Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Saturday'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.
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
.jpg "Hazy, some fog banks"){kind=icon}
Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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.
Click an icon for more information or click here for a key to all icons.
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.
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
Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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
Saturday 9th May 2026
Last updated
Fri 8th May 26 at
4:28PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Chilly but largely dry with light winds for Highlands, broken cloud lifting above most tops, isolated showers / flurries. Greater chance of heavier showers south-central Highlands later. Grey and damp for the Pennines, fresh NE'ly winds. Localised heavy downpours near Peak District & mid-Wales later afternoon.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Damp morning with low cloud in east, improving. Chilly wind.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly 15 to 20mph, occasional 25mph, particularly Cheviots, tending to generally increase afternoon, local 30mph eastern hills.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but feeling increasingly more blustery and rather chilly in places, gusty around tops.
How Wet?
A little rain/sleet mostly east, fading; risk a local shower later west
Patchy rain or drizzle mostly eastern areas in morning, lingering over a few hours, some sleet, possibly snow falling above 600-700m; tending to fade out with time. An odd heavy shower forms afternoon-evening, mainly westernmost areas, small risk thundery.
Cloud on the hills?
Low cloud most persistent east, improving
Fairly extensive over higher slopes in the morning central and eastern areas, some patches lower down Borders-Cheviots, persistent where rain lingers. Patchier cloud in west. Tending to thin and lift, clearing many tops afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% east, 50% west in morning; rising to 80% afternoon, slowest east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy, murky morning in east. A veil of high cloud persist, some sun mainly west. Visibility poor in early rain, improving to become very good afternoon many areas.
How Cold? (at 750m)
1C rising to 3 or 4C afternoon Galloway, though staying cooler Cheviots. Feeling near -5C if exposed to wind.
Freezing Level
Close to freezing on highest tops in morning. Lifting above all summits afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 10th May 2026
Last updated
Fri 8th May 26 at
4:28PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable 10-15mph in morning, but becoming west-northwesterly, rising to 20-25mph, perhaps 30mph later in day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small for several hours, but becoming breezier and feeling noticeably cooler as wind increases.
How Wet?
Risk some showers later
Dry most of the day. Risk patchy showery rain moving in from the northwest mainly later afternoon onward.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Rare patches forming onto higher slopes, greater risk later in day over tops mainly toward the west.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny morning, patchy cloud tending to fill in more by afternoon. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
1C rising to 5C afternoon.
Freezing Level
Frost in valleys and sheltered higher areas at dawn. Otherwise above the summits. Chance of then dropping into night.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 11th May 2026
Last updated
Fri 8th May 26 at
4:28PM
How windy? (On the summits)
North-northwesterly 15-20mph, occasionally less; turning westerly afternoon, tending to increase to 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small for several hours, but distinctly chilly over the tops. Likely becoming more blustery during daytime.
How Wet?
Local showers possible
Scattered showers - greatest risk toward east afternoon-evening, but may be isolated. Later in day, some drizzly rain may move onto Galloway hills from west.
Cloud on the hills?
Very little or lifting above hills
Some patchy cloud drifting over higher slopes in the morning, but soon mostly above many tops. By evening, some cloud may lower onto westernmost tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine. 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 possibly lower around dawn in east, nearer 800m or above furthest west; gradually rising above all tops afternoon.
Planning Outlook
A chilly outlook into mid-May, with higher Scottish mountains staying near or often below freezing point as northwesterly air prevails. Higher tops in England and Wales also dropping intermittently to freezing point. Wind-speed varying day-to-day, but prepare for often considerable chill-factor on all mountains. Some frost overnight into valleys when skies are clear. Broadly showery weather over the next 10-day period, plus some fronts bringing persistent rain mostly to northwestern Scotland, often falling as snow on mountain tops, sometimes to below 600m. Drier intervals too, some days with fewer showers and broken cloud lifting above the summits, varying locally day-to-day.