Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Monday'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.
Heavy snow and hail showers, isolated lightning
Showery precipitation, often heavy, may merge to become constant for periods. A mix of snow and hail often falling to lower slopes. Risk of very localised thunder and lightning.
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.
Heavy snow and hail showers, isolated lightning
Showery precipitation, often heavy, may merge to become constant for periods. A mix of snow and hail often falling to lower slopes. Risk of very localised thunder and lightning.
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
Monday 13th April 2026
Last updated
Sun 12th Apr 26 at
4:20PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Heavy showers with hail from dawn in northwest Scotland, snow falling as low as middle-slopes. Hail showers become widespread afternoon, a risk of isolating lightning. Cloud above most hills between showers. Chilly temperatures, slightly rising in sun, but suddenly chilly again around showers and also gusty.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Hail showers, risk isolated lightning, only afternoon east
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 15 to 20mph, trending southerly and easing slightly in the east. At times 25mph on western tops and gusty everywhere around showers.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small effect on walking, but feeling distinctly chilly in exposure on high terrain. Sudden gusts around showers will inconvenience walking briefly.
How Wet?
Hail showers forming increasingly, trending eastward
A few showers southern slopes west of M74 early, dry elsewhere through morning. Showers quickly arriving from the southwest as midday approaches, spreading east with time, briefly heavy with hail, also snow falling as low as 600m in the west. Risk isolated thunder & lightning.
Cloud on the hills?
Often above hills, though may linger on Galloway terrain
Patches of cloud on some southern slopes west of the M74 in the morning, perhaps more extensive in the early morning but mostly lifting above the summits. May linger over high Galloway slopes as showers set in, but the bases continue to lift, for brief patches grazing upper slopes during and after showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine best north and east in morning; cloud building, leaving brief bursts of sun. Visibility excellent, but briefly very poor in showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0 or 1C rising to 3C, locally 4C in the east, but dropping a few degrees in showers. Wind chill feeling like -4 to -7C.
Freezing Level
800m at first, also frost sheltered inland valleys; rising above the tops into middle of day and afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 14th April 2026
Last updated
Sun 12th Apr 26 at
4:20PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly, 10 to 20mph morning, strengthening from the west, reaching 30-35mph later. From dusk 40-50mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small through morning, but becoming more blustery over higher terrain, more challenging later in west, feeling chilly.
How Wet?
Patchy rain arrives west, later east
Around noon, a rising risk of patchy rain from the southwest, mostly light and isolated west of M74 through much of afternoon, later becoming more frequent and spreading east.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little, likely all clearing
Patchy cloud around some hills mainly southwest in morning, also mist in some valleys at first. Largely breaking up or lifting above the hills into middle of day, but then returning to high Galloway slopes through afternoon, deteriorating and spreading east into evening.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine best Borders & Lothians in the morning, then patchwork of cloud and sun, high cloud gradually builds later. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
1C rising to 5C. Feeling colder later in day as wind increases.
Freezing Level
Close to freezing on highest summits, also light frost inland valleys around dawn. Soon above freezing to summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Wednesday 15th April 2026
Last updated
Sun 12th Apr 26 at
4:20PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 35-50mph; very gusty, not just high elevations, locally variable direction, and may strengthen west for a time.
Effect of the wind on you?
Arduous to often challenging walking with significant wind chill all day; gusts constantly affecting stability.
How Wet?
Often raining, nearly persistent west
Raining on most hills early, trending patcher in the east, drizzle lingers over the tops between patches. Near/west of M74, more often raining, persistent west Galloway hills, and perhaps more widely persistent later.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive west, improvements east
Extensive cloud shrouds Dumfries and Galloway hills from middle slopes up all day, lower slopes in the morning, and locally in valleys in the south. Extensive early east, bases lifting, towards 700-800m towards Lothians, chance brief breaks off high tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10% west, 30% east
Sunshine and air clarity?
A few glimpses of weak afternoon sun, but otherwise mostly cloudy. Mixed visibility, often poor in cloud/drizzle but very good where out of cloud.
How Cold? (at 750m)
7 or 8C, may rise slightly, to 9C eastern Borders and Cheviots. Feeling like -6 to -8C in strong wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Tuesday starts largely dry and temperatures trend milder than prior days, but rain and strengthening south-southwesterly winds return from the west later. Milder into mid-late week, but Scottish high tops above 1200m close to freezing at times. Wednesday through Friday sees unsettled conditions with showers, occasionally more persistent rain, accompanied by strong gusty winds, gales over mountains for periods, but also brighter spells between rain. With strengthening sunshine, temperatures will tend to rise several degrees during daylight, often becoming warm in the valleys; slopes north of major hill groups often milder. Higher pressure gradually builds through next weekend, bringing fewer showers and lighter winds; chilly overnight, but fairly mild spring days.