heavy falls, most extensive southern slopes. Tending to ease from the west afternoon, but lingering over eastern hill groups, perhaps well into the day. Later, only scattered showers west, and perhaps largely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Variable, most southwest, more extensive for a time
From dawn, cloud shrouds the high tops, variable lower banks, mostly west of Brecon and south. Soon filling in widely to middle slopes as rain sets in for several hours, to lowest southern slopes. Cloud breaking from the west later, summits at times clear, but returning above 700m in showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%, later rising to 40% west
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy, dull for several hours as rain sets in with poor visibility. Glimpses of sun from the west later with good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
6 or 7C. Coolest in the west, and beginning to cool afternoon into evening, likely cooling several more degrees overnight. Feeling as cold as -5C in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Brecon Beacons
Saturday 18th April 2026
Last updated
Thu 16th Apr 26 at
3:31PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 20 to 25mph, gusty in showers. Trending northwesterly and easing somewhat.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small effect on walking, but feeling blustery and chilly in exposure on higher areas.
How Wet?
Scattered showers, risk hail
Scattered showery rain, mostly western Cambrians in the morning, risk brief locally heavier bursts with hail.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting mostly above tops
Patchy cloud mostly western areas in the morning, likely to come and go on highest tops, briefly to 600m in west at first, may continue to graze tops for periods around showers, but much cloud lifting from tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Brief bursts of sun, some sun more often toward coast later in day. Visibility often excellent, briefly reduced during showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
4 or 5C, marginal rise into afternoon. Feeling below freezing directly in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Brecon Beacons
Sunday 19th April 2026
Last updated
Thu 16th Apr 26 at
3:31PM
How windy? (On the summits)
North-northeasterly 5-15mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small
How Wet?
Any precipitation unlikely
Cloud on the hills?
Odd fog banks early, hills soon clear
Odd ragged patches of cloud at various heights in the morning, including mist in sheltered valleys. Any cloud soon lifts and dissipates after sunrise for cloud-free hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny, some thin high cloud around, and some fair weather cloud building afternoon. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
4C from dawn, rising to 7C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Saturday stays showery, heavy at times with hail, most frequent and heavy in Scotland and northern England. Sun between the showers, conditions improving from the south, and then the weather more widely settled on Sunday: light or negligible wind, often sunny with chilly morning temperatures, though widely rising by at least a few degrees. High pressure north of Scotland next week facilitates east-to northeasterly winds, which may be quite blustery and gusty at times. Generally cooler temperatures too. Occasional light showers drifting from the east, notably early week, snow flurries on higher terrain. Variable freezing levels, likely lowest early in the week, and also some valley frosts at dawn. A mix of cloud and sunshine, most often sunny to the west of high hill groups where temperatures more mild.