Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Thursday's Forecast
Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
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.
Flooding
Fast-flowing rivers and streams. Some routes may be impassable due to flooding.
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Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
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.
Flooding
Fast-flowing rivers and streams. Some routes may be impassable due to flooding.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Thursday 6th November 2025
Last updated
Wed 5th Nov 25 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Mild and damp southerly air - lowest cloud on south-facing hills. Morning rain and drizzle in the Highlands easing off, some rise of cloud base. Gusty in places, strongest wind western Scotland. England sees little more than patchy rain or drizzle, whilst Wales has some pulses of heavier rain moving up from the south.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Gusty wind west. Low cloud, some drizzly rain, mostly west.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 15 to 25mph, occasional gusty 30mph western tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery periods through the day, in places starting to affect balance in the strongest gusts.
How Wet?
Drizzle mostly west, some rain occasionally
Pockets of drizzle, most common on southern hills west of the M74, some more persistent rain at times moving in from the Solway. Elsewhere, amounting to very little much of day, largely dry Borders to Lothians. Wet underfoot, streams in spate, some flooding Dumfries and Galloway.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, very low bases near Solway.
Extensive hill fog likely through the day. Lowest and most widespread cloud on hills west of M74. Nearly down to coastal cliffs on hills nearest the Solway.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly overcast. Visibility rather hazy and poor in drizzle.
How Cold? (at 750m)
10C, to locally 12C warmest toward north/east.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Friday 7th November 2025
Last updated
Wed 5th Nov 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly, trending southeasterly 15-25mph. Strongest west up to 30mph or higher over Galloway tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, though some uncomfortable winds over tops at times, particularly west where speeds may vary.
How Wet?
Bursts of rain west
Occasional bursts of rain drifting onto Galloway slopes from the south. Drizzle over high tops west of the Borders. A few spots of rain may drift further east as the day goes.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
An extensive sheet of cloud cloaks the hills for several hours after dawn. Bases will lift on northern slopes and some breaks will form here as well. Southern slopes of the Borders and Galloway will remain shrouded in fog.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A few glimpses of sun on northern slopes, otherwise overcast. Excellent visibility where out of fog.
How Cold? (at 750m)
8 or 9C, always coolest west. May reach 10C over the Cheviot and Lothians.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Saturday 8th November 2025
Last updated
Wed 5th Nov 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 20 to 30mph, speeds may vary, typically strongest over Galloway hills.
Effect of the wind on you?
Feeling breezy over higher terrain, may start to affect comfortable walking in some gustier locations in west.
How Wet?
A little rain or drizzle southwest
Drizzly patches most common Dumfries and Galloway, some intermittent rain mostly toward west, locally a shower near to the Solway. Often dry toward Lothians.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, lowest southwest
Shrouding the hills most or all day, some different fog layers possible, including some lower slopes in the morning, or all day toward the Solway, widely 300-400m most western hills. Breaks above 600m Pentlands to Borders.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Rare if any weak sun, mostly toward Pentland hills, where visibility good. Mostly misty at various levels.
How Cold? (at 750m)
6 or 7C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
Staying mild with low cloud, drizzle and rain at times through into next week. Areas northeast of major hill groups seeing least rain and highest cloud breaks. Southerly winds of varied strengths, sometimes more blustery, approaching gale-force in exposed western areas. Some drier areas into the weekend, then a risk of heavier rain returning from the west, soonest into Wales and southwest Scotland on Sunday. Further into next week, easterly winds are likely to develop for Scotland, bringing drier weather to the west, and potentially much colder with time. England & Wales may remain frequently wet under slow-moving low pressure.