Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Wednesday'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
Wednesday 1st July 2026
Last updated
Tue 30th Jun 26 at
4:28PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Rapidly strengthening wind into the afternoon, gales develop increasingly widely later. Odd showers, then rain sweeps into western Scotland through the afternoon, setting in. England & Wales largely dry until evening. Cloud fairly widely on western hills in the morning, lifting for a time prior to rain.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Varied low cloud; deteriorating to gales and rain by evening.
How windy? (On the summits)
West then southwesterly, 10-15mph in morning, or less at first. Strengthening southwesterly, to 25-35mph during afternoon, later 50mph, soonest in west, during evening 60mph with stronger gusts high tops. Turning westerly 50-60mph overnight.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small in the morning, but becoming more blustery, walking uncomfortable then increasingly arduous, later difficult, with considerable wind chill by evening. Ongoing very difficult conditions overnight.
How Wet?
Rain develops later from west
Generally dry until into afternoon, except for a very isolated light shower. During afternoon into evening, rain moving in from west, setting in heavier western hills for a few hours in evening, patchier eastwards. Breaking up to showers into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied in morning, lifting until evening
Covering many hills central and western areas in the morning, to some mid-slopes. Tending to lift and break toward upper slopes and clearing many tops middle of day into afternoon. Some patches may come and go in west. Lowering from west later as rain arrives.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising to 80%; evening 20% west.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, some sun breaks through, later giving way to thickening high cloud from west. Visibility very good below cloud.
How Cold? (at 750m)
9 to 11C, coolest in west. Feeling near or later below freezing on high tops as wind increases.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Thursday 2nd July 2026
Last updated
Tue 30th Jun 26 at
4:28PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly, 60mph dawn-early morning, lessening to 30-40mph during morning, 20-30mph in afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Severe conditions from overnight and still difficult well into daytime, walking and balance challenging, slowly improving.
How Wet?
Showers fade
Overnight rain likely clears to leave showery conditions, most frequent western areas in morning, a scattering afternoon, becoming more often dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting and clearing most tops
Covering high terrain fairly widely from dawn, soon mostly confined to highest tops and gradually tending to thin and break above most hills, some patches west.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun breaking through, most often eastern lower slopes. Visibility very good below cloud, some haze toward westernmost areas.
How Cold? (at 750m)
7C rising to 9 or 10C afternoon. Directly in the stronger winds feeling like -5 to -8C on tops, nearer 0C later.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Friday 3rd July 2026
Last updated
Tue 30th Jun 26 at
4:28PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25 to 35mph, speeds likely to fluctuate during the day, may increase to 40-45mph at least in gusts.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery over the hills, affecting comfortable walking on high terrain, at times more strenuous, buffeting gusts.
How Wet?
A little rain mostly west
Patchy drizzle mostly western hills, may develop into some steadier rain at times. Very little eastward into Borders.
Cloud on the hills?
Most frequent on western tops
Often covering hills in Dumfries and Galloway above 600-700m, higher bases toward the M74, breaks more common to tops further east and northeast.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% west, to 60% east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun most often Borders and Lothians, sun through high cloud. Visibility good below cloud, some haze toward Solway.
How Cold? (at 750m)
9C rising to 11C afternoon. Feeling like 0 to 3C directly in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
West to southwesterlies prevail across northern Britain. Rain, drizzle and low cloud most frequent over western hills from Lake District northward. Temperatures near average, but feeling cool in exposure to wind on tops. An improving trend from the south over the weekend as higher pressure builds, best conditions for Wales and eastern hills elsewhere. Drier and warmer conditions more likely into next week, very warm some days England and Wales, though southwesterlies still bring more cloud to western Scotland, some rain at times, wettest toward northwest.