Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Today's Forecast
Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
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.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Visibility reduced around cloud banks, hazier on some lower slopes. Locally some improvements possible out of cloud.
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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Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
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.
Hazy, some fog banks
Visibility reduced around cloud banks, hazier on some lower slopes. Locally some improvements possible out of cloud.
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
Tuesday 20th January 2026
Last updated
Mon 19th Jan 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Strong southeasterlies, gusting gale-force Scottish mountains, strengthening widely. Gales all day for Wales, severe on high tops, increasingly northern England also. Some light rain and hill snow flurries, mostly eastern Scotland, fading with rising cloud base. Heavier rain develops in south Wales.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Windy, becoming gales. Early low cloud, patchy rain, improving.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 25 to 40mph in morning, strongest Galloway, tending to strengthen widely to reach 50mph into afternoon, or by middle of day in far southwest.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking becoming increasingly difficult over most higher terrain, gusts affecting balance in places; marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Patchy rain fades most areas
Rain on and off, more persistent over Galloway hills early in the day, but fading to become more often dry all areas. During afternoon, risk rain moving into far southwest, but most places stay dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive morning, lifting
Covering many hills early morning, lowest near Solway, but rising bases during morning with breaks forming toward many tops. Patches likely to come and go in Galloway into afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising to 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Generally cloudy and dull start, improving with some sun breaking through, good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
2C. Wind chill feeling like -10 to -13C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Wednesday 21st January 2026
Last updated
Mon 19th Jan 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 30 to 45mph, speed likely to vary during the day, possibly lower speeds for a time.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking arduous over exposed terrain, at times gusts knocking you off balance. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Frequent or persistent rain
Rain on and off at least, some more constant steady rain, particularly southern areas, sleet or wet snow highest tops; smaller amounts toward the central belt.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Covering the hills widely, from 400 to 600m upward, most persistent southern hills, some higher breaks toward the north.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull, poor visibility in rain, locally better at times north.
How Cold? (at 750m)
1C. Wind chill feeling like -10 to -13C where exposed on higher areas.
Freezing Level
Close to freezing on higher tops around 800m.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Thursday 22nd January 2026
Last updated
Mon 19th Jan 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 40 to 50mph, stronger gusts in places near and west of higher tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging conditions, difficult in exposure and gusts knocking you off balance not just on tops. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain and hill snow, most in east
Frequent or persistent rain over eastern areas, increasingly snow over hills above 500-600m, perhaps lower later. Patchier rain and snow flurries westward.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied over tops
Often covering higher fells, bases around 600-700m, at times lower in Cheviots, also nearest the Solway, but some breaks higher up toward and west of Beattock summit.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, some brighter moments toward Ayrshire. Visibility poor in precipitation, a general haze, locally better west.
How Cold? (at 750m)
+1C in west, dropping to 0 or -1C. Wind chill feels as cold as -15C.
Freezing Level
Western tops start above freezing, here variable all day, but likely to lower from east toward 600m, or lower later in east.
Planning Outlook
Strong east to southeasterlies continue beyond midweek, sustained gales over most mountains with powerful gusts downslope toward west. Near or just below freezing on higher tops - colder air is likely to move into Scotland at least late in the week, much mountain terrain then frozen with severe chill factor. Scope for substantial snowfalls over eastern Scottish hills later this week. Sleet or snow mostly higher tops in England and Wales, may fall lower over the weekend. Low cloud often covering many hills across Britain, clearer and drier toward western coasts. Circulating low pressure and cold air likely into next week, with further snowfalls likely.