Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Wednesday's Forecast
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
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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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
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
Wednesday 11th November 2026
Last updated
Tue 10th Nov 26 at
3:25PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Many places stay dry all day with sunshine and broken cloud. Below freezing on Scottish tops. A band of rain and hill snow moves into northern Scotland during the day, plus a strengthening northwesterly wind. Easterly winds for Wales, light rain in the south fizzles out, but leaves low cloud and dampness.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Dry with sun, most hills clear; light wind much of day.
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 10 to 15mph at first, soon variable and often little wind. During afternoon becoming north-northwesterly rising 10-20mph. After dark, strengthening further to 30-40mph, strongest east.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small. Deteriorating evening into night.
How Wet?
Largely dry
Chance of an odd brief light shower mainly easternmost hills early morning, sleet on highest tops.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly north and east in morning
Banks of cloud drifting over higher slopes from Lothians to Cheviots in morning, tending to thin and break; some local fog patches possible lower down. Further west, the cloud more broken; Galloway hills largely clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50% north/east, to 80% southwest
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine most extensive across Galloway, patchier elsewhere in morning, but breaking through increasingly sunnier. Visibility very good, or excellent in west.
How Cold? (at 750m)
2C most or all day, then dropping to -1C into night.
Freezing Level
Just above summits during day, but frost in valleys in morning. Dropping to freezing or below at most heights into night.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Thursday 12th November 2026
Last updated
Tue 10th Nov 26 at
3:25PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 25 to 35mph, strongest over higher Cheviots, 40mph at times in the morning.
Effect of the wind on you?
Affecting comfortable walking on exposed high terrain, more strenuous toward east. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Most places dry
An odd brief shower mainly toward the North Sea coast.
Cloud on the hills?
Little or none
Rare patches may drift onto The Cheviot, perhaps furthest west tops in Galloway too.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Extensive sunshine. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
Around 0C. Feeling like -10C directly in the wind, risk -15C on The Cheviot at times.
Freezing Level
700-800m. Frost widely in valleys in morning, all day out of sunlight.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Friday 13th November 2026
Last updated
Tue 10th Nov 26 at
3:25PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly, turning westerly later in the day, around 20mph, perhaps slightly stronger on Cheviots early in day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small effect on walking, but marked wind chill on exposed terrain.
How Wet?
Substantially dry
Chance of an odd light shower mainly toward the west of Galloway.
Cloud on the hills?
Most likely none
Chance of odd patches of cloud drifting onto tops furthest west in Galloway. Otherwise the hills clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny, a little high cloud may drift in from the northwest. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1C rising to +1C. Wind chill feeling around -7C.
Freezing Level
Much terrain frozen from dawn with frost all day out of sunlight, otherwise tending to lift just above freezing to higher slopes.
Planning Outlook
Chillier in the second half of this week with frost widely, but much clearer conditions for all with sunshine. Into the weekend, as the wind shifts west then southwesterly, less cold air drifts in from the Atlantic bringing more cloud onto western hills - some rain mainly in western Scotland, whilst England and Wales may remain largely dry for the weekend. A changeable outlook into next week with varying temperatures, stronger wind at times, rain and some upland snow possible. Unsettled patterns are more likely to prevail beyond mid-month.