Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Wednesday'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.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
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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.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Wednesday 26th November 2025
Last updated
Tue 25th Nov 25 at
3:06PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Scotland: Southerly gales with hill fog extend east to become very extensive with rain and drizzle; transient snow upper slopes. England and Wales: Strengthening southerly winds with hills filling in with low cloud with patchy rain and drizzle.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Strong winds with hills filling in with fog, with frequent rain and drizzle moving in.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly soon 40 to locally 50mph highest tops: the strong winds penetrating eastward by about midday.
Effect of the wind on you?
Extensively difficult walking soon developing where exposed with sudden gusts and significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain and drizzle; extensive west
Frequent rain and drizzle gradually spreading east morning. However, the rain patchy and very little in total near the Lothians and Cheviot hills.
Cloud on the hills?
Most hills filling in with fog
Many higher slopes initially cloud free Borders. Will deteriorate from west as cloud fills in widely below 300-450m. But near the Lothians and Cheviot hills, slowly filling in across higher slopes, typically 500 to 650m afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Dropping to 20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Little or no sunshine; becoming extensively dull and misty as visibility drops in rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
1C rising to 5C through daylight. Will feel as cold as minus 12C directly in the wind.
Freezing Level
Locally 900m at first; rising above the summits, probably during morning. Frost many valleys at dawn.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Thursday 27th November 2025
Last updated
Tue 25th Nov 25 at
3:06PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly, strengthening through morning and quickly with height to 45mph where exposed on higher tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Significant wind chill and walking widely difficult.
How Wet?
Frequent or constant rain
Rain and drizzle most or all day. A few breaks in the rain northern Galloway and the rain on and off northern and eastern Borders.
Cloud on the hills?
All or nearly all summits persistently foggy.
Persistent cloud from 200 to 450m Dumfries and Galloway and the Mofffat/Tweedsmuir areas. Elsewhere, cloud base lowering to 400 to 550m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Less than 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Rare glimpses of weak sun lower slopes, mainly Borders. Visibility widely poor, hazy at best.
How Cold? (at 750m)
8C. Will feel as cold as minus 5C directly in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Friday 28th November 2025
Last updated
Tue 25th Nov 25 at
3:06PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 35 to 50mph, generally strongest in the morning.
Effect of the wind on you?
Be prepared for walking to be difficult, particularly through the morning, with significant wind chill and buffeting.
How Wet?
Scattered showers
A scattering of showers, may well be concentrated into a band that will move through at some point in the day associated with trough, risk thunder. Sleet tops.
Cloud on the hills?
Occasional over tops, mainly west.
Bases varying but away from western hills, mostly above tops. Hills west of M74 seeing cloud descend onto tops; perhaps extensive for a time.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% in west, 70% in east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun, perhaps frequent in east. Visibility ranging from very good, to poor or very poor in showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
2C
Freezing Level
Above the tops
Planning Outlook
A long series of Atlantic lows passing north of or across Britain will bring high rainfall to western mountains together with frequent upland gales (sometimes stormy) and low cloud. Temperatures on higher tops sometimes below freezing point, particularly at the weekend in Scotland, but elsewhere fresh snow transient.