Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Monday'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.
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.
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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.
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.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 26th October 2026
Last updated
Sun 25th Oct 26 at
4:02PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A warm front pushes into Wales around dawn, spreading north and east bringing at least several hours of rain to all mountains, heavy for a time. Becoming unseasonably mild and humid in rain, though feeling cool in widespread gales. North and east Scotland drier and chilly for a few early hours.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Rain soon arrives west, setting in persistently with gales
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 20-30mph, some variability but soon strengthening from the west, 40-45mph afternoon and becoming gusty, turning southwesterly and further strengthening to 50mph+ into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Locally fairly small to start but soon widely blustery, conditions increasingly challenging as the day goes, maintaining stability requiring significant effort; feeling chilly despite mild temperature.
How Wet?
Rain sets in for most of the day
A little patchy rain around dawn, mostly just west hills. Steady rain soon arrives from the west, spreading widely and setting in for several hours of persistent falls, likely heavy for a time particularly south. Rain beginning to lessen later but staying drizzly on high terrain.
Cloud on the hills?
Some early breaks east, becoming extensive
Cloud patches graze most high tops to start the day, perhaps a few early summit breaks to the east, but cloud spreads widely from the west through morning, to middle slopes at least and to low slopes/valley level south Galloway during heaviest rainfall.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% east to start, lowering to less than 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A little sun through high cloud in the morning, good visibility, best in the east. Clouding over to become overcast and dull.
How Cold? (at 750m)
3C, slight rise to start, then sharply rising from midday, first in the west and increasingly widely to at least 10C and locally milder. Little change with height and turning humid as temperature warm. Feeling near 0C in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 27th October 2026
Last updated
Sun 25th Oct 26 at
4:02PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 50-60mph, may briefly gust up to 70mph, later shifting westerly and beginning to lessen.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging walking in exposure, mobility becomes difficult during strongest wind with significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Showers, locally more frequent
Showers, frequent around Moffat hills and Cheviots at first. With time, most frequent showers will shift towards Ayrshire/Central Belt hills, but scattered showers will still be widespread, may cluster for sustained falls.
Cloud on the hills?
Most extensive west, more varied east
Cloud banks often shroud terrain above 700-800m on western hills; bases to lower south Galloway slopes during heavier showers, also around the Cheviot early. Well-broken north, particularly early around Lothians, but a few hours of more extensive cloud over high terrain probable.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% west, to 50% east
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sun, best east, some cloudier periods. Varied visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
4 or 5C, milder east for a few early hours. Cooler moments in showers. Feeling like -10 to -15C in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Wednesday 28th October 2026
Last updated
Sun 25th Oct 26 at
4:02PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 35-45mph, strongest speed just at dawn; shifting westerly and lessening, 25-30mph later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking in exposure well into the day with considerable wind chill; effects later lessening.
How Wet?
Patchy rain
Areas of rain push west-to-east, quick-moving with dry windows, driest east Borders. Ayrshire hills and through the Central Belt see the most frequent rain, some drizzle on high tops, tending to ease later.
Cloud on the hills?
Largely shrouding high terrain
High tops in cloud well into the day, more extensive for a few early hours, bases lowering towards 400-500m during heaviest bursts of rain. A general lifting and breaking trend with time, best chance any summits breaks east later.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%, rising to 50% east later
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, sunny glimpses breaking out through afternoon. Good visibility as cloud and rain breaks, a haze west.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5 or 6C, rising a degree. Feeling like -4 to -8C in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Low pressure north of Scotland on Tuesday brings showers with widespread gales, severe over Scottish Highlands with steady, heavy rain, turning to snow on high tops. Pressure builds from the south Wednesday but staying blustery with rain on and off for many, hill cloud clinging to high terrain, and haze towards the west coast. Wind will lessen and shift southerly on Thursday, more bright breaks, milder temperature, and little or no rain remaining. A frontal system brings rain and wind into western areas on Friday, pushing east into evening and perhaps a very unsettled start to Saturday, but then a trend towards high pressure is indicated as the weekend goes. Northwest areas stay cloudier and blustery into Sunday, then more widely settled early next week and possibly longer, cool to mild temperatures.