Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Today's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Visibility reduced around cloud banks, hazier on some lower slopes. Locally some improvements possible out of cloud.
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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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
Hazy, some fog banks
Visibility reduced around cloud banks, hazier on some lower slopes. Locally some improvements possible out of cloud.
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
Wednesday 4th March 2026
Last updated
Tue 3rd Mar 26 at
4:09PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Windy in Scotland with gale-force gusts over high terrain. Much upper Highlands terrain in cloud, some rain and drizzle (most in the west); best breaks north of major hill groups. Varied cloud early in England and Wales, mostly clearing with increasing sun, though visibility limited by haze. Cool to mild England and Wales.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Blustery, cloudy, and patchy rain west; some haze
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 20 to 30mph, strongest in Galloway at first and very gusty. Trending towards 25-35mph, remaining strongest over high Galloway slopes. Likely strengthening further overnight.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery over higher terrain and feeling chilly, affecting ease of walking in some exposed spots, particularly in Galloway where walking becomes strenuous with buffeting gusts. Deteriorating overnight.
How Wet?
Light patchy rain west
In the morning, some light patches of rain will affect the hills west of the M74, though many hills will stay dry. Some spotty drizzle may follow on the south-facing hills in Galloway and west Borders.
Cloud on the hills?
Most persistent toward Solway
Cloud banks may persist on southern hills west of the M74 above 600m, perhaps lower near Solway in morning. Elsewhere, cloud more broken, summits of east Borders and Cheviot likely clear for periods.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% west, to 70% north/east
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine most common toward the Borders and Lothians, cloudier Galloway, particularly south of high terrain. Some haze around, best visibility around the Cheviot.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5C, rising, up to 7C north and eastern areas, though notable local variability. Staying mild on upper slopes overnight. Directly in the wind feeling like -3 to -5C.
Freezing Level
Patchy light frost in some valleys and sheltered slopes from before dawn, soon entirely thawing after sunrise.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Thursday 5th March 2026
Last updated
Tue 3rd Mar 26 at
4:09PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 30-40mph from dawn, easing afternoon, some variability in direction, reorienting NW'ly 30mph west.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking from dawn with significant wind chill, slowly improving, but walking likely stays impeded.
How Wet?
Increasingly rainy west then central hills
Morning drizzle over Galloway hills, patchy rain soon arriving here with patches pushing further east into the Borders with time. The Cheviot may only see odd patches during daylight.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive west, banks arrive to the east
The Galloway hills and Borders likely shrouded in cloud from at least 600-700m upward most of the day. Southern aspects/near-Solway will see the lowest bases. The Cheviots and Lothians start clear, some bands of cloud grazing high terrain with time.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% west, to 60% east
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy, some patchy sunshine to the east. Poor visibility due to fog and rain, hazy in the east.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5 to 7C, mildest northeast. Cooling to 2C Galloway as rain passes, staying mild east. Feeling like -5 to -10C in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits. Lowering to the summit of Merrick into evening, more widely to summits overnight.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Friday 6th March 2026
Last updated
Tue 3rd Mar 26 at
4:09PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable 10mph or less, a lull likely. At dawn, NE'ly 15-20mph east. Orienting SW'ly later, rising into nighttime.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible during daylight, though breezy in the east early.
How Wet?
Little or no precipitation
A chance of early precipitation around the Cheviot, falling as snow on the summit and a mix of rain and sleet to lower slopes. Soon entirely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Little or none
At dawn, sparse ragged cloud at various elevations, also mist in sheltered valleys. Any cloud lifts and dissipates soon after sunrise for cloud-free hills. Near the Cheviot at dawn, a risk of blanket cloud from around 600m upward, this soon clearing too.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some early high cloud, this clearing for extensive sunshine. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1 or 0C, rising to 2C.
Freezing Level
Around 700m from dawn, though some frosts in sheltered valleys. Rising, above the summits by evening.
Planning Outlook
Thursday into Friday sees a band of rain pass east across most mountains, then a relatively settled weekend for England and Wales, and perhaps east Scotland too. Varying conditions over the next couple of weeks as areas of high pressure build across the British Isles then slip eastwards: dry and bright days with light winds mixed with periods of strengthening south/westerly winds bringing occasional rain from the west. Temperatures will vary, at times lifting just above freezing to high Munro tops, but typically lowering again to high terrain and briefly mid-slopes. Freezing levels will only briefly touch high England and Wales summits, but some frosts into valleys during clear-sky nights. Remaining old snow cover on Scottish mountains stays largely consolidated with little change, any remaining snow in England and Wales will thaw.