Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Thursday's Forecast
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
Very warm
Warm conditions across the hills, rising above 15C on tops. Increasingly hot on lower terrain, reaching 25C+ in many valleys. Beware of dehydration.
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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
Hazy, some fog banks
Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
Very warm
Warm conditions across the hills, rising above 15C on tops. Increasingly hot on lower terrain, reaching 25C+ in many valleys. Beware of dehydration.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Thursday 16th July 2026
Last updated
Wed 15th Jul 26 at
3:59PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Extremely dry ground conditions with risk of wildfire, notably England and Wales. Remaining very warm and mostly sunny across the country, high cloud and haze weakening the sun in the north. Early sea fog affects low slopes of north and east Scotland and England, this burning off through morning.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Very warm; sun weakened by high cloud and haze
How windy? (On the summits)
East to mostly northeasterly, 5 to 15mph, trending towards higher speeds late in the day, gusting 20mph over high tops into evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Hills clear
Fog over the North Sea comes inland overnight across eastern areas into the valleys of the Borders, Lothians, and Cheviots from dawn, higher terrain clear. Soon retreating back to the coast after dawn, may briefly linger near 400-500m around Cheviots.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Practically certain (eastern tops above dawn sea fog)
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine over the hills dawn til dusk, increasingly weakened by high cloud, particularly east. A haze limiting visibility, though perhaps clearer on higher terrain early in the day.
How Cold? (at 750m)
15C from dawn; warmer than valleys at first with summits at 17C. Rising to 17 to 20C, warmest west (valleys towards Solway reach 25 or 26C).
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Friday 17th July 2026
Last updated
Wed 15th Jul 26 at
3:59PM
How windy? (On the summits)
North-northeasterly 10 to 20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
An odd pocket of drizzle possible mainly northeastern hills toward North Sea.
Cloud on the hills?
Early fog east largely clears
Some mist/cloud banks over Lothians to Border hills early in the day soon lifting and dispersing. May linger for longer around high Cheviots.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine best in west, patchy fair-weather cloud and thin high cloud. Visibility very good, slight low-level haze.
How Cold? (at 750m)
12 to 16C, coolest Cheviots, warmest Galloway afternoon.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Saturday 18th July 2026
Last updated
Wed 15th Jul 26 at
3:59PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly (some variability), 10-20mph, strongest wind towards the east and west coasts.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, some nuisance gusts over high tops.
How Wet?
Little if any
A few spots of drizzly rain here and there in the morning, amounting to little, if any.
Cloud on the hills?
Little expected
Some patchy low cloud on slopes near coasts, most extensive banks on and around the Cheviot (summit may start above cloud). Fog soon lifts and dissipates, all cloud above the hills by late morning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A patchwork of cloud and sun. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
8 to 10C at dawn, mildest west; rising to 10 or 11C east, up to 14C Galloway hills.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Settled summer weather continues into the weekend and next week as high pressure dominates. Warm temperatures on the hills in midweek will trend cooler from the north from Friday into the weekend, dropping below 10C on summits for periods, mainly Scottish mountains. Most persistently cooler in the north where some cloud will be drawn onto high terrain and over tops at times, occasional light showery rain; occasional inversion conditions in the morning. Otherwise generally ongoing dry weather, with good amounts of sun and many hill tops often clear of cloud. Continuing very high risk of fire with extremely dry ground conditions. A change of weather pattern late in the month brings scope for rain and thundery showers.