Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Saturday'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 and hail showers
Periods of bright or sunny conditions mixed with showers or flurries of snow and hail. Visibility may change rapidly from excellent to very poor.
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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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 and hail showers
Periods of bright or sunny conditions mixed with showers or flurries of snow and hail. Visibility may change rapidly from excellent to very poor.
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
Saturday 28th March 2026
Last updated
Fri 27th Mar 26 at
4:20PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Feeling bitterly cold in gale-force west-northwesterly winds widely, severe gales on higher Scottish mountains. Extensive showers with hail, snow, chance of isolated thunder, locally grouping into more constant precipitation NW Highlands, also N England in morning; intensity of showers easing during afternoon.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Upland gales. Hail and snow showers.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 35 to 50mph, squally gusts toward 60mph higher tops mainly morning. A brief lessening by evening, then increasing again overnight.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking over the hills, more difficult in places on high exposed terrain, frequent buffeting affecting balance. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Hail and snow showers
Around dawn, a cluster of frequent snow and hail passing southeastward. Then scattered showers extending eastwards, mostly brief hail, snow falling in morning to some lower elevations, with time mostly rain below 600m.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied mostly over western tops
Patchy cloud capping higher slopes mostly toward the west in the morning, lifting increasingly above the tops by middle of the day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of cloud and sun, best in east in morning. Visibility often very good, but reduced at times to briefly very poor in showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1C rising to +1C afternoon. Wind chill feeling like -10 to -15C.
Freezing Level
600-700m in morning, plus frost in sheltered valleys around dawn, rising just above freezing to highest tops afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 29th March 2026
Last updated
Fri 27th Mar 26 at
4:20PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 50-65mph with stronger gusts dawn into morning, then westerly 40-50mph midday-afternoon, squally gusts.
Effect of the wind on you?
Severe conditions for a time, remaining difficult on high terrain, mobility challenging in exposure. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Heavy rain, then showery
A swathe of rain moving in from west from dawn, possible sleet or brief snow on tops. A more intense band moving southeastwards morning into middle of day. Then showery rain on and off.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, then lifting with breaks
Covering the hills widely during rain, for several hours from 500-600m upward, lowest west of M74. Then rising in afternoon with breaks to tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bursts of sun develop into afternoon. Visibility very poor in rain, then changing quickly in and out of showers, intermittently very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
1C rising briefly during morning up to 3C, later dropping to 0C. Wind chill feeling like -12 to -15C.
Freezing Level
Rising from before dawn to be above freezing to the tops. Starting to drop back toward 700-800m late in day.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 30th March 2026
Last updated
Fri 27th Mar 26 at
4:20PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West to northwesterly, 40 to 50mph, strongest in the morning, gusts 60mph for a time higher tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking difficult on exposed higher terrain, considerable buffeting, gusts knocking you off balance. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
A few light showers
Brief light showers, snow flurries above 500m, most common western hills in the morning, tending to fade.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting above most tops
Cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, mostly in west above 600m in morning, tending to rise. Increasing breaks to tops. Will then lower from southwest into night.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun, best toward east in morning. Visibility mostly good, slight haze west.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0C rising to 2C afternoon, then higher after dark. Wind chill feeling like -12 to -15C.
Freezing Level
700m from dawn, rising above the tops into afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Changeable westerlies prevail onward into early next week, continuing gales over most high terrain. Milder air lifts above freezing to all tops into Tuesday with low cloud, drizzle and rain, most persistent west-northwest Scotland. Likely colder again in Scotland by Wednesday with some further hill snow likely. Some windows of better weather mid-late in the week as higher pressure is nearby - temperatures vary above and just below freezing on Highland tops, more often above freezing England and Wales tops. Some chilly air possible during early April, but drier conditions likely developing with time with more spring sunshine.