Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Friday'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.
Snow flurries
Occasional light snow flurries, sleet or rain lower elevations. Amounts little more than nuisance value, but locally more persistent and reducing visibility for periods.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Click an icon for more information or click here for a key to all icons.
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.
Snow flurries
Occasional light snow flurries, sleet or rain lower elevations. Amounts little more than nuisance value, but locally more persistent and reducing visibility for periods.
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
Friday 14th November 2025
Last updated
Thu 13th Nov 25 at
3:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Cold across Scotland and northern England, below freezing on Scottish mountains all day. Snow flurries toward north/east Highlands. Significant chill factor from strengthening easterly winds, gale-force all day southern Scotland and northern England. Severe gales and incessant heavy rain Wales and Peak District.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Gales, local severe gusts. Showers or flurries mostly east.
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly, strengthening 30 to 45mph, later in day 50mph higher areas, powerful gusts downslope west of high tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Increasingly difficult walking conditions over the hills, gusts knocking you off balance. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Snow flurries eastern tops
Light showery rain on and off Lothians to Borders and Cheviots, falling as snow flurries above 500-600m. Largely dry west of the M74. Wet underfoot, some flooding after previous rain, a dusting of snow possible on highest summits.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly eastern hills
Covering eastern hills fairly persistently above 600m, locally lower in showers. Further west, cloud base higher and more broken above 700m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% east, 60% west.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some weak sun mostly west, but a thick veil of high cloud likely. Visibility very good where dry, locally hazier toward east coast.
How Cold? (at 750m)
Around 0C. Wind chill feeling like -10 to -15C.
Freezing Level
700 to 800m.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Saturday 15th November 2025
Last updated
Thu 13th Nov 25 at
3:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 50mph from dawn, powerful gusts downslope to west. Slowly decreasing, to 30mph afternoon, less from dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Difficult walking, turbulent gusts on some slopes particularly in morning, lessening, but remaining blustery afternoon.
How Wet?
Largely dry, risk showers east
Dry overall near and west of M74. Local light showery rain eastern hills occasionally, snow flurries higher tops above 700m.
Cloud on the hills?
Capping eastern tops, little west
Banks of cloud mostly over higher slopes in Borders and Cheviots above 600-700m. More broken cloud westwards, hills west of the M74 substantially clear all day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% east, to 80% west.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Weak sun with layers of high cloud toward the south. Cloudier Borders. Visibility very good, some haze east.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0 or +1C. Wind chill feeling like -15C in morning, -10C afternoon.
Freezing Level
800m, tending to rise slightly.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 16th November 2025
Last updated
Thu 13th Nov 25 at
3:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly turning northerly, 15 to 20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but feeling noticeably chilly on exposed higher terrain.
How Wet?
Generally dry
One or two brief showers mostly near east coastal hills.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little, patches east
Some patchy cloud likely to come and go over higher slopes in the east, mostly above 700-800m around The Cheviot. Further west, rare fragments grazing tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60% east, to 80% west.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine most common toward west, often cloudier east; may become sunnier. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
1C. Feeling like -5C in exposure to wind.
Freezing Level
Frost in sheltered valleys from dawn. Staying near to freezing on highest summits above 800m all day.
Planning Outlook
Colder air extends to all areas, staying below freezing over higher mountains most likely throughout the next week to 10 days. In the short-term, for Wales and south Pennines expect ongoing flooding from high rainfall on Friday, the rain eases into Saturday here. A lot of dry weather for Scotland this weekend, but some snow flurries move in from the north on Sunday. Areas of showery snow over the hills into next week coming in on often strong northerly winds, gale force into midweek. Snow most frequent toward north of the Highlands with some locally more substantial accumulations over higher terrain; some accumulating upland snow possible more widely during Tuesday as a front drifts southward.