Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Thursday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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
Thursday 30th July 2026
Last updated
Wed 29th Jul 26 at
4:29PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Cool, windy, and showery in Scotland. Gales and heavy showers pass west-to-east across the highlands, showers most frequent with lightning risk north. Starting breezy with rain over the Pennines and Wales, this clearing east for sun, a few odd showers northwest England. Mild-to-warm England and Wales.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Scattered showers and sun; windy over tops
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwest then westerly, 25mph strengthening during morning to reach 30-35mph, gusting 40mph over tops for a periods.
Effect of the wind on you?
Increasingly affecting comfortable walking on high terrain, buffeting gusts in exposure which will occasionally challenge balance. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Showery bursts of rain
Scattered showers drift onto hills near and west of the M74, a band of showery rain passing east across most hills from midday. Dry windows likely for all hills.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting above tops away from showers
Patchy cloud banks around upper slopes in the morning, locally more extensive near and west of M74. Lifting mostly above the hills, but returning over tops and briefly ragged patches to lower slopes around showers, mostly in Dumfries and Galloway.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A patchwork of cloud and sun, some sunnier windows but also fair weather cloud building for cloudier periods as well. Visibility very good when dry, reduced briefly in showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
8 to 10C, coolest Galloway, slight drop later in daytime. Feeling like 0C in exposure to wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Friday 31st July 2026
Last updated
Wed 29th Jul 26 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West-southwesterly 20mph, occasionally 25 to perhaps 30mph on high tops, gusty in showers.
Effect of the wind on you?
Starting to impact ease of walking, gusts affecting stability on high tops. Noticeable wind chill.
How Wet?
Showers develop, heavy bursts
Showers mostly western areas in morning, but a scattering of showers form widely, locally banding together afternoon, heavy bursts drift east. Chance of local lightning
Cloud on the hills?
Varying over high tops
Cloud banks mostly above 600-700m, most widely Galloway hills to northern Moffat hills in morning. Lifting to higher tops or above when dry. Lowering ragged patches during/after rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun mostly morning in east, clouding over from west. Visibility very good, reduced in showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
7C rising to 10C afternoon; western slopes stay a degree cooler. Feeling near 1 to 3C in the wind on tops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Saturday 1st August 2026
Last updated
Wed 29th Jul 26 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 20-30mph, gusty around showers.
Effect of the wind on you?
Locally fairly small, but walking impacted on high terrain at times, some gusts affect stability. Feeling chilly.
How Wet?
Scattered showers
Showers drift from the west onto Ayrshire and nearby Central Belt hills. Showers more scattered further east, though a chance of more widespread outbreaks for several afternoon hours.
Cloud on the hills?
Largely clearing hills
Fairly extensive 600m upward early on northern hills of Ayrshire towards Central Belt; more broken banks eastward. Cloud rises, eastern summits soon clear, most cloud above summits by afternoon. A few odd banks may return to high summits around rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of cloud and sun, more often cloudy central and east areas with time. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
7C rising to 10C, staying a degree cooler western hills. Feeling near freezing in wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Cool and showery westerlies into the weekend, windy over high terrain; western hills often capped in cloud. Southern Pennines and Wales likely see only scattered showers and remain warm. Cloud encroaches from the southwest on Sunday, winds turn southerly and warmer air wafts back across England and Wales. A complex area of low pressure is then expected to circulate slowly over Britain early next week, bringing areas of rain and heavy showers, some thundery downpours possible. Winds varying, trending northerly and strengthening, to gales over high summits on Tuesday. A window of improvement from midweek, which may persist into the weekend, but a showery northwesterly persists in Scotland. Beware ongoing fire management restricting access to some mountains.