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.
Sunday'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.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate 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.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Brecon Beacons
Sunday 1st February 2026
Last updated
Sat 31st Jan 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Extensive low cloud and patchy areas of rain, or snow on higher mountains, merging into more constant precipitation from the west over England, Wales and southwest Scotland. Driest conditions for the coastal northwest Highlands. Improving afternoon for Wales. Variable winds, dropping fairly light Highlands.
Headline for Brecon Beacons
Blustery on tops, rain sets in, snow high tops; clearing later.
How windy? (On the summits)
West-southwesterly 15 to 25mph, squally gusts during heavier precipitation, tending to increase generally and turn west-northwesterly later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small on some slopes, but feeling blustery in exposure higher up, at times making walking uncomfortable. Noticeable wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain becomes heavy, turns to snow highest tops; clears later.
Patchy rain up to tops in the morning, most persistent in west, becoming widely heavier into middle of day, turning increasingly to sleet or snow above 700m. Fading from west in afternoon, isolated showers with hail follow in west.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, rising with breaks later
Covering hills widely, from mid-slopes upward or some lower elevations in west and south in morning. Base rising into afternoon, clearing toward tops later.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10% later 40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull, poor visibility in rain, then improving during afternoon, later very good visibility, possible late sun.
How Cold? (at 750m)
2 or 3C, dropping near 0C afternoon. Feeling like -7C directly in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits in morning, but dropping close to 800m during afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Brecon Beacons
Monday 2nd February 2026
Last updated
Sat 31st Jan 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 25-30mph, shifting easterly and rising, reaching 40-45mph by dusk, likely gusty, soon after dark 55mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Uncomfortable walking from dawn, deteriorates to widely arduous conditions with buffeting and significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Spotty light rain
Occasional spots of light rain drifting from the south and east, mostly affecting hills from Pen-Y-Fan to Black Mountains. Cambrians and nearby hills may stay largely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied, mostly east
Middle-level cloud fairly extensive much of the day, lowest bases south and eastern slopes. Best chance of breaks west of Pen-Y-Fan on northern aspects.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun mostly west Wales, cloudier east. Visibility good away from cloud, hazier south and east.
How Cold? (at 750m)
1C at dawn, lifting to 2 or 3C. Feeling like -8 to -13C in the wind.
Freezing Level
Close to freezing around 800m upward in morning, tending to rise slightly higher.
Viewing Forecast For
Brecon Beacons
Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Last updated
Sat 31st Jan 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
East to southeasterly 20 to 30mph, gusty in places around higher tops, locally to some lower slopes in west.
Effect of the wind on you?
Varied, blustery on tops, affecting comfortable walking in exposure at times; considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain and some hill snow
Risk of fairly persistent rain, falling as sleet or snow on higher terrain mostly above 600-700m. Smaller amounts westward.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Covering most higher terrain, above 500-600m, possibly lower some southeastern slopes. Higher bases toward western Cambrians.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely overcast, dull, locally brighter toward west Wales. Hazy, poor visibility in rain/snow.
How Cold? (at 750m)
Around 0C. Wind chill feeling like -5 to -8C.
Freezing Level
Close to freezing above 500-600m, particularly eastern areas, but just above freezing on upper slopes further west.
Planning Outlook
Southeast then easterly winds will prevail during the week ahead, strong to gale force over many hills for sustained periods. From Monday into Tuesday onward, colder air temperature and lower freezing level again, leaving mountain terrain widely frozen from mid-elevations upward, or to lower slopes in eastern Scotland. Further snow will affect eastern mountains, with additional accumulations and drifting. Some periods of hill snow for England and Wales into midweek. Cold easterly patterns are expected to continue onward into mid February, though higher pressure to the north may see reduced precipitation amounts, always driest with highest cloud in west.