The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Southern Uplands
Monday 4th August 2025
Last updated
Sun 3rd Aug 25 at
3:23PM
An exceptionally severe day for August as upland winds widely reach storm force and the Scottish Highlands experience areas of hurricane force. Rain and low cloud will be widespread morning, before from S Scotland southwards it largely clears from NW.
Upland storm force wind. Rain and low cloud clearing middle of day.
South turning westerly; soon frequently 60mph, but 70 risk 80mph on higher terrain toward central belt early afternoon.
Expect difficult conditions lower slopes up. Sometimes mobility challenging - difficult to stay upright, you may well be blown over. Severe wind chill.
Heavy rain mostly morning
Rain soon extensive and heavy Dumfries and Galloway; less so Borders. Will clear to bursts of showery rain between dry periods around or just after midday.
Persistent fog largely clearing afternoon
Shrouding the hills morning, covering lower slopes except Cheviots and toward Lothians. Changing abruptly, probably soon after midday as cloud clears to above 750m, although patches much lower near Solway.
10% rising to 80% afternoon
Sunshine intermittently afternoon, particularly Borders. Visibility poor during rain, improving, but very hazy indeed.
8C briefly rising to 11C, Directly in the wind, will feel like -5C.
Above the summits
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 5th August 2025
Last updated
Sun 3rd Aug 25 at
3:23PM
Northwesterly; 35 to perhaps 40 occasionally 45mph on higher tops.
Widely strenuous or in places difficult walking and considerable wind chill.
Showers
Occasional showers. In Galloway, at least in morning, the rain may be frequent for an hour or two.
Very extensive at first: cloud base gradually rising.
After dawn, cloud base typically 450 to 650m, although the cloud may be well broken Borders. By early afternoon, most cloud will have lifted above the summits, but may well persist above about 700m Galloway all day.
20% rising to 80%
Ranging from glimpses of sunshine Galloway to a patchwork of sun Borders. Hazy western mountains, excellent visibility Borders.
6C; rising a couple of degrees or so through day, particularly Borders. Feeling below freezing point directly in the wind.
Above the summits.
Southern Uplands
Wednesday 6th August 2025
Last updated
Sun 3rd Aug 25 at
3:23PM
Westerly; soon easing to 20-25mph; and by midday mostly 15mph. Southerly; starting to strengthen evening.
Mostly small.
Rain very unlikely
Mostly very little
Hills extensively cloud free, although patches higher Galloway morning, before forming again here in evening (near the Solway on lower slopes).
90% by late morning
Patchwork of bright sunshine. Hazy morning; but by afternoon very good or excellent visibility. Hazy again Galloway evening.
8C; rising to 12C.
Above the summits.
Between areas of low pressure on Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly dry with cloud clearing many summits. Still windy on Tuesday. Frequent rainfall and low cloud will follow through the week on western mountains, particularly the W & NW Highlands - least wet South Wales.