Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Saturday's Forecast
Severe gale or storm, mobility very difficult
Severe conditions on the mountains, any movement very challenging, you may be blown over. 55-70mph+
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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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Severe gale or storm, mobility very difficult
Severe conditions on the mountains, any movement very challenging, you may be blown over. 55-70mph+
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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 4th April 2026
Last updated
Fri 3rd Apr 26 at
4:23PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A fine start for much of Highlands, a lull in wind, but snow moving in from south, setting in widely afternoon; snow to low elevations, then abruptly rain to tops in southern Highlands later. Rapidly strengthening gales for England & Wales, becoming stormy, extending across Scotland afternoon into evening.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Gales develop, later stormy. Rain, brief snow, low cloud.
How windy? (On the summits)
Soon southerly, briefly below 20mph early in day, but rapid increase to 50-60mph afternoon, soonest west, 70-80mph later afternoon, reaching 90mph higher tops later evening. Powerful damaging gusts to lower slopes.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small early in day, but deteriorating significantly during daytime - with time any mobility increasingly difficult, gusts could blow you over even at mid-heights. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain developing, setting in; heaviest west
Dry start, for most of morning Lothians to Cheviots. Patchy rain developing in west, briefly snow on tops. Increasingly persistent rain sets in from southwest, heaviest Dumfries and Galloway. Further heavy rain widely into evening, intense bursts for a time passing east.
Cloud on the hills?
Lowering extensively
Patchy cloud mostly around southern slopes in the morning, many hills clear for a few hours. Increasingly lowering across the hills as rain develops, filling in to lower elevations near Solway.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60% early in day, dropping to 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Any weak sun in morning soon giving way to overcast skies. Visibility very good at first, for several hours east/north, then reducing to be poor.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1C rising to +3C afternoon, then dropping back to -1C into night. Feeling like -10C or below as wind strengthens.
Freezing Level
Frost in sheltered valleys at dawn, 600m by mid-morning, may vary for a time in rain/snow, then abrupt rise well above the tops. Rapid drop into night to 500-600m.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 5th April 2026
Last updated
Fri 3rd Apr 26 at
4:23PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Stormy conditions overnight lessen, but still near 60mph at dawn in east, then westerly 35 to 50mph, easing a little late in day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Frequent buffeting, walking arduous much of daytime over higher terrain. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Showery hail and snow; risk lightning
Generally showery, heavy bursts with hail, and snow to some lower elevations early in day, becoming mostly rain or hail below 500m with time. Showers fading toward evening. Risk isolated thunder & lightning.
Cloud on the hills?
Varying, breaks above tops
Patchy cloud drifting over higher slopes, most often in western areas above 700m, briefly lower in showers. More often clearing eastwards.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bursts of bright sunshine and very good visibility, but very poor or temporarily appalling in cloud, hail or snow.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-2C rising to around 0C afternoon. Feeling like -12 to -15C in the wind.
Freezing Level
500m from dawn, rising to 700-800m afternoon, but lowering briefly again around showers.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 6th April 2026
Last updated
Fri 3rd Apr 26 at
4:23PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwest turning southerly, 20 to 30mph, tending to strengthen during day, may reach 35-40mph Galloway tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Increasingly affecting ease of walking on higher western hills, gusty in places around high tops.
How Wet?
Rare if any light rain
Risk patchy drizzle Galloway, mostly southern hills. Substantially or completely dry elsewhere.
Cloud on the hills?
Some patches west, otherwise little
Banks of cloud drifting onto hills mostly southern areas toward the Solway Firth. Rare patches elsewhere, but most hills free of low cloud.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50% near Solway, to 90% north/east
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine and a veil of high cloud, thicker in west, risk more overcast Galloway. Visibility very good, but hazier toward Solway.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0C at dawn, rising to 4C afternoon. Feeling like -7C directly in wind all day west, around -2C in east afternoon.
Freezing Level
Frost in valleys, much upland terrain frozen at first. Typically 700m mid-morning, lifting above all summits by early afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Winter mountain conditions for Easter Sunday - all mountain tops sub-zero all day, above 600-700m in Scotland, 800m in England and Wales - hail and snow showers with gales bringing severe chill factor. Milder southerlies develop during Monday, dry and many hills clear with hazy sun, but gusty wind, risk of gales mainly west coastal mountains of Scotland. Quite warm by Tuesday, but strong to gale force south-southeasterly winds; dry for many, rain encroaching into western Scotland, thawing of recent snow. Scotland likely remains changeable, often windy later in the week, rain at times, varying temperatures, at times below freezing on higher Munros. Often drier and lighter winds for England and Wales.