Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Saturday's Forecast
Moderate breeze, fairly small impact, but chilly
A noticeable breeze, feeling distinctly chilly. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
Drizzle
Light rain or drizzle, total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Poor visibility
Very murky conditions, the mountains shrouded in fog, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Mild
Air temperature above freezing to highest summits. May feel pleasantly warm on lower ground, but take appropriate layers. Feeling chilly if exposed to wind.
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Moderate breeze, fairly small impact, but chilly
A noticeable breeze, feeling distinctly chilly. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
Drizzle
Light rain or drizzle, total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Poor visibility
Very murky conditions, the mountains shrouded in fog, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Mild
Air temperature above freezing to highest summits. May feel pleasantly warm on lower ground, but take appropriate layers. Feeling chilly if exposed to wind.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Saturday 4th May 2024
Last updated
Fri 3rd May 24 at
4:45PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A broad and very slack area of low pressure will edge north bringing extensive low cloud and areas of drizzle, with again bursts of heavy, perhaps locally thundery rain, developing into Scotland. Best breaks in cloud and sun in the northwest Highlands, and clearer, brighter conditions developing for southern Wales.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Extensive hill fog and murky conditions with patches of rain and drizzle.
How windy? (On the summits)
Direction and speed likely to vary, often low speeds for several hours. Becoming S-SW'ly, 15-20mph, local 25mph Cheviots.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, may become more blustery over tops with time.
How Wet?
Drizzle, risk busts of rain developing
Drizzly in hill fog. Risk localised bursts of rain forming almost anywhere, may merge into more constant rain especially in afternoon, but locally varied.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive low cloud
Blanket fog from mid-slopes upward much of the region, to some lower slopes near coasts in east, also near Solway. Highest bases toward northwest of Beattock.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Little if any weak sun. Hazy, risk widely murky.
How Cold? (at 750m)
6 to 8C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 5th May 2024
Last updated
Fri 3rd May 24 at
4:45PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 10 to 15mph in the morning, but tending to drop in the afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small
How Wet?
Patchy rain or drizzle
Patches of rain or drizzle through the day on and off. Periods where dry, but staying cloudy. Risk of one or two heavier showers developing.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive much of the day
Be prepared for extensive hill fog through the day. Lowest bases in the morning, but bases rising into the afternoon to higher slopes, some hills may clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Little or no sun. Hazy, and for periods in the morning murky.
How Cold? (at 750m)
Around 7 or 8C, but 5C near Solway at first.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 6th May 2024
Last updated
Fri 3rd May 24 at
4:45PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Winds remaining slack and variable, 5 to 10mph or a times calm. Scope however, for sudden gusts of 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small, but scope for local sudden gusts of in and around any heavy, perhaps thundery, showers.
How Wet?
Patchy rain, then thundery showers.
Patches of rain here and there in morning, but some areas dry. Will break up into heavy downpours and scattered thunderstorms into the afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, slow lift in bases.
Extensive banks of low cloud, shrouding hills from lower slopes up in morning. Slow rise in bases, with the best breaks developing for coastal hills afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly overcast with rare glimpses of sun. Rather murky conditions, may improve to become good at times, away from rain when visibility will be poor.
How Cold? (at 750m)
7 or 8C
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
Slow-moving weather patterns continue through the Bank Holiday weekend as a weak zone of low pressure dominates over the British Isles. There will remain uncertainty of local day-to-day detail, but most likely the wind often light and temperatures generally mild, but less warm than midweek in western Scotland. Sunday into Monday, will see varied zones of heavy showers forming, local thunderstorms, but some places escaping often dry with the best sunny breaks for coastal areas as the convection builds inland. High pressure then tends to build from the west into midweek to bring a fair amount of dry weather, although rain bearing fronts may return to the northwest at times.