Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Friday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Friday 3rd July 2026
Last updated
Thu 2nd Jul 26 at
3:56PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Early hill cloud in Wales and central/east parts England and Scotland lifts and breaks for sun through high cloud. Warm for most, mild Scottish Highlands but feeling chilly in wind. Hill cloud and patchy rain west highlands, setting in into night. Some patchy cloud lingers near tops of Eryri/Snowdonia and Lakeland.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Hill cloud and patchy light rain, mostly west, fading; breezy
How windy? (On the summits)
West-southwesterly 20 to 30mph, strongest east where sustained speeds of 35mph over high tops with stronger gusts, stronger in the morning up to 40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery over the hills, affecting comfortable walking on high terrain, at times more strenuous with buffeting gusts and wind chill, particularly eastern areas.
How Wet?
Early light rain west
Patchy drizzle mostly western hills in the morning, very little pushing eastward after the early hours, and the afternoon is likely dry until later when rain returns from the west around evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Most frequent on western tops, improving
Often covering hills in Dumfries and Galloway above 500-600m, higher bases toward the M74, breaks more common to tops further east and northeast. A general lifting and breaking trend, cloud largely above the hills through afternoon; just passing banks over Merrick.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% west, to 60% east, and later more widely 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun most often Borders and Lothians, more often sunny afternoon but weakened by high cloud. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
8C rising to 11 or 12C afternoon, mildest east. May only rise slightly in Dumfries and Galloway. Feeling near or just above freezing in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Saturday 4th July 2026
Last updated
Thu 2nd Jul 26 at
3:56PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West-southwesterly, 35 to 45mph, stronger gusts over high tops may approach 55mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous-to-arduous walking over high terrain, buffeting gusts affecting balance with notable wind chill.
How Wet?
Drizzle and patchy rain
Often drizzly over the high tops, patches of rain passing east-to-west from time to time, which my set in for periods near and west of the M74.
Cloud on the hills?
Most extensive west
Blanket cloud across hills near and west of the M74 much of the day, bases 500m in west. Mostly above 600m further east, some breaks at times east Borders and Lothians.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10% west, 30% east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, dull and murky to the west with a mist over Galloway hills. Better visibility below cloud eastward, often good Borders.
How Cold? (at 750m)
11 or 12C, a slight rise east. Feeling like 0 to 5C directly in the wind on tops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 5th July 2026
Last updated
Thu 2nd Jul 26 at
3:56PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 30-40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking strenuous in exposure most of the day with considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain nearly persistent west
Often raining across most hills, the rain persistent across high Galloway hills with a drizzle over high Borders hills too. The rain more patchy east, some dry windows, but patches drifting here too from time to time.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Near and west of the M74, slopes shrouded above 500m likely all day, often lower westward, ragged fog regularly to valley level facing Ayrshire. Higher bases east, some breaks approach the tops towards Cheviot, but filling in again during rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10% west, 40% east
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, dull to the west. Where out of cloud and rain east, very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
10 or 11C, little change all day. Feeling near freezing in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Westerlies prevail across northern Britain. Rain, drizzle and low cloud over western hills from Lake District northward through the weekend. Temperatures near average, but feeling cool in exposure to wind on tops, which could regularly be quite strong and gusty. Generally drier northeast areas with higher cloud bases but patchy rain and drizzle reach here too. Higher pressure south maintains drier conditions in Wales and the south Pennines but cloud and some drizzle will affect high western slopes from time to time. A drier and warmer window looks probable from middle next week as high pressure builds. Very warm temperatures for England and Wales, spells of sunshine more widely. Some showers and patchy rain are likely to continue through late week and next weekend, though detail is uncertain.