Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Monday'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.
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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra 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.
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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 29th June 2026
Last updated
Sun 28th Jun 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Southwesterly breezes, strongest in the morning. Cloud covering many western hills, some drizzly rain and light showers, mostly western Scotland. Cloud higher and more broken toward east. Some improvements in the west as cloud base rises, some breaks forming afternoon. Rain develops from west into night.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Strongest wind easing. Patchy showers, lowest cloud west.
How windy? (On the summits)
West-southwesterly 25-30mph dawn to early morning, locally 35mph over tops, easing to 15-20mph afternoon, but may increase a little 20-25mph into evening in west at least.
Effect of the wind on you?
Ease of walking impacted in the morning, strenuous over some high tops, easing to more moderate effects, though still blustery later on some tops.
How Wet?
Patchy rain west, some showers form
A little patchy rain drifting onto hills from the M74 west much of the day, risk of heavier extended showers late in the day, some drifting eastward. Only odd patches drifting easternmost hills, amounting to little. Into night, patchy rain spreads from southwest, some heavier in west.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly high west terrain
Most high tops covered early in day, banks to middle elevations near/west of M74, to 500m Dumfries and Galloway. Lifting, many tops clearing afternoon, but banks continue to drift above 700-800m especially in rain, and lowering again later in the west.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 70% east, 40% west
Sunshine and air clarity?
A patchwork of cloud and sun, or more often cloudy over Galloway hills. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
7C rising to 12C afternoon, or a degree warmer east. Feeling near freezing on high tops in strongest wind in morning.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 30th June 2026
Last updated
Sun 28th Jun 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 15 to 25mph, likely strongest in morning, shifting toward westerly 15-20mph afternoon-evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but feeling more blustery for a few hours at least.
How Wet?
Frequent or persistent rain, some heavy
Areas of rain and showers tending to drift northeastwards across the region, sets in for periods of constant rain in west, more widely heavier bursts develop into the afternoon, risk of isolated thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Shrouding most high terrain all day, varying bases around rain, some ragged patches to lower slopes. Local breaks may form higher up, mainly Lothians to Borders.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Generally cloudy, a little weak sun mainly morning in east. Visibility often reduced by rain, poor for periods; intermittently very good if dry.
How Cold? (at 750m)
9C rising to 11 or 12C afternoon. Feeling like 3 to 6C in the breeze.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Wednesday 1st July 2026
Last updated
Sun 28th Jun 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West then southwesterly, 10-15mph in morning, strengthening during day, to 25-35mph afternoon, later risk 40-50mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small in the morning, but likely becoming more blustery, walking more uncomfortable later, possibly more arduous.
How Wet?
Rain likely later
Generally dry for many hours, except for an odd isolated shower. Later afternoon-evening, increasing risk of rain moving in from west, may set in heavy.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied in morning, lifting
Covering many hills in the morning, to some mid-slopes. Tending to lift and break toward upper slopes and clearing many tops. Some patches may come and go. Lowering from west later if rain arrives.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, some sun breaks through, later giving way to thickening high cloud. Visibility very good below cloud.
How Cold? (at 750m)
9 to 11C, coolest in west. Feeling near or possibly below freezing on high tops as wind increases later.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
A changeable westerly Atlantic pattern dominates this week. Western hill groups from Lakeland northward will see the most cloud and rain, while east and southern areas are drier and sunnier. A spell of stronger winds and more widespread rain likely develops later Wednesday to early Thursday. Possibly another windy and wetter spell into Friday. A rather cool and windy westerly pattern is likely to continue into next weekend with showery rain. Drier and warmer conditions are indicated into the week of 5th July, though southwesterlies may still bring more cloud to the west, some rain in northwest Scotland.