Includes all higher summits in the southern half of Wales, including highest point in Preseli Hills.
Brecon Beacons
Saturday 23rd October 2021
Last updated
Sat 23rd Oct 21 at
7:58AM
Increasingly very windy, gales developing on most tops, severe gales higher mountains in Scotland. Drizzly rain on most southwest facing hills, plus steadier rain setting in for western Scotland afternoon onward. Milder, above freezing up to highest summits.
Upland gales developing. Local showers possible
South to southwesterly, strengthening from 20-25mph around dawn, to 35mph by afternoon, locally 40mph on higher tops toward the west.
Walking will become increasingly arduous through the afternoon with considerable buffeting developing.
Isolated showers in the west
Often dry, but a few isolated showers are likely to affect western hills at times.
Mainly higher tops or toward west
Most cloud confined above 800m by mid-morning, although toward coasts in west Wales may form lower down at times. Breaks to higher tops most common toward the Black Mountains.
40% in west, 70% in the east.
Patches of sun, increasingly confined to east Wales. Visibility good, but reducing in any showers.
5 or 6C. Wind chill where exposed to strongest winds on highest tops feels like -5C.
Above the summits.
Brecon Beacons
Sunday 24th October 2021
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Sat 23rd Oct 21 at
7:58AM
South to southwesterly, 50mph risk 60mph highest tops early morning, likely to lessen to between 25-35mph.
Risk of difficult conditions on higher tops and powerful gusts to some lower slopes in the morning, easing but remaining blustery.
Several hours of rain, then showers
Some uncertainty of timing: Heavy rain likely to set in for several hours, gradually tending to break up through day. Western areas may frequently drizzly. Scattered heavy showers forming afternoon.
Extensive most or all day
Blanket cloud across the hills, may well persist throughout the day, to lower slopes in west Wales and area south of Brecon during rain. Some breaks above 600m eastern mid-Wales. Bases may begin to rise later in the day.
10%
Little or no sun all day. Dull, or murky in rain, improving at times on eastern hills.
8C
Above the summits.
Brecon Beacons
Monday 25th October 2021
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Sat 23rd Oct 21 at
7:58AM
Southwesterly 15 to 25mph, may strengthen later to 30mph.
Ease of walking impeded; at times marked buffeting and wind chill on higher tops.
Occasional showers
A scattering of showers spreading from the west, most common in west Wales. Localised heavy bursts, mostly brief.
Mostly higher tops
Cloud may often cover higher summits in west Wales above 700m, sometimes below 600m near showers and in morning. Further south and east, cloud mostly confined to higher tops, may come and go around Pen y Fan.
40%
Mostly cloudy, glimpses of sun mainly east Wales. Visibility good below cloud and away from showers.
5C
Above the summits
A front advances eastward on Sunday, followed by a cool, blustery and showery pattern onward into Monday. Temperatures will vary during next week - highest Scottish summits will temporarily dip close to freezing point, but it will be often mild as southwesterlies prevail. Periods of gales or severe gales on the mountains. Frequent rain, some sustained heavy falls focused on western Scotland where flooding is possible through midweek. Less wet further south and east.