Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Monday'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.
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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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.
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
Monday 8th June 2026
Last updated
Sun 7th Jun 26 at
4:25PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Early rain across England and Wales, and perhaps eastern Scotland, soon clears eastwards. Following on, a south-westerly with scattered showers: risk of afternoon thundery ones northeast Scotland. Fewer showers and turning much brighter for England and Wales with hills becoming mostly clear.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Early rain clears east, then mostly dry with sun in and out, some passing showers.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 20 to 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small effect on walking, but feeling blustery and a noticeable chill on exposed high terrain.
How Wet?
Early rain clears, then mostly dry.
A band of rain clears eastward around dawn, heavy briefly Cheviots. Then broadly showery, bursts of rain passing west to east, risk isolated thunder, later particularly eastern areas.
Cloud on the hills?
Clearing hills by late morning
Areas of low cloud from dawn, in rain band, bases down to 300-500m, lowest over southern facing slopes. As rain clears east by early to late morning, bases will rise markedly with hills clearing by late morning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% lifting to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Brief bursts of sun. Visibility good away from showers and below cloud.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5 to 7C, mildest east. Feeling below freezing directly in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 9th June 2026
Last updated
Sun 7th Jun 26 at
4:25PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-westerly 15 to 20mph, may pick up to 25mph at times in afternoon, especially hills nearest Solway.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but feeling chilly in the wind.
How Wet?
Showers becoming widespread
Showers at first, concentrated in the west, but becoming widespread across the area. Some hail possible, with the risk of thunder too.
Cloud on the hills?
Occasional over tops; but frequent west.
Bases varying with showery environment, but cover the tops occasionally in fog. Most frequently western hills, where in morning may be down to 500m for a time.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% west, 70% east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Often cloudy, patchy sun best in the east. Visibility sometimes poor due to rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
4 lifting to 6C
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Wednesday 10th June 2026
Last updated
Sun 7th Jun 26 at
4:25PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 15 to 25mph
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but marked wind chill where exposed to the strongest breeze.
How Wet?
Showers forming widely, risk thunder
Showers initially near to west coast. These will move inland and develop further to give widespread showers. Risk some hail, thunder well inland too.
Cloud on the hills?
Lowering onto tops at times in rain.
Varied bases. At first, banks over western tops, elsewhere mostly clear. As showers develop widely, expect patches or banks to form at times over the tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Best sun early in day, before skies tend to fill in with cloud by late morning. Visibility very good, but poor in afternoon showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
3C lifting to 6C
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
The unsettled period of weather will persist over the coming week with low pressure area centres tracking just to the northwest of Scotland, allowing south-westerly winds to prevail. Rainfall often showery in nature, but coming in frequently to western mountains with the greatest falls for western Scotland. Chilly and windy at times; freezing level touching highest tops Scotland on Tuesday and Wednesday, when showers may fall as wet snow at times over the tops. Temperatures trending warmer again next weekend, as pressure is likely to rise from the south to give drier weather more widely.