Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Saturday'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 cloud and winter sun
Mostly dry with a mix of cloud and sun, patchy cloud occasionally covering some mountain slopes.
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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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 cloud and winter sun
Mostly dry with a mix of cloud and sun, patchy cloud occasionally covering some mountain slopes.
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 28th February 2026
Last updated
Fri 27th Feb 26 at
4:03PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Fine and chilly for the Highlands, frosty morning; sunshine giving way to building cloud from southwest. Remnants of a front over England brings cloud, some rain, local showers with snow on hills. Much of Wales dry and bright. Light winds widely, then increasing S-SW'ly later, ahead of rain / hill snow into night.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Breeze increasing later. Patchy cloud, local showers.
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable soon mostly below 10mph from dawn through morning. Becoming south to southwest 10-15mph afternoon, strengthening later to 20-25mph, soonest in Galloway.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, feeling more noticeably breezy later in west.
How Wet?
A little rain locally, brief showers
Patchy rain in west in morning, snow flurries above 500-600m, pushing into central areas, later further east, mostly very little, but locally a shower. Late evening or onward into night, rain preceded by hill snow moving in from west.
Cloud on the hills?
Capping some tops, clearing from west
Patches grazing some higher slopes in morning, locally more persistent in west for a few hours, to 500-600m around patchy rain. Tending to clear from west into afternoon, but then some patches may graze eastern tops occasionally.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Varied cloud, sun may be limited, but then more sun breaking through from west; later some high cloud building far west. Visibility excellent, locally reduced in showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
Around 0C. Feeling like -5 to -7C as breeze increases.
Freezing Level
600-700m, rising during day to 800m, plus frost some sheltered lower areas early morning.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 1st March 2026
Last updated
Fri 27th Feb 26 at
4:03PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 30 to 40mph, downslope gusts to north/east. Rising, 50mph over tops later, 60mph after dark.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking strenuous with chaotic gusts. Considerable wind chill. Deteriorating further later to become difficult.
How Wet?
Rain mostly western hills, often dry east
Patchy rain drifts into Galloway from the south much of the day, becoming more persistent with time, setting in heavier particularly later. Only patches drifting east, many eastern areas dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Most cloud west, summit breaks east
Cloud most extensive south Galloway slopes to Moffat hills, often to middle slopes, a few odd higher breaks possible. More broken further east with higher bases, breaks to summits possible, though a deteriorating trend.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% west, 50% east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Best chance of sunny glimpses early in the east, otherwise cloudy. Good visibility where dry, but becoming poor in rain and lowering cloud west.
How Cold? (at 750m)
1C lifting to 5C. Feeling as cold as -10C in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Just touching the highest summits at and before dawn, soon lifting well above.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 2nd March 2026
Last updated
Fri 27th Feb 26 at
4:03PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South turning southwest later westerly; speed likely to vary markedly, in range 20 to 40mph, risk stronger at first.
Effect of the wind on you?
Risk of blustery conditions affecting ease of walking for periods, possibly more difficult early in day, particularly east.
How Wet?
Early rain moving east, fading
A band of rain early in the day pushing gradually eastwards and fragmenting, some uncertainty of timing, to leave increasingly dry conditions, soonest west. Toward evening, possible showers in west.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, lifting from west
Covering many hills early in day, for longest in east, varied patches at different heights for a few hours. Tending to rise with breaks forming to upper slopes, soonest west of the M74.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloud breaking from west to give occasional sun. Visibility poor in early rain, improving to be very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
4C, dropping into evening toward 1C. If exposed to stronger wind, risk feeling like -7 to -10C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits, then likely to lower after dark to around 800m.
Planning Outlook
A changeable southwesterly regime onward into early next week. Milder air and thawing into Sunday, accompanied by rain and upland gales. A drop of freezing level onto higher mountains develops during Monday into Monday night; weakening fronts bringing some precipitation, but fading. Higher pressure nearby and commonly drier conditions during early March, though an occasional front coming in from the west may bring some rain later in the week ahead. Varied wind speeds, extensive lulls mixed with some windier days. Milder air is likely to return from the south more often.