Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Wednesday'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.
Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Very warm
Warm conditions across the hills, rising above 15C on tops. Increasingly hot on lower terrain, reaching 25C+ in many valleys. Beware of dehydration.
Strong warm sunshine
High UV levels, feeling very warm when ascending, beware of dehydration and sunburn.
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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.
Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Very warm
Warm conditions across the hills, rising above 15C on tops. Increasingly hot on lower terrain, reaching 25C+ in many valleys. Beware of dehydration.
Strong warm sunshine
High UV levels, feeling very warm when ascending, beware of dehydration and sunburn.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Wednesday 24th June 2026
Last updated
Tue 23rd Jun 26 at
4:23PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Extensive hot sunshine and unusually humid - beware sunburn and dehydration. England and Wales as well as east Scotland see early low patchy fog clearing; highest tops of east Scotland may be at or above the cloud layer at dawn. Some cloud clings to Scotland's west coast, breezy over far northern tops.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Unusually warm and humid sun; linger cloud Ayrshire hills
How windy? (On the summits)
West-southwesterly, mostly 10mph or less, but sometimes 15mph on highest summits.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly negligible
How Wet?
No rain
Cloud on the hills?
Local early cloud lifts and dissipates
Risk fog lowest coastal slopes Galloway, possibly widely above 400m Ayrshire hills until mid-morning, then clearing. Cloud more patchy near and east of the M74, likely just scattered fog in valleys well-east; banks lift through morning and largely dissipate for cloud-free hills by midday.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny, some high cloud comes and goes. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
14 to 16C at dawn, warmest east rising toward an unusually warm 18 or 19C, to perhaps 20C near the Cheviot.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Thursday 25th June 2026
Last updated
Tue 23rd Jun 26 at
4:23PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southeasterly between 10 and 20mph; perhaps particularly gusty at times, trending higher late in the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Generally small, although there may be sudden buffeting at times both on higher areas and some lower slopes.
How Wet?
Small risk thunderstorms
Risk isolated thunderstorms giving locally torrential rain.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any although patches may form near rain
Hills extensively cloud free. Should thunderstorms occur, varied ragged patches reforming.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Periods of sunshine. Persistent haze.
How Cold? (at 750m)
Exceptionally warm 22 to 24C in afternoon, humid; some risk warmer in the west. Valleys locally approaching 30C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Friday 26th June 2026
Last updated
Tue 23rd Jun 26 at
4:23PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Generally south-southwesterly 15-20mph, gusty around showers; strengthening, sustained speeds to 35mph later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small at times but with buffeting gusts around showers and notably deteriorating later for strenuous walking.
How Wet?
Periods of rain/thunderstorms
Scattered bursts of heavy rain/thunderstorms from before dawn, some dry periods. Through afternoon, rising risk of showers clustering for prolonged heavy falls/thunderstorms, trending northeastwards with time.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied banks, later more extensive
Varied banks of cloud here and there, mostly near showers where some ragged patches will graze lower slopes; banks more extensive on high western terrain. Where rain sets in later, high terrain becomes shrouded more widely with lower patches.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80% lowering to 40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sun through high cloud. Very good visibility away from cloud and rain, some haze to the south.
How Cold? (at 750m)
An exceptionally hot and humid 22 or 23C through morning, cooling afternoon towards 17 to 19C mildest east.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Exceptionally warm and humid most mountain areas until later Friday; valley temperatures approaching the low-to-middle 30s in England and Wales, with hill temperatures approaching the high 20s at least. Scotland will be slightly cooler, though temperatures will still reach the low 20s on many slopes. Scattered thunderstorms on Thursday and Friday, with a risk of extended torrential thunderstorms on Friday afternoon in northern areas. Over the weekend, progressively less warm as fronts begin to come in off the Atlantic, bringing a strengthening wind and bands of rain and low cloud, particularly affecting western mountains. Into the following week, Atlantic westerlies will dominate, with an indication of high pressure to the south producing dry and bright windows.