Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Today'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.
Flooding
Fast-flowing rivers and streams. Some routes may be impassable due to flooding.
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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.
Flooding
Fast-flowing rivers and streams. Some routes may be impassable due to flooding.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Wednesday 12th November 2025
Last updated
Tue 11th Nov 25 at
4:27PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Northern areas of the Highlands generally wet, the rain only gradually breaking up. Showers for the southwest Highlands. Dropping below freezing on northern tops later. Heavy rain sets in again across Wales, already flooding expected after previous rain. Mostly dry for much of Pennines, Lakes & south Scotland.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Windy morning, easing. Largely dry, lowest cloud southwest.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 35-40mph from dawn, easing gradually to 20mph afternoon, or less by dusk into evening. Into night, risk increasing again 30-40mph, direction then variable.
Effect of the wind on you?
Very blustery in the morning, walking strenuous over hills, considerable wind chill and buffeting likely. Tending to ease gradually, to be fairly small by evening.
How Wet?
Little or no rain during daytime; flooding
Very wet underfoot with streams in spate and flooding following previous rain. Pockets of light showery rain locally, mostly near Solway in morning, but substantially dry during the daytime. Onward into night, further rain develops, heavier toward south.
Cloud on the hills?
Most persistent southwest
Banks of cloud from lower elevations upward in the morning, remaining most persistent on hills nearer the Solway. Some breaks forming elsewhere, best Pentlands.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% southwest, to 50% northeast
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, misty areas in the morning, may linger. Visibility becoming mostly very good toward Borders, some sun breaking through.
How Cold? (at 750m)
6 or 7C. Feeling like 0C or below if in stronger wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Thursday 13th November 2025
Last updated
Tue 11th Nov 25 at
4:27PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly 30 to 45mph most of the day; strongest gusts toward west, at times risk over 50mph some slopes.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking strenuous-to-arduous; expect considerable buffeting and wind chill.
How Wet?
Persistent rain easing, flood risk
Widely raining from dawn, locally heavy. May turn to wet snow on high tops. Rain tends to break into showery periods, but in eastern areas may remain persistent - intensity easing. Very wet underfoot, risk of flooding.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, lowest east
Shrouding many hills all day from middle slopes up, particularly eastern areas. Bases lifting largely above 600m and possibly becoming broken in the west.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Below 10%, rising to 30% west
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull, locally brighter skies in west later. Visibility poor in rain, some improvement if it becomes drier.
How Cold? (at 750m)
1C most of day, though starting 3C more southern areas. May dip below 0C. Feeling like -10 to -13C in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits, though may lower to 700m in heavier precipitation especially toward north of region.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Friday 14th November 2025
Last updated
Tue 11th Nov 25 at
4:27PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly, strengthening 30 to 45mph, later in day 50mph higher areas, powerful gusts downslope west of high tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Increasingly difficult walking conditions over the hills, gusts knocking you off balance. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Snow flurries eastern tops
Light showery rain on and off Lothians to Borders and Cheviots, falling as snow flurries above 500-600m. Largely dry west of the M74. Wet underfoot, some flooding after previous rain, a dusting of snow possible on highest summits.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly eastern hills
Covering eastern hills fairly persistently above 600m, locally lower in showers. Further west, cloud base higher and more broken above 700m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% east, 60% west.
Sunshine and air clarity?
A little weak sun, but a thick veil of high cloud likely. Visibility very good where dry, locally hazier toward east coast.
How Cold? (at 750m)
Around 0C. Wind chill feeling like -10 to -15C.
Freezing Level
700 to 800m.
Planning Outlook
High rainfall totals bring concerns for flooding again, risk more significant in Wales in the days ahead. A marked contrast of temperature north to south this week, but colder air to the north becomes more widespread into the weekend and early next week, leaving higher terrain below freezing for a run of days and some accumulating snow, mostly focused over northern Scottish mountains. Wind will vary, then become east-northeasterlies, gales Friday into Saturday, then a possible brief lull before turning northerly on Sunday. More uncertain outlook further into next week, but some further unsettled areas of low pressure currently show signs of remaining nearby - but often within a colder weather regime.