Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Friday's Forecast
Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
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.
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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Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Hazy, some fog banks
Visibility reduced around cloud banks, hazier on some lower slopes. Locally some improvements possible out of cloud.
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
Friday 16th January 2026
Last updated
Thu 15th Jan 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Dry for much of the Highlands, many northern mountains clear, in places above patchy valley fog, some weak sun through high-level cloud above the mountains. Breezy toward the west, some showers southwest coasts of Scotland, also S/W Wales. Areas of low cloud over Pennines and S Lakes may linger.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Breezy, increasing. Cloud and showers southwest, clearer north.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 15 to 25mph, increasing during day, to 30mph Galloway.
Effect of the wind on you?
Increasingly blustery over higher tops, especially in west, marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Showers mostly far west
Mostly dry, but risk of precipitation in the form of showers for the west coast, snow tops.
Cloud on the hills?
Most persistent southwest, breaks north
Locally varied, banks covering hills most persistently in western areas, lowest base toward the Solway. Patches over tops at times inland and east, breaks better north.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% west, to 60% east and north.
Sunshine and air clarity?
A mix of cloud and patchy sun. Visibility very good, away from any fog or showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
1C. Feeling like -5 to 8C if exposed to stronger breeze in west.
Freezing Level
Just above summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Saturday 17th January 2026
Last updated
Thu 15th Jan 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 15 to 20mph, often 25mph towards the west coast.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but a marked chill where exposed to the strongest breeze.
How Wet?
Mostly dry
Occasional spots of drizzle possible, but negligible amounts.
Cloud on the hills?
Low cloud many hills, local breaks
Varied amounts of low cloud. Focused across hills east of the M74 and also hills nearest the Solway. Best breaks generally northwards.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy with mist and murk focused east of the M74 and toward Solway. Marked haze.
How Cold? (at 750m)
1 or 2C
Freezing Level
Generally above the summits, although frost into some valleys at dawn.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 18th January 2026
Last updated
Thu 15th Jan 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southeasterly 20 to 25mph, risk 30mph on higher western tops, locally gusty spots lower down.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery in exposure on tops, may affect ease of walking in places, giving marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Dry north and east, risk showers west
Local patchy rain over Galloway hills, snow grains on higher slopes, odd flurries possible, toward the far west a few showers may run in from the Irish Sea.
Cloud on the hills?
Covering most hills
Fairly extensive low cloud from mid-slopes upward, locally lower on southern slopes nearer the Solway, covering many hills all day. Some breaks toward the north.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun mainly Pentlands. Largely overcast, dull, misty to many mid-levels or some lower slopes.
How Cold? (at 750m)
Around 0C. Feeling like -7 to -10C in the wind.
Freezing Level
Varied, poorly defined: near to freezing on higher slopes, terrain partly frozen; also slight frost some valleys in morning.
Planning Outlook
Often dry and chilly conditions into the weekend with a south to south-easterly airflow developing, gusty wind in places. General patterns into the second half of January favour a colder continental influence. The snow pack across the Scottish Highlands will be enhanced by further spells of snowfall where where fronts edge in from the west, whilst for England and Wales snow accumulating on the hills at times, perhaps in the form of showers from the east.