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.
Saturday's Forecast
Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
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.
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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Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
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.
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
Saturday 6th June 2026
Last updated
Fri 5th Jun 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Patchy rain toward the south of the Highlands, and tends to become more persistent west coasts. Varied low cloud, higher breaks generally north. A swathe of rain and low cloud northern England and southern Scotland. Clusters of showery rain for Wales, heavy bursts with local thunder. Wind speeds varying.
Headline for Brecon Beacons
Windy much of day, up to gale-force. Showery bursts.
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southeasterly 40-50mph at dawn, powerful gusts 60mph at first, easing through morning to 25mph for a few hours, turning southwest later westerly, rising again quickly by afternoon to 40-50mph, slight drop through dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking, balance challenging in places, feeling distinctly chilly in exposure; a few hours of improvement middle of day, but still breezy, then deteriorating to be arduous again in afternoon.
How Wet?
Heavy rain at first, showery bursts passing east during day
Rain fairly persistent from before dawn, heavy widely for a couple of hours, briefly fading in morning, but soon further heavy bursts cluster together from southwest, passing east middle of day into early afternoon, chance of isolated thunder. Tending to fade later, but leaving patchy light rain mainly western hills into evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Shrouding many hills much of the day, from low-mid slopes upward southern areas, highest bases toward eastern mid-Wales. Some brief moments of improvement possible, a greater chance late in the day in east.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast, mostly dull, poor visibility in rain, locally better if dry east Wales areas for a time; tending to improve later.
How Cold? (at 750m)
6C rising to 9 or 10C afternoon, then dropping again into evening. Feeling below freezing in the wind, near -5C early and late on high tops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Brecon Beacons
Sunday 7th June 2026
Last updated
Fri 5th Jun 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25-35mph, gusty over tops, particularly early in the day; deteriorating, sustained speeds 35mph+ later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Ease of walking always affected, including to low slopes, more strenuous over tops where feeling chilly., and deteriorating.
How Wet?
Little rain expected until late
A few spots of light rain here and there drifting from the southwest, perhaps a fine drizzle on the summits in the early hours, but most hills substantially dry. Late in the day, some risk of a broader area of rain developing.
Cloud on the hills?
May cling to high terrain
Fairly extensive cloud above 600m in the morning, lowest bases to the southwest as low as 400m. Lifting with time, perhaps clearing most or all terrain, but a risk of caps clinging to the high summits.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Weak sunshine through high cloud, trending patchier through afternoon. Good visibility, though some haze west.
How Cold? (at 750m)
8C rising to 10C, or 11C east hills; less rise southwest areas. Feeling near freezing in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Brecon Beacons
Monday 8th June 2026
Last updated
Fri 5th Jun 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 15 to 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small effect on walking, but feeling blustery and a noticeable chill on exposed high terrain.
How Wet?
Rain then odd showers
A band of rain clears eastward early morning, then drier but a scattering of showers.
Cloud on the hills?
Breaks to tops
Varied cloud banks mostly western hills and higher tops in morning, lifting higher up with breaks best in east Wales.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun by middle of day. Visibility very good after early rain clears.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5 to 7C. Feeling below freezing directly in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Generally unsettled next week - showers affect most hills Monday and Tuesday, lowest cloud and most persistent rain along western slopes, but with some breaks as well with sunshine. Risk of a deeper area of lower pressure from Wednesday or later bringing widespread strong winds, probably gales over many summits, with prolonged heavy rain. Temperatures trending milder again into next weekend, pressure may begin to rise in the south to give drier weather more widely with time.