Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Monday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 10th November 2025
Last updated
Sun 9th Nov 25 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Heavy rain for much of the Highlands from dawn into the morning, moving northwards, clearing to leave patchy rain, local showers in west; cloud base rising. Some showery rain in the Lakes, drier Pennines. Showers in Wales merging into clusters of heavy rain. Moderate to locally gusty southerly winds.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Brisk winds. Bursts of rain mainly early in day, cloud breaks.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 25 to 30mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Feeling noticeably blustery on exposed higher terrain, starting to affect comfortable walking; marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Showery rain mostly morning
Rain from before dawn, some heavy bursts advancing north around daybreak, tending to break up and clear in the morning from many areas. Showery rain continues on and off Dumfries & Galloway, but fading.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting above many hills
Covering the hills fairly widely from dawn, the base rising to upper slopes with breaks increasingly forming to many tops, slowest to clear on southern slopes near Solway.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising to 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Intermittent sunshine. Visibility very good away from rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5 or 6C. Feeling below freezing if exposed to wind, nearer -5C on high tops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 11th November 2025
Last updated
Sun 9th Nov 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly, or southeasterly for a time, strengthening, soonest in southwest, 30 to 45mph, later in daytime 50-60mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging walking conditions over higher terrain, very gusty in places, becoming more difficult afternoon.
How Wet?
Rain heaviest in west
Rain soon widespread in the morning, the most prolonged heavy falls across hills near and west of the M74, likely increasingly setting in here. Streams in spate, flooding develops.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, lowest south
Blanket low cloud across the hills Dumfries and Galloway, to lower slopes southern areas. Higher bases north and eastwards but covering hills widely. Some breaks above 600m toward Lothians.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Below 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and murky, better visibility locally toward Lothians.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5C rising in morning to 7C, reaching 9C afternoon; only small fall with height. Feeling below freezing directly in wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Wednesday 12th November 2025
Last updated
Sun 9th Nov 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25-30mph from dawn, easing to 15-20mph or less, later turning southerly, may increase into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery at first, becoming smaller.
How Wet?
Little or no rain during daytime
Very wet underfoot with streams in spate and flooding following previous rain. Pockets of drizzle locally, but substantially dry during the daytime. Onward into night, risk further heavy rain.
Cloud on the hills?
Most persistent southwest
Banks of cloud from lower elevations upward in the morning, remaining most persistent on hills nearer the Solway. Some breaks forming elsewhere, best Pentlands.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% southwest, to 50% northeast
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, misty areas in the morning, may linger. Visibility becoming mostly very good toward Borders.
How Cold? (at 750m)
7C. Feeling like 0C or below if in stronger wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
Unsettled south-southwesterlies through midweek, periods of heavy rain widespread, further flooding for Wales, the Lakes and southwest Scotland. Mountain gales on Tuesday for England, Wales, S & E Scotland. Cooler than recently in Scotland, but still generally mild England and Wales by day and night. Later in the week, colder air pushes into Scotland, dropping below freezing over the mountains, with some snow over higher terrain in the Highlands on Thursday-Friday; strong to gale force easterly winds develop widely. Colder northeasterly air is expected to become more widespread into the weekend and next week.