Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Thursday'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.
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.
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.
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.
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 6th August 2026
Last updated
Wed 5th Aug 26 at
3:58PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Blustery with showers into Scotland and northern England in the morning; wind and rain easing, sun breaking out with time, mild high temperatures. Risk more frequent showers and strong wind in the Peak District through morning, improving afternoon. Rare early showers in Wales, cloud clearing most hills.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Windy early, easing; cloud lifts off summits
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 30-40mph at dawn, strongest in the east, soon easing and shifting westerly settling near 15-20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking at dawn and feeling chilly, easing to fairly small effects.
How Wet?
Rare showers, most hills dry
Sustained rain from overnight in the east breaks up around dawn for well-scattered showers, largely fading for dry conditions for most hills. A few light spots of rain here and there near and west of the M74, mostly towards Ayrshire.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly in the east in the morning, clearing all tops
Patchy cloud on higher slopes in the morning, most extensive from the Borders eastward. Cloud begins to break up and lift, a few fleeting lower bases around showers, but all cloud lifting above the summits with time.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of cloud and sun, more overcast just at dawn in the east. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
7C rising to 9 or 10C afternoon, mildest in the east. Feeling close to freezing if exposed to stronger wind on tops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Friday 7th August 2026
Last updated
Wed 5th Aug 26 at
3:58PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 20-25mph, some variability and trending towards higher speeds, particularly northern areas.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but becoming quite blustery over high tops and north slopes.
How Wet?
Occasional rain, drier areas
Patchy rain drifting from west-to-east through the morning, a period of more frequent falls may occur in central and western areas. An easing tendency, notably east with extended dry windows afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied morning cloud, largely clear afternoon
Terrain above 700-800m in cloud at dawn, varied areas of lower bases around rain. Bases lifting, mostly just at summits by afternoon and often breaking above, clearest around east Borders and Lothians.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sunshine, weakened by high cloud. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
9C rising to 11C, or 12C eastern Borders and Lothians.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Saturday 8th August 2026
Last updated
Wed 5th Aug 26 at
3:58PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly sustained 30-35mph, strong gusts over tops approach 50mph, and trending stronger, sustained 40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Often challenging conditions in exposure with notable wind chill; powerful gusts knocking you off balance.
How Wet?
Rain increasingly persistent
Patchy rain drifts into Dumfries and Galloway from dawn; eastern hills may start substantially dry. Rain increasingly frequent and spreading east, setting in persistently with extended heavy falls from Moffat hills westward.
Cloud on the hills?
Early breaks east, becoming extensive
High terrain of Dumfries and Galloway shrouded all day; varied high cloud further east early with summit breaks east of Moffat hills. Cloud increasingly extensive, first in the west, and later widely shrouding hills to middle slopes, to lower slopes around Solway.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60% east at first, lowering to 20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy weak sun in the east with good visibility early; soon overcast and dull with poor visibility west, gradually more widely.
How Cold? (at 750m)
10 to 12C, feeling very humid. Feeling at or below freezing in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Westerly winds prevail into the weekend and further weather fronts will come in off the Atlantic, bringing rain and low cloud to most mountains. Saturday into Sunday in particular will see extensive cloud and heavy rain across Scotland with strong wind, bands of rain passing to the south and east into England and Wales. A ridge of high pressure returns early next week for warmer temperatures and clearer hills, though western Scotland likely remains fairly cloudy with some drizzle on the high tops. Following this high pressure, west-southwesterly flow returns and a series of low pressure systems will pass west-to-east across the British Isles with periods of strong wind (sometimes gale-force), rain, and low cloud, western hill groups aways most affected. Unsettled conditions likely persist into next weekend.