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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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 27th December 2025
Last updated
Fri 26th Dec 25 at
4:22PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Chilly easterly winds, strongest and gustiest Wales, with extensive cloud sheet eastern and into central areas, with some patchy light precipitation. Sun best western hills, and also where tops breaks above an inversion around 1000m. Terrain partly frozen, morning frost valleys; but up to plus 5C western tops above inversion.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Chilly, gusty east wind. Cloud covering hills in east, clearer with sun in west.
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 25 to 30mph, stronger gusts around some slopes, particularly just west of higher tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Starting to affect comfortable walking in exposure, sudden buffeting gusts in places; considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
A little light rain east
Occasional spots of light rain Pentland hills to Cheviots, snow grains higher slopes, locally more frequent, but total amounts small. Largely dry central and western areas.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive in east, clearer in west.
Cloud banks mostly above 500-700m and in eastern areas will likely be extensive, especially over higher Cheviot slopes. Patchier coverage further west with the hills west of the M74 much clearer.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% Cheviots, to 80% west of M74.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Rather cloudy eastern areas, breaks with sun in the west. Visibility very good, some haze east.
How Cold? (at 750m)
1 or 2C, small variation with height in morning; may rise slightly higher Galloway. Feeling like -8C in stronger wind.
Freezing Level
Some terrain partly frozen; close to freezing some upper slopes and patchy slight frost in sheltered valleys in morning.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 28th December 2025
Last updated
Fri 26th Dec 25 at
4:22PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 10-15mph, locally less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small
How Wet?
Dry all day
Cloud on the hills?
Capping some eastern tops
Thin banks of cloud mostly eastern areas above 700m. Patchier toward and west of M74, largely clear Galloway hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90% west, to 50% east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunniest in Galloway, partly cloudy eastwards, often cloudy nearer North Sea. Visibility excellent, though duller east.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0C, slightly warmer on highest summits if above an inversion.
Freezing Level
Near freezing above 600m, also frost in some valleys, all day out of sunlight.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 29th December 2025
Last updated
Fri 26th Dec 25 at
4:22PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly 10 to 15mph, but tending to lift to 15 to 25mph through the day. May lift to 30mph over tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but increasingly considerable wind chill where exposed to the wind and rather gusty.
How Wet?
Risk locally light precipitation in east.
Mostly dry, but scope for a little patchy spots of light rain or snow grains from the banks of low cloud in the east.
Cloud on the hills?
Cloud banks mostly in the east.
Cloud banks mainly confined to eastern hills east of the M74 with bases around 500-700m. Patchy banks further west where hills may be mostly clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% in east, 80% in west.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudiest in the east, best sun in the west. Visibility mostly very good outside of any precipitation.
How Cold? (at 750m)
Around 0C, small change in temperature with height.
Freezing Level
Freezing level poorly defined, generally much of terrain frozen. Frost into glens/corries in the morning.
Planning Outlook
Next week, high pressure still dominates, but generally colder air becoming entrained into its circulation from the north, which sees lower temperatures on high terrain, sub-zero over most mountains through New Year. Small amounts of precipitation, occasional showers or snow flurries, winds north or northwesterly.