Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Today'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.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
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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.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 30th December 2025
Last updated
Mon 29th Dec 25 at
4:20PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Quiet but chilly conditions, light winds and plenty of sunshine for much of the Highlands, much terrain frozen, sub-zero all day over hills and in some glens. A cold east-northeasterly breeze England and Wales, strongest toward south; fairly cloudy, locally an odd snow flurry over the Pennines.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Cold, but wind fairly light. Sunshine, some patchy cloud east.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeast turning northerly 10mph, local 15-20mph Cheviots early morning.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small, but locally marked wind chill especially early in day.
How Wet?
Isolated snow flurries in east
Largely dry, but isolated snow flurries edging onto the Cheviots, mainly during the morning.
Cloud on the hills?
Patches mainly eastern hills
Patches covering higher slopes hills east of the M74. Tend to clear and break up through day. Isolated if any patches in the west.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80% in west, 50% in east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Broken cloud and sun, may be mostly cloudy in the east. Visibility very good or excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1 or -2C. Mainly Cheviots in morning, wind chill feeling like -5 to -7C.
Freezing Level
500-600m, but also frost in some valleys in morning, most widely west.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Wednesday 31st December 2025
Last updated
Mon 29th Dec 25 at
4:20PM
How windy? (On the summits)
North-westerly backing westerly 15 to 25mph, increasing to 25 to 35mph through the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Be prepared for increasingly blustery conditions with considerable wind chill and buffeting.
How Wet?
Mostly dry
Dry much of day, risk patchy precipitation later, snow flurries on upper slopes.
Cloud on the hills?
Lowering onto hills from west.
Hills starting clear, but increasingly low cloud will move in from the west to cover upper slopes or tops near and west of M74. Eastern hills may stay clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80% at first, lowering to 30% in west, 60% in east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bright start with sun through high cloud, but cloud building from west. Visibility mostly very good or excellent. Turning misty later in the west.
How Cold? (at 750m)
Around -1C, perhaps plus 1C later. Feeling closer to -8C in the strongest winds.
Freezing Level
All levels at first, following widespread frost into valleys, but lifting to 500-600m, perhaps 800m later.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Thursday 1st January 2026
Last updated
Mon 29th Dec 25 at
4:20PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 30 to 45mph, strongest on higher Cheviots.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking, frequent buffeting in exposure higher up. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Scattered snow showers mostly west
A few showers mostly Galloway hills, coming inland from northwest, falling as snow or hail, or rain below 300-400m. Often dry toward and east of M74, rare brief showers.
Cloud on the hills?
Occasional patches mostly west
Patches moving onto higher slopes in Galloway mostly above 700m, rarely grazing higher tops elsewhere.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of sunshine. Visibility very good, locally reduced in showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1 or -2C. Wind chill feeling like -10 to -15C.
Freezing Level
400 to 600m, highest toward Galloway. Into night dropping sub-zero to lower slopes.
Planning Outlook
Significantly cold wintry conditions into the start of January. Air temperature well below freezing on high terrain, plus low minima into many glens and valleys with sustained hard frost. Strong northerly winds later this week giving severe wind chill. Frequent and heavy snow showers moving into northern areas and running down coastal extremities with significant accumulations. Elsewhere, lots of dry and sunny weather, although occasional organised bands of snow will feed south at times in the Arctic airflow. Staying cold into next week with scope for snowfalls more widely.