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.
Winter sunshine
Bright and crisp with sunshine most of the day and the mountains generally free of cloud.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
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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.
Winter sunshine
Bright and crisp with sunshine most of the day and the mountains generally free of cloud.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 16th November 2026
Last updated
Sun 15th Nov 26 at
3:02PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Cold northerly winds in the morning bring snow and hail showers to northern Scotland and locally north Wales, otherwise generally clear and sunny. Winds drop light all areas through middle of day, then strengthen southeasterly later, gales into night; rain and hill snow moves in from southwest.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Generally dry and sunny; then snow well into the night.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 20-30mph at dawn, strongest Cheviots, easing to 10mph or less. Into evening, rising southeasterly, reaching 50-60mph onward into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Marked wind chill at first particularly eastern tops, becoming small for several hours. Then deteriorating significantly into night.
How Wet?
Most places dry all day; snow into night
An odd brief shower possible in far west of Galloway, perhaps also near to North Sea coast in the morning. Otherwise dry. Onward into night, snow developing from the southwest, heavier falls with time.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Brief patches on higher slopes early in day soon all clearing. Into night, cloud lowering extensively onto higher slopes from south.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Generally sunny, some high cloud at times, building from the southwest later. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1C, slight rise into afternoon. Feeling like -10C if in stronger wind early in day.
Freezing Level
600-700m, but also frost some sheltered valleys in the morning. Then may vary and lower to 300-400m into night.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 17th November 2026
Last updated
Sun 15th Nov 26 at
3:02PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Risk of easterly 40-50mph early in day, but may soon drop much less, variable low speeds for much of daytime.
Effect of the wind on you?
Beware risk of challenging conditions and significant wind chill at first, but may soon improve to be mostly small.
How Wet?
Risk of persistent rain and hill snow
Some uncertainty about extent of precipitation: Risk of persistent snowfalls over the hills particularly morning, possibly turning to mostly sleet or rain. Chance of lasting heavier all day, but may tend to break into patchier areas.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Shrouding the hills widely from lower elevations upward much of the region most likely all day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull. Visibility mostly poor.
How Cold? (at 750m)
Starting 0 or -1C, slow rise to +2C to possibly 4C southwestern areas. Risk of wind chill feeling below -10C.
Freezing Level
Possibly marked variation, near freezing to some lower elevations especially morning, lifting variably from the south.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Wednesday 18th November 2026
Last updated
Sun 15th Nov 26 at
3:02PM
How windy? (On the summits)
East to southeasterly 15 to 25mph, possibly strengthening with time.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but marked wind chill on exposed tops. Chance of worsening for more strenuous walking conditions.
How Wet?
Occasional rain, snow tops
Patchy areas of rain, may be showery in nature near to Solway coast; some snow falling over inland summits.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Varying banks of cloud, shrouding hills widely if precipitation continues. Local breaks may emerge, rarely above tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Little or no sun. Visibility good where dry, but often poor in rain, very poor if in snow on tops.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0 or 1C. Feeling like -7C in the wind.
Freezing Level
800m or just above.
Planning Outlook
Scottish mountain tops stay below freezing throughout this week ahead, snowfalls on Tuesday most prolonged east and southern areas. Thereafter, the Highlands see mostly little precipitation this week, but snow and hail showers will feed in from the north at times, locally giving frequent snow to the far north and the north Cairngorms. Frost also common in the glens. For England & Wales, snow on Monday night turns to rain into Tuesday as the freezing level rises above the summits, then dropping back to freezing above 800m midweek with a mix of rain and upland snow. A mixed outlook into the weekend and beyond, some quieter windows, but further areas of rain and hill snow are likely, perhaps milder air into late November.