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.
Thursday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
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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.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
Viewing Forecast For
Brecon Beacons
Thursday 15th October 2026
Last updated
Wed 14th Oct 26 at
4:20PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A band of rain over south Scotland moves south and east, several hours of steady rain first reach north England and gradually spreads into Wales and Pennines. Very windy and mild England and Wales before the rain arrives. Scotland is chilly with showers and sun breaks, showers increase and push east with time.
Headline for Brecon Beacons
Very windy, gusty; patchy rain forming, setting in late
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 35-45mph, strong gusts over tops, tending to lessen, finishing around 30mph and locally less but sudden strong gusts remain a risk until evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking with buffeting gusts in exposure, effects tending to ease a bit with time but effects only become fairly small into night; significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Some drizzle, rain arrives west later
A little drizzle on high terrain, mostly southern aspects in west areas, and a general damp feel. Patchy rain arrives from the west afternoon and will soon set in for sustained falls, though may only begin to spread further east from later afternoon into evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Often covering high terrain, deteriorating afternoon
High tops in cloud most of the day, cloud often down to 600-700m in the morning, or lower on southern slopes. A window of higher bases possible afternoon, may clear most slopes north of high tops, but filling in more extensively to middle slopes from the west as afternoon goes, patches increasingly to low southern slopes.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some bursts of sunshine, mostly north of high terrain, and weakened by high cloud; good visibility out of cloud. Becoming overcast through afternoon, first west, with visibility deteriorating on high terrain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
A warm 11 or 12C, notably cooling overnight. Feeling just above 0C in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Brecon Beacons
Friday 16th October 2026
Last updated
Wed 14th Oct 26 at
4:20PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 20-25mph, some notable gusts forming over high tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Often fairly small; walking at times impeded on high tops, buffeting gusts forming later.
How Wet?
Few showers, a brief cluster afternoon
Some light showers will drift onto the Cambrians, only a few reaching east into the Brecon Beacons, though perhaps a few afternoon hours where showers become more frequent.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly clearing
Some ragged cloud clings to the hills around dawn after overnight rain, this lifting and generally dissipating for clear hills. A few caps may drift over high tops of Cambrians and western Brecon Beacons around showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Often sunny, some patchy high cloud around. Good visibility, a little haze.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5 or 6C, may rise to 7C easternmost hills exposed to sun.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Brecon Beacons
Saturday 17th October 2026
Last updated
Wed 14th Oct 26 at
4:20PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 10-20mph, may gust up to 25mph over high tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, some nuisance gusts on high tops.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Little or none
Some patchy banks at varied heights in the morning, mist into some sheltered valleys. Cloud soon lifts and dissipates after sunrise for likely cloud-free hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny, a little fair weather cloud at times. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
4 or 5C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Friday starts fresh with local valley frosts, freezing level onto the highest Munros. Bright for many, though showers affect west areas, particularly Scotland, and spread more widely afternoon. A window of settled weather follows over the weekend as a core of high pressure builds over Scotland. Clear night skies allow for chilly mornings with ground frosts and some valley mist. Sun breaking out, though some cloud will linger on upper slopes, only limited scope for local inversion conditions. An easterly breeze will keep the skies a touch cloudier in England and Wales, chance a little light rain for England on Sunday. Pressure remains high into next week though some areas of low pressure will try to break through. Forecast confidence reduces from mid-week with a risk of unsettled conditions returning.