Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Wednesday's Forecast
Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
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.
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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Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
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.
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
Wednesday 24th December 2025
Last updated
Tue 23rd Dec 25 at
3:44PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Patchy cloud on middle and high slopes of central and east Scottish Highlands, clearer west and north; high summits clear too. Most cloud in England stays east of the Pennines, little west including Lakeland where isolated to summits. Gusty wind in Wales, risk gales south; early cloud in the east will break.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Some cloud and rare drizzle east, mostly clear west
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 15-20mph, occasionally bending southeasterly, notably in the west. Speeds occasionally reaching 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, though at times feeling uncomfortable in exposure.
How Wet?
Substantially dry
Small chance of some odd spots of drizzly rain in the east early in the day, soon fading to just nuisance drizzle on eastern Cheviots, if any; most hills entirely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly high terrain east, increasingly broken westward
Cloud banks often covering high terrain of the Cheviots, lowest bases to 600-700m on southeastern aspects. Increasingly broken westward, perhaps only fleeting patches on high Galloway summits.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% east, 70% west
Sunshine and air clarity?
Intermittent or frequent sunshine west, more patchy east, the least sun near the east coast. Very good visibility, some haze east.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0 or +1C.
Freezing Level
Around 800m in the east, above the summits west. Into nighttime, may start to reach freezing on middle or lower slopes where skies are clearest.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Thursday 25th December 2025
Last updated
Tue 23rd Dec 25 at
3:44PM
How windy? (On the summits)
East-southeasterly 20-25mph, gusty in exposure. Stronger on slopes nearest to the Solway later, gusting 35mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Comfort of walking affected in exposure with some buffeting, becoming strenuous later in the west; feeling chilly.
How Wet?
Most hills dry
Some fine drizzle where in cloud around the Cheviot, may linger for much of the day.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly high terrain east, little west
Banks of cloud come and go over the high tops of the eastern Borders and Cheviots (perhaps more persistently capping the Cheviot), only fleeting patches west of the M74, many Ayrshire hills clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% east to 70% west
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy east, increasingly broken towards the west and improving afternoon. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1 or 0C, locally warming a degree where sunny. Feeling like -8C in direct wind.
Freezing Level
600-700m, some variability; poorly defined towards Ayrshire due to milder downslope winds, lowering here overnight.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Friday 26th December 2025
Last updated
Tue 23rd Dec 25 at
3:44PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 20 to 25mph, gusty around some higher slopes.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery over many exposed tops, in places sudden gusty spots feeling more noticeable and colder.
How Wet?
Precipitation rare if any
Chance of brief snow grains locally on eastern hills.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly higher eastern hills
Cloud banks coming in from the east may persist across higher slopes in Borders and Cheviots, base around 600m. Cloud more broken toward M74, more often clear further westwards.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% east, to 80% west
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy all day east, dull but visibility good below cloud. Sunshine best in Galloway, excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0C, small variation with height.
Freezing Level
Near freezing all elevations from dawn, terrain staying frozen out of sunlight, but lifting just above freezing some slopes.
Planning Outlook
Christmas Day will be dry: easterly winds are dominant, strongest in England and Wales and most cloud east of the high tops: may be fairly sheet-like sometimes, though variably more extensive or broken, best of sun breaks in western areas. Turning cooler too, the coldest air in England and Wales with freezing levels reaching as low as 300-600m in east Wales, though poorly defined. High pressure stays put to the north into the weekend, maintaining dry weather, easterly winds, and mixed cloud and sunshine, most of the cloud in eastern areas. Temperatures will be variable, becoming milder for a time in England and Wales, with poorly defined freezing levels.