Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Thursday'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
Thursday 11th December 2025
Last updated
Wed 10th Dec 25 at
4:27PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Gale force winds across most hills and mountains, severe gales high Scottish tops particularly morning in west, powerful gusts downslope in places. Low cloud and some drizzly rain west, mostly dry east/northeast. More persistent rain develops for western Scotland afternoon onward.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Upland gales. Light rain / drizzle, low cloud west, better east.
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 40 to 50mph, strongest in western areas up to 60mph in morning, but powerful gusts likely widely.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging walking conditions, remaining difficult over higher tops in west, some strong gusts downslope. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Damp toward southwest, rain later west
Drizzly rain mostly in areas near to the Solway up to Moffat hills. Spots in the wind elsewhere, but often dry north and eastern areas. Toward dusk, steadier rain Galloway, then more widely evening into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Increasingly persistent west, clearer east
Low cloud banks cover southern hills near and west of the M74 corridor perhaps all day to 400-500m, filling in most extensively afternoon. Higher breaks north and eastward, hills clearer Pentlands.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%, dropping to 20% west.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun mostly near Lothians and Cheviots, cloudier west/southwest areas. Hazy or misty west, otherwise good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5C, slight drop into night to 3C. Feeling like -7 to -10C in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Friday 12th December 2025
Last updated
Wed 10th Dec 25 at
4:27PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West-southwesterly 15-25mph, lowest in east for a time in morning, but rising from west, 35-40mph up to dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Changeable: fairly small for a period mainly in east, but walking increasingly strenuous in exposure with wind chill.
How Wet?
Early rain east soon clears
Raining over the east Borders, Lothians and Cheviot at dawn, dry to the west. This rain soon clears to the east. A few odd showers may drift onto the south Galloway hills.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly central/western high terrain
From dawn, only high tops in cloud in Galloway, more extensive over eastern tops briefly. Bases will lift with breaks, best east; high tops of the Borders and Galloway will often be in cloud, lower bases later.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 50% east, 30% west
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine, most frequent north and east areas. Very clear air at first but becoming hazy from the west.
How Cold? (at 750m)
From dawn, 5C east, 3C west, soon widely 3C. Feeling like -12C in wind late in the day.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Saturday 13th December 2025
Last updated
Wed 10th Dec 25 at
4:27PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly, strengthening during daytime from 30-40mph to 50-60mph, risk stronger gusts toward evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging conditions from mid-elevations upward, increasingly any mobility difficult on higher terrain; significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Small amounts rain, but heavier later
Patchy spots of rain or drizzle most frequent western areas, whilst further east more often dry in morning. During afternoon, more persistent then heavier rain setting in from west.
Cloud on the hills?
Most persistent west, lowering
Varied banks of cloud in morning, but may cover many hills from Solway to Moffat hills. Increasingly filling in and lowering across western hills, but breaks may remain over eastern hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, high cloud thickening. Visibility good in eastern areas, hazier west, reduced if in rain, later poor.
How Cold? (at 750m)
2C rising steadily to later reach 5C. Wind chill feeling around -10C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Staying unsettled into the weekend and beyond as southwesterly winds prevail and low pressure systems pass to the northwest of Scotland; sustained gales over the mountains, severe or stormy for periods. Temperatures only just below freezing intermittently on higher Scottish tops, even here will experience spells above freezing with thawing, any lying snow patchy, but beware some icy surfaces on the very highest tops where some refreezing occurs. Rainfall will be frequent and heavy for periods, sometimes showery with hail. Expect very wet ground conditions and further flooding of streams and some rivers.