Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Thursday's Forecast
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Dry and sunny
Extensive strong warm sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 12 to 16C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
Strong warm sunshine
High UV levels, feeling very warm when ascending, beware of dehydration and sunburn.
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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Dry and sunny
Extensive strong warm sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 12 to 16C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
Strong warm sunshine
High UV levels, feeling very warm when ascending, beware of dehydration and sunburn.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Thursday 19th June 2025
Last updated
Wed 18th Jun 25 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Low cloud over western Scotland covering hills in the morning particularly near coast, breaking up from the south to become increasingly sunny across the Highlands. Light southerly winds. Very warm with strong sunshine for England and Wales, warmer air extending into Scotland during the day.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Strong sunshine, increasingly warm. Light winds.
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly, 10mph or less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Not expected
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny, some early high cloud. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
Rising from 10 to 16C, then little change into evening and night.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Friday 20th June 2025
Last updated
Wed 18th Jun 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 10 to 20mph, strongest Galloway hills, gusty around some slopes.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small
How Wet?
Rain not expected
Cloud on the hills?
None expected
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine and high cloud, which may sometimes obscure the sun. Visibility good, some haze.
How Cold? (at 750m)
16C from dawn, rising to 18C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Saturday 21st June 2025
Last updated
Wed 18th Jun 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 20 to 30mph, strongest Galloway hills, speeds may tend to increase with stronger gusts developing.
Effect of the wind on you?
Varied conditions, increasingly very blustery in western areas, affecting ease of walking over higher terrain.
How Wet?
Possible isolated heavy showers
Uncertainty - risk scattered bursts of rain forming, may be just spots from high cloud, but chance of a thundery shower.
Cloud on the hills?
None most or all day
If rain occurs, patches may form around some slopes at varied heights.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine and high cloud, may cloud over for periods. Visibility good, but slight haze likely.
How Cold? (at 750m)
17C from dawn, rising to 20C; may start to lower a little later afternoon from west.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
Increasingly very warm air reaching all areas on southerly breezes through the rest of this week. Dry conditions, sunshine and fair-weather cloud, some patchy coastal cloud at times in west, locally gustier winds too. A more uncertain outlook into the weekend and early next week, a good deal of fine and warm weather, but risk of some rain or showery bursts at times, temperatures likely easing back. A more changeable Atlantic southwesterly pattern likely emerging, although how soon this takes hold is very uncertain.