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.
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.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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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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.
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.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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 23rd March 2026
Last updated
Sun 22nd Mar 26 at
4:07PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Wind speed increasing significantly across Scotland, becoming severe-gale force over mountains into afternoon. Rain and briefly some snow on tops moving in from the west. England and Wales dry, with sun through a veil of high cloud, also increasingly windy - upland gales evening into night.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Upland gales develop. Weak sun, then patchy rain later west.
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable 10-15mph at first, soon becoming south-southwesterly, 25mph by noon. Then increasing rapidly to 40mph afternoon, later 50mph with gusts 60mph higher areas.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small early in day for several hours, but then rapidly deteriorating to increasingly arduous walking conditions, later in day more difficult.
How Wet?
A little rain develops afternoon in west
Eastern areas largely dry all daytime. During afternoon in Galloway, patchy rain arriving, becoming more persistent from west for a time, though total amounts small. Some steadier rain more widely onward evening into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any until late, forming western tops
During afternoon where rain occurs, patches start drift onto higher western tops, later more frequent above 700m west of the M74, tending to fill in over most Galloway tops above 600m up to dusk, more widely after dark.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%, later in day 30% west.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Early sun weakening as high cloud thickens, becoming overcast. Visibility excellent, later a little hazier.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0C rising to 3C by late afternoon. As wind increases, chill factor later afternoon feeling like -10C in exposure.
Freezing Level
700m plus frost in valleys around dawn. Rising above freezing to highest tops by middle of day.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 24th March 2026
Last updated
Sun 22nd Mar 26 at
4:07PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 45 to 60mph, peak speeds may moderate a little during day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Difficult conditions across the hills, any mobility challenging in exposure. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Heavy rain for several hours
Risk of heavy rain mostly Dumfries & Galloway and into western Cheviots, may last for a few hours. Uncertain timing, but likely to break up into snow showers from northwest afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, lowest west
Shrouding the hills widely, from lower elevations upward in rain in west and southwest areas. Some rise of base likely from northwest during afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, may brighten up later from north. Visibility very poor in rain, later possibly improving.
How Cold? (at 750m)
+3C at first, lowering to -1C up to dusk. Feeling like -12 to -15C in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits in morning, dropping from northwest to 700m afternoon, then 500-600m by dusk.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Wednesday 25th March 2026
Last updated
Sun 22nd Mar 26 at
4:07PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 30 to 45mph, varying speeds with squally gusts around showers.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking often impeded, frequent buffeting, in places more arduous over higher exposed terrain. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Locally frequent hail and snow
Showery snow and hail falling to lower slopes, most frequent in Galloway, locally more constant for periods. Showers forming more widely with time. Chance of isolated thunder & lightning.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly high western tops, varying
Cloud base frequently changing, likely to come and go over tops mainly in Galloway above 700-800m, lower patches in showers. Elsewhere only briefly on tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bursts of bright sunshine, most common in Borders in the morning. Visibility intermittently very good, but appalling at times in showers with brief whiteout over tops.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1 or -2C, slight rise into afternoon. Wind chill feeling like -12 to -15C on tops.
Freezing Level
500m from dawn, lifting to 700m, slightly higher away from showers.
Planning Outlook
Cold, wintry conditions across all mountains into midweek - significant chill factor from gale force west then northwesterly winds. Showery hail and snow falling to increasingly lower elevations in the Highlands on Tuesday, whilst a band of heavy rain moves slowly southward over England & Wales. Hail and snow showers extend southwards into Wednesday, by then below freezing on all tops above 600-700m. Fewer showers by Thursday for many, though further snow then rain moves into western Scotland. Temperature and freezing level then varying as changeable westerlies prevail for Scotland through the weekend into early next week with periods of upland gales widely, accompanied by spells of rain, hill snow and hail showers; some windows of drier weather more often affect England & Wales.