Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Monday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 8 to 12C 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.
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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 8 to 12C 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 7th July 2025
Last updated
Sun 6th Jul 25 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Northwesterly winds will be blustery over the mountains, feeling distinctly chilly in exposure. Plenty of dry weather, some showers toward the north and east of Scotland. Showery rain for Wales early in the day fades. Cloud clearing many tops and some sun.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Windy and cool. Largely dry, broken cloud.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 25-30mph, often stronger west Galloway. Strengthening later, 35-40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking impeded in strongest wind, becoming more strenuous with buffeting gusts later. Feeling cool.
How Wet?
Risk of showers mainly east later
An odd drizzly shower may drift into western Galloway in morning. Late in the day, showers may form from the Borders eastward, risk of heavy bursts toward dusk.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting off high terrain through morning
Cloud banks cover highest terrain early, drifting down northern slopes somewhat. Soon lifting to clear summits by afternoon. Northwest Galloway slopes may see occasional cloud on tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Becoming 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sun becoming fairly extensive; fair weather cloud develops east later. Very good visibility, some haze west.
How Cold? (at 750m)
7C, rising with great east-to-west variability: 9C coastal Galloway, 11C Borders, up to 12 or 13C Cheviots. Feeling near freezing in wind in morning, 4C afternoon.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 8th July 2025
Last updated
Sun 6th Jul 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 15mph, gradually shifting westerly, strengthening through afternoon to 20-25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, becoming more blustery with time.
How Wet?
Dry, then spotty light rain west
Spotty light rain arrives into Galloway in the afternoon, some local areas of drizzly rain drifting east toward the M74.
Cloud on the hills?
Largely clear until late
Cloud caps drift over tops from the Borders westward, some banks drift down north Galloway slopes. Lifting through morning to clear the tops. Later, patchy cloud returns to tops as rain arrives, at times filling in more extensively over high terrain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%, reducing to 50% late
Sunshine and air clarity?
Morning sunshine gradually weakened by building high cloud, quite cloudy later. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
7C rising to 11C; some contrast west-to-east, Galloway may stay cooler, east of M74 may rise further.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Wednesday 9th July 2025
Last updated
Sun 6th Jul 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 15 to 20mph, up to 25mph for a time in morning.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but feeling breezier early in day on higher terrain.
How Wet?
Drizzly rain mostly morning
Drizzle over hills in Dumfries and Galloway in morning, patchy light rain extending east for a time. Tending to fade out in afternoon, but leaving fine drizzle where in cloud.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, some improvement
Shrouding hills widely in morning, bases 400-600m, lowest in west, to some lower slopes for a time. Base rising a little, breaks forming eastwards, but likely to linger across western hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, glimpses of sun developing mostly eastern areas. Visibility becoming good below cloud.
How Cold? (at 750m)
12C, rising to 15C toward east afternoon, humid.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
Low pressure to the northwest maintains a humid southwesterly wind mid-late this week, with fronts situated near northwestern coasts - often extensive low cloud here with some drizzly rain. Drier with sun and broken cloud in east and southern Scotland. High pressure expanding over England and Wales brings more sunshine and draws in increasingly very warm air again in the later part of this week, higher temperatures extending into Scotland with time; some mist may continue to affect coasts in the west.