Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Saturday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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
Saturday 13th June 2026
Last updated
Fri 12th Jun 26 at
3:58PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Chilly and showery west Scottish highlands, fewer showers east but several afternoon hours of more widespread rain, later easing. Some early showers from south Scotland to north Wales, largely fading with sun breaks; south Wales is dry and brighter. Strong wind widely, easing Wales and north Scotland.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Strong wind, risk early gales; early showers largely fade
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 35-45mph, to 50mph Cheviot at dawn; easing to 30-35mph for several hours, a northwesterly trend, but then rising back to 40mph afternoon with stronger gusts over tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking with wind chill in exposure all day; some variability, difficult conditions in the far east at dawn.
How Wet?
Early showery rain mostly eases
Showers drifting from the northwest, generally light in nature and well scattered, and many hills substantially dry, especially late in the day; greatest risk of notable falls in the early hours.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting to the tops, likely above most east tops
Fairly extensive across high terrain in the morning, lowest bases Ayrshire hills where locally to 500-600m. Lifting, likely above the summits for several hours, but some banks may variably fill in over more high terrain later, greatest risk Borders and Galloway hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses or bursts of sunshine, likely a cloudier spell in the mid/later afternoon. Very good visibility away from cloud and rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5 or 6C, rising to 7 to 9C, always mildest in the far east. Feeling below freezing in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 14th June 2026
Last updated
Fri 12th Jun 26 at
3:58PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 15-20mph at dawn, some stronger gusts, soon shifting northerly and easing, to 10mph, or less west later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, though some gustiness over the summits in the early hours.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Small chance of odd spots of light rain on hills near coasts, but the hills likely entirely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Clearing the summits
Variable banks from 500m upward in the morning, some clear windows between layers of cloud; most extensive northern aspects. Base soon lifts after dawn, most cloud above summits by later morning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Often sunny, though weakened by high cloud. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
6C rising to 11C; may start slightly warmer on the Cheviot, but only reaching 10C here, Lothians too.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 15th June 2026
Last updated
Fri 12th Jun 26 at
3:58PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southeasterly 10-20mph, greatest risk of stronger wind west, but also a chance of lighter wind widely; uncertain.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small
How Wet?
Afternoon patchy rain
The morning is substantially dry, then patchy rain approaches from the southwest afternoon, falls generally light with continued dry windows. Later in the day, a risk of more extended falls west
Cloud on the hills?
Most hills clear for several hours
Patchy cloud above 700m from dawn, most extensive east of M74, a few lower ribbons here and there. Cloud largely lifts above summits, some caps clinging to the Cheviot, then a rising risk of a sheet of cloud filling in from the southwest afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%, deteriorating afternoon
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny morning, cloud shrouding the sky as afternoon goes. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
7 to 11C; variable throughout the day, but typically coolest east, only rising later.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Sunday will be a clearing day for most under a core of high pressure: early rain in Scottish Highlands easing, most cloud lifting off all hills except the north of Scotland, and good sunshine through weakened by high cloud. Temperature more widely mild, warm in Wales. Into next week, a mixed southwesterly pattern remains, windy at times with periods of rain, drizzle and low cloud most persistent in the west. Warmest in England and Wales, but may stay cooler in Scotland as low pressure to the northwest recycles air from the north Atlantic back onto the Munros. Tuesday into Wednesday shows indications of a wetter and windier spell. Pressure generally trending higher later in the week, but extensively settled weather remains elusive until at least the following week.