Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Saturday's Forecast
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 12 to 16C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 12 to 16C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Saturday 23rd August 2025
Last updated
Fri 22nd Aug 25 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Cloudy skies for many places, varied areas of low cloud on some hill slopes in the morning, largely lifting above the tops, but may continue to cap higher western mountains in Scotland, with a little rain occasionally. An odd shower in north Wales in afternoon. Winds generally light.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Largely dry, cloud generally lifting above hills; light winds.
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable west becoming south-southeasterly, 5 to 10mph, increasing a little on Galloway hills to 10-15mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Chance an odd patch of drizzle around low cloud, possible spots from high cloud.
Cloud on the hills?
Covering some hills for a few hours
Areas of low cloud at varied heights from dawn, some patchy fog into valleys at first. May linger on some hills all morning, greatest risk in east; largely lifting above tops into afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60% rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun and mostly thin high cloud. Some areas start misty, visibility becoming excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
7 to 9C from dawn, coolest east. Rising to 13C afternoon.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 24th August 2025
Last updated
Fri 22nd Aug 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly 10 to 15mph, increasing a little in west, to 20mph at times Galloway hills, mostly afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Small chance an isolated light shower.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly western tops in morning
Cloud banks capping upper slopes mostly in Dumfries & Galloway, tending to lift and break afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun and some high cloud, best in east. Visibility very good; some haze west.
How Cold? (at 750m)
11C from dawn (warmer than valleys at first), rising to 14C afternoon.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 25th August 2025
Last updated
Fri 22nd Aug 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly, strengthening, 25-35mph in west, risk reaching 40-45mph Galloway hills. In east: 15-25mph, risk later 30mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Increasing buffeting in west, affecting comfortable walking, risk more challenging. Fairly small east, but becoming blustery.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely until late
Dry most or all day. Odd spots possible as high cloud thickens. By evening into night, risk of steadier rain developing from southwest, may turn heavy.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Patchy cloud around some slopes in the morning, most likely toward Solway, lifting and dispersing to leave the hills clear. Cloud may lower onto western tops by dusk.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun and patchy cloud, high cloud tending to thicken from the west. Visibility good, but a haze, particularly west.
How Cold? (at 750m)
13 to 15C, warmest Borders. As the wind increases, feeling below 5C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
High pressure drifts slowly east, whilst low pressure over the Atlantic encroaches nearer in the early part of the new week. Southeasterly winds increasing Sunday-Monday, soonest for western regions, becoming much windier by Monday in west, then more widely with time. Areas of rain and showery bursts increasingly widespread as the week progresses as low pressure then rotates slowly over Britain - day-to-day detail becomes very uncertain. Warmer and more humid for a time, then cooler later in week.