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.
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.
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.
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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.
Hazy, some fog banks
Visibility reduced around cloud banks, hazier on some lower slopes. Locally some improvements possible out of 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.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Thursday 5th March 2026
Last updated
Wed 4th Mar 26 at
4:13PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A slow-moving front from the west brings rain and low cloud to western Scotland, turning to snow on tops as colder air arrives; freezing level later below 800m. Patchy rain encroaching further into Cumbria with time. Some heavier thundery bursts possible in Wales. Strong southerlies ease and turn W-NW'ly.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Blustery start, easing somewhat with arrival of rain west
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 30-40mph from dawn, easing from the west afternoon, generally westerly and speeds to 15-20mph, perhaps lower, then reorienting NW'ly 30mph in the west.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking from dawn with significant wind chill, slowly improving, fairly small for a time but winds remain inconvenient on high terrain.
How Wet?
Increasingly rainy west then central hills
Morning drizzle over Galloway hills, rain gradually arriving here from the west with patches increasingly pushing east into the Borders with time. The Cheviot may only see odd patches during daylight.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive west, banks arrive to the east
The Galloway hills and Borders likely shrouded in cloud from at least 600-700m upward most of the day. Southern aspects/near-Solway will see the lowest bases. The Cheviots and Lothians start clear, some bands of cloud grazing high terrain with time, increasingly extensive here into evening.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% west, to 60% east, though reducing east late in the day
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy, some patchy sunshine to the east. Poor visibility due to fog and rain, hazy in the east.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5 to 7C, mildest northeast. Cooling to 2C Galloway as rain passes, staying mild east, then lowering more widely into night. Feeling like -5 to -10C in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits. Lowering to the summit of Merrick into evening, more widely to around 600-700m overnight, some local frosts on sheltered lower terrain too.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Friday 6th March 2026
Last updated
Wed 4th Mar 26 at
4:13PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable 10mph or less, a lull likely. At dawn, NE'ly 15-20mph east. Into nighttime, orienting SW'ly and strengthening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible during daylight, though breezy in the east early.
How Wet?
Chance precipitation east
A chance of precipitation around the Cheviot, falling as snow on the summit and a mix of rain and sleet to lower slopes early; light in nature. Rain may abate but uncertain.
Cloud on the hills?
Little or none
At dawn, sparse ragged cloud at various elevations, also mist in sheltered valleys. Cloud lifts and dissipates soon after sunrise for cloud-free hills. Near the Cheviot at dawn, a risk of blanket cloud from around 600m upward, this clearing if rain clears.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%; risk 50% east
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some early high cloud, this clearing for extensive sunshine, best chance west. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1 or 0C, rising to 2C, staying elevated overnight on higher slopes.
Freezing Level
Around 700m from dawn, though frosts in sheltered lower slopes and valleys. Rising, above the summits by evening.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Saturday 7th March 2026
Last updated
Wed 4th Mar 26 at
4:13PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southeasterly 15 to 20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small.
How Wet?
Precipitation not expected
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little if any
Some cloud banks may drift onto higher slopes near the Solway, but most hills likely substantially clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some patchy cloud toward south, otherwise good amounts of sun. Visibility very good or excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
4C, but some spots slightly colder in the morning.
Freezing Level
Slight frost some valleys and sheltered higher areas after dawn, otherwise above freezing to the tops.
Planning Outlook
Higher pressure extends back across the country to bring dry conditions on Saturday, feeling mild in sunshine by day after a chilly start. More cloud by Sunday as weak fronts encroach in from the west, some drizzly rain moving into western Scotland. Patchy rain likely in the west at least early in the new week, likely dropping back just below freezing on the Munros for a time with some snowfall on higher areas. Winds fairly light early week, then a risk of strengthening southwesterlies later in the week; changeable weather conditions with spells of rain coming in from the Atlantic. Remaining old snow cover on Scottish mountains stays largely consolidated with little change, only very patchy snow remains around highest tops in England and Wales.