Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Saturday'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.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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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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.
Hazy, some fog banks
Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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
Saturday 10th October 2026
Last updated
Fri 9th Oct 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Westerly gales across many mountains will make walking challenging and bring significant chill factor; air temperature close to freezing point on highest summits. Rain most persistent in western Scotland, snow falling on high tops. Frequent showery rain for northwest England, fewer showers south across Wales.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Gales on hills; showery rain, most persistent west.
How windy? (On the summits)
West-northwesterly 40 to 50mph, very gusty, typically strongest morning through middle of day, on highest tops speeds to 60mph at times; slight lessening later. Gradually lowering further onward into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging conditions, stability requiring constant effort, gusts knocking you around, on exposed tops could blow you over. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Frequent showers west
A near-constant stream of showers into Dumfries and Galloway most or all day, some persistent falls with heavy bursts. A scattering of showers further east, and locally more frequent over an hour or so. Easing a little toward evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive west
Terrain above 700m in cloud most of the day near and west of M74, a few higher breaks east, only fleetingly to summits. Bases regularly lower and fill in lower around showers, ragged patches to some lower elevations.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some sunny bursts east, but more often overcast. Generally poor visibility on high terrain and a haze west.
How Cold? (at 750m)
3C rising to 5C, or 6C on sunny aspects in the east but will vary in showers. Feeling near -10C in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 11th October 2026
Last updated
Fri 9th Oct 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 20-25mph dawn and early morning, for longest east, easing to 10-15mph. Increasingly southerly in evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Early in day, marked wind chill and blustery wind on tops; becoming small until late in day.
How Wet?
Early local showers fade
Brief scattered showers in morning, mostly west Galloway, fading to be largely dry. Into night, rain pushes into westernmost areas, becoming persistent.
Cloud on the hills?
Rare patches
Patchy cloud may drift around higher western tops in the morning, but all dispersing or lifting above hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of cloud and sun; high cloud may start to build from west later. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
4 or 5C much of day, then lifting slightly higher onward into evening-night. Feeling like -3 to -5C in early wind on tops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits. Slight frost inland valleys at dawn.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 12th October 2026
Last updated
Fri 9th Oct 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 20-30mph, perhaps a lull to lower speeds, but later in day likely to increase from west to 40-50mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but blustery around higher exposed terrain, later likely to deteriorate further.
How Wet?
Generally damp, some steady rain
Rain and drizzle much of the day Dumfries & Galloway, some steadier rain mainly morning and again evening onward. Patchier rain north and eastwards, largely dry over a few hours.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, lowest southwest
Shrouding many hills all day, from low elevations upward near and west of M74, rarely above 400-500m. Mostly above 500-600m toward Lothians, Borders and Cheviots, some breaks as rain fades.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast, dull or murky. Local brighter areas in afternoon toward north and east.
How Cold? (at 750m)
Around 10C, little change day and night. Feeling near to freezing if in stronger wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
After a fine but cool day on Sunday, damp and mild southwesterly air moves back across the country into Monday. Southwesterly winds strengthen late Monday to widely gale-force over the hills, heavier rain likely into early Tuesday, followed by showers and a slight drop of temperature. Very unsettled west-southwesterlies continue into midweek - sustained mountain gales, possibly stormy at times and spells of heavy rain for all areas. A changeable westerly theme likely continues beyond mid-month - occasional windows of drier weather, but more often windy with rain or showers coming in from the Atlantic, sometimes cold enough to fall as snow on Scottish high tops.