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.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
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.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
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
Saturday 15th November 2025
Last updated
Fri 14th Nov 25 at
4:20PM
Summary for all mountain areas
High fog banks in the east Scottish Highlands, dry with sunshine west; windy early but easing. A thin layer of snow blankets the summits. Early gales in England and north Wales ease but remaining blustery. Rain here too, also easing though lingering south Pennines. Flood risk in Wales and south Pennines.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Gales, easing somewhat; cloud and some showers east
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 40-50mph from dawn, very powerful gusts downslope to west. Slowly decreasing to 30-35mph afternoon, some lighter speeds after dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Difficult walking, turbulent gusts on some slopes, particularly in morning, will require bracing stability. Effects lessening, but remaining blustery with strenuous walking all day.
How Wet?
Largely dry, risk showers east
Some early drizzly rain possible on southern Galloway slopes, then 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 700-800m. More broken cloud westwards, hills west of the M74 substantially clear all day though perhaps more fog banks on high southern Galloway slopes.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% east, to 80% west.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Weak sun with layers of high cloud toward the south, largely overcast in southern areas. Visibility very good, some haze east.
How Cold? (at 750m)
1 or 2C most hills, nearer 3C western Galloway hills. Wind chill feeling like -15C in morning, -10C afternoon.
Freezing Level
800m, rising to most summits, above the summits in Galloway.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 16th November 2025
Last updated
Fri 14th Nov 25 at
4:20PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly turning northerly, 15 to 20mph. Nearer 25mph at and before dawn in Galloway.
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 near the Lothians and Cheviots.
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.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 17th November 2025
Last updated
Fri 14th Nov 25 at
4:20PM
How windy? (On the summits)
From dawn northerly 25-35mph, strongest east. Shifting northwesterly and lowering, perhaps to a lull in Galloway.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking strenuous east at dawn with wind chill, trending towards fairly small impacts.
How Wet?
A few morning snow showers
From dawn, a few light snow showers will drift over the east Lothians and Cheviots, turning to rain on low slopes after dawn. Any showers likely abate afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Some patches on high eastern tops
Some morning patches of valley fog here and there where sheltered; this soon fading. Cloud patches will drift over the high Cheviots and possibly easternmost Borders in the morning, tending to fade as well.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%; 70% easternmost tops at first
Sunshine and air clarity?
Widely sunny with excellent visibility; just some patchy cloud in the east in the morning.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-2C. Possibly a degree warmer on the Cheviot. Feeling like -13C in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
600-700m, though frosts likely on lower slopes and into inland valleys at dawn from the Borders eastward.
Planning Outlook
Rain eases in Wales and the southern Pennines though flood risk may linger for another day. Winds shift widely northerly as the weekend turns into next week, drawing cold air widely across the country; staying below freezing over higher mountains most likely throughout the next week to 10 days. Snow flurries move in on this northerly wind on slopes exposed to coasts; 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. Elsewhere, sunny breaks will occur at times frequent and prolonged. Winds often strong, at times gale force; significant wind chills likely.