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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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
Tuesday 9th June 2026
Last updated
Mon 8th Jun 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Generally showery, heavy bursts with risk of thunder, particularly more eastern areas afternoon into evening. Strongest west to southwesterly winds for England and Wales. Rather chilly, notable wind chill in exposure on hills. Cloud varying over the tops.
Headline for Brecon Beacons
Cool and windy; showery rain, some heavy.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwest trending westerly 25 to 30mph, lifting to 35 to 40mph occasionally at least in gusts through middle of day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Be prepared for very blustery conditions and a cold feel for the time of the year. Fairly arduous walking tops at times.
How Wet?
Frequent showers, chance of lightning.
Frequent precipitation through the day, in the form of shower after shower feeding in across the hills, locally banding together passing eastwards, but some spots drier. Some hail mixed in with a chance of thunder inland.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting toward or above tops at times
Fairly extensive above 500-700m at first, lowest western hills, but bases rising to become mostly around 700-900m afternoon, affording some clearances of tops at times.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% rising to 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Often cloudy, patchy sun best in the east. Some sun breaking through near coasts afternoon. Visibility sometimes poor due to rain, intermittently very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
4C lifting to 7C
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Brecon Beacons
Wednesday 10th June 2026
Last updated
Mon 8th Jun 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 20 to 25mph, some gusts 30mph over higher tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Marked wind chill where exposed to the strongest breeze. Starting to affect ease of walking on some high tops.
How Wet?
Showers move east, fade with time
Showers initially western hills will develop more widely eastwards through morning, chance of thunder inland. By afternoon, a few bands of showers passing eastward, fading from west, leaving odd lighter showers later in day.
Cloud on the hills?
Varying over tops, rising
Varying, but tops often covered through the day, especially western Cambrians in the morning. Breaks to tops best in afternoon away from showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% rising to 70% afternoon
Sunshine and air clarity?
Variable cloud and patchy sun, best sun early in day eastern areas, then sunnier later in day near coasts. Visibility mostly good, but poor in showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5C lifting to 7C. Feeling below freezing directly in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Brecon Beacons
Thursday 11th June 2026
Last updated
Mon 8th Jun 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwest turning westerly 35 to 45mph, at times 50mph higher mountains.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging walking conditions in exposure on high terrain, frequent buffeting. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Persistent rain
Rain arriving from before dawn, some steadier heavier falls for periods through the morning. May break up a little in afternoon, but still often raining.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive low cloud
Blanket low cloud across the hills, to lower slopes south and western areas, highest bases further east, but rarely above 600m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Below 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull, murky toward coasts. Poor visibility much of day in rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
6C rising to 11C. Feeling like 0 to -5C directly in wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
A changeable pattern continues this week with west-southwesterly winds prevailing, bringing a mix of rain and showers in from the Atlantic. A period of more persistent rain on Thursday. Pressure tends to rise from the south toward the weekend, bringing warmer air and drier conditions particularly England & Wales, although western mountains will remain often cloudy, some patchy rain remaining in west and northwest Scotland into the weekend. Into next week, a mixed southwesterly pattern remains possible, with some rain, drizzle and low cloud mostly in the west, but with higher pressure trying to expand northward, the week looks generally drier and warmer than the present time.