Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Today'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.
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.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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.
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.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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
Monday 11th May 2026
Last updated
Sun 10th May 26 at
4:28PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Cold northerly breezes, but a bright day with broken cloud lifting above the mountains and some sun. Scattered showers with snow flurries on hills. A band of showers moves south over Wales in the morning. Later in the day, westerly winds increase and cloud thickens in western Scotland with drizzly rain arriving.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Chilly but dry with sunshine, hills clear; breezier later.
How windy? (On the summits)
North turning northwesterly 15-20mph, occasionally less into afternoon, below 10mph locally for a time; turning westerly later, tending to increase to 25mph by dusk; reaching 30-35mph into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small for several hours, but distinctly chilly over the tops. Becoming more blustery into evening onward.
How Wet?
Rare if any showers
Chance of an odd brief shower. Into night, drizzle moves in from the west, becoming steadier rain overnight.
Cloud on the hills?
Very little or lifting above hills
Some patchy cloud drifting over higher slopes early morning, but soon mostly above the tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine and broken cloud. High cloud thickening later from west. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0 or -1C early morning, rising to +4C afternoon, then little change into night. Feeling like -7C in the wind in morning.
Freezing Level
600m or briefly lower around dawn in east, nearer 800m or above furthest west; gradually rising above all tops afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 12th May 2026
Last updated
Sun 10th May 26 at
4:28PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 30 to 40mph, squally gusts around showers.
Effect of the wind on you?
Frequent buffeting across the hills, uncomfortable walking on exposed higher terrain. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Early rain, then showers
A band of showery rain moving southeast early morning, may be frequent rain over an hour or more western hills. Then scattered showers, some heavy later.
Cloud on the hills?
Rising and clearing
Patchy cloud covering high tops in morning, but lifting to be largely above the hills, occasional patches near showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bursts of sunshine. Visibility often very good, but occasionally poor during showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
3 or 4C. Feeling as cold as -10C directly in the wind on tops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Wednesday 13th May 2026
Last updated
Sun 10th May 26 at
4:28PM
How windy? (On the summits)
North to northwesterly 20 to 25mph, but often 30mph Galloway hills, may increase further here later in day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Significant wind chill, blustery on high terrain, may start to affect comfortable walking in exposure, buffeting gusts.
How Wet?
Showery, hail, snow high tops
Showers mostly west Galloway hills early morning, but becoming increasingly widespread, heavy bursts with hail, risk isolated thunder; snow at times falling on high tops mostly above 700m.
Cloud on the hills?
Varying on tops near showers
Patches of cloud mostly over western higher slopes in the morning, mostly lifting above high tops. Around showers will vary, capping tops, ragged patches to 600m, but often clearing again.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Brief bursts of sun and intermittently excellent visibility, but suddenly very poor during showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
1C rising to 4C. Wind chill feeling like -10C in stronger speeds.
Freezing Level
Close to freezing on highest summits early morning, rising above, but lowering briefly near high tops in showers.
Planning Outlook
Notably chilly for mid-May across the hills this week as air from the north-northwest prevails. Frequently near or below freezing over Scottish Munros, and at times dropping to freezing on high tops in England and Wales. Wind speed will vary, but increasing at times to gale force on hills, giving significant chill factor. Broadly showery, heavy bursts with hail and thunder in places, also often falling as snow on higher mountains, at least in Scotland, intermittently elsewhere. Some more persistent precipitation especially northwest Scotland. Also some drier windows - varying locally day-to-day - away from showers cloud will lift above hills and visibility will be very good. Less windy and fewer showers suggested by next weekend into early next week.