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.
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.
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 26th December 2025
Last updated
Thu 25th Dec 25 at
4:20PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Generally dry, apart from chance of odd light showers eastern Scotland. Sunshine over most Scottish mountains - the tops warmer than glens above an inversion; patchy low-level fog or cloud banks some slopes. Easterly winds remain strong and gusty England and Wales, feeling bitterly cold in exposure despite plenty of sun.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Gusty wind, chilly. Cloud mostly east, sunnier west.
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 20 to 25mph, gusty around some higher slopes.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery over many exposed tops, in places sudden gusty spots feeling more noticeable and colder.
How Wet?
Precipitation rare if any
Chance of brief snow grains locally on eastern tops, occasional drizzly spots lower hills toward North Sea. Dry all day most places.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly higher eastern hills
Cloud banks coming in from the east grazing across higher slopes in Borders and Cheviots, base around 600-700m. Cloud more broken toward M74, largely clear further westwards.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50% east, to above 90% west
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy all day east, dull but visibility good below cloud. Sunshine best in Galloway, excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0C, small variation with height. Feeling like -7C directly in the stronger wind.
Freezing Level
Near freezing all elevations from dawn, terrain staying frozen out of sunlight, but lifting just above freezing many slopes.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Saturday 27th December 2025
Last updated
Thu 25th Dec 25 at
4:20PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 25 to 30mph, stronger gusts around some slopes, particularly just west of higher tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Starting to affect comfortable walking in exposure, sudden buffeting gusts in places; considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
A little light rain east
Occasional spots of light rain Pentland hills to Cheviots, snow grains higher slopes, locally more frequent, but total amounts small. Largely dry central and western areas.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly higher tops and in east
Cloud banks mostly above 700m and in eastern areas, may be frequent over higher Cheviot slopes; patchier westwards.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% Cheviots, to 70% west of M74.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Rather cloudy eastern areas, some breaks with sun in the west. Visibility very good, some haze east.
How Cold? (at 750m)
1 or 2C, small variation with height in morning; may rise slightly higher Galloway. Feeling like -8C in stronger wind.
Freezing Level
Some terrain partly frozen; close to freezing some upper slopes and patchy slight frost in sheltered valleys in morning.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 28th December 2025
Last updated
Thu 25th Dec 25 at
4:20PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 10-15mph, locally less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small
How Wet?
Dry all day
Cloud on the hills?
Capping some eastern tops
Thin banks of cloud mostly eastern areas above 700m. Patchier toward and west of M74, largely clear Galloway hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90% west, to 50% east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunniest in Galloway, partly cloudy eastwards, often cloudy nearer North Sea. Visibility excellent, though duller east.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0C, slightly warmer on highest summits if above an inversion.
Freezing Level
Near freezing above 600m, also frost in some valleys, all day out of sunlight.
Planning Outlook
Dry weather continues into the weekend as a strong area of high pressure resides near or north of Scotland. Inversion conditions Scottish mountains, high tops generally above freezing and above most patchy cloud, some frost and fog in glens. Gusty east-northeasterly wind increasing for Scotland by Saturday, easing again for Sunday. Strong and gusty winds prevail for England and Wales, often cloudy, a little light rain occasionally Pennines; some sun toward west.