Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Saturday'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.
Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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.
Bright sunshine
Beware of sunburn from bright spring sunshine, despite feeling cool in any breeze on higher terrain.
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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.
Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
Hazy, some fog banks
Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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.
Bright sunshine
Beware of sunburn from bright spring sunshine, despite feeling cool in any breeze on higher terrain.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Saturday 21st March 2026
Last updated
Fri 20th Mar 26 at
3:45PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Cloud covering some western Scottish mountains much of day, a little rain or drizzle mostly Lochaber to Skye. Clearer hills east and southwards in the Highlands, and some breaks form in far northwest. Gusty winds toward north/west. Sunshine, haze and early low-level fog England & Wales, light winds.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Wind fairly light during day. Sun and early patchy cloud / fog.
How windy? (On the summits)
West to southwesterly 10 to 15mph, locally gusty 20mph for a time around high tops. Increasing evening-night to 30-35mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small during day.
How Wet?
Precipitation not expected
Cloud on the hills?
Varied early fog mostly clearing
Fog mostly valleys and lower hills in the morning, lifting upslope to patches on some western hills during morning, increasingly dispersing back toward Solway coast. Many hills clear afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70% near Solway, above 90% elsewhere.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine and some patchy cloud mostly in west; thin high cloud. Some haze particularly morning, better visibility afternoon.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5C rising to 8C afternoon, locally warmer eastern hills.
Freezing Level
Above the summits, but patchy frost in valleys and sheltered higher areas around dawn.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 22nd March 2026
Last updated
Fri 20th Mar 26 at
3:45PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwest becoming mostly westerly, 25mph, to at times gusty 30mph around highest tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery, starting to affect comfortable walking at times where exposed on tops. Feeling chilly, increasingly cold later.
How Wet?
A little rain mostly west
Drizzly rain for a time mostly Galloway, some briefly steadier rain, perhaps a showery burst, clearing into afternoon. Small amounts eastwards, Borders may remain largely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly western hills, clearing afternoon
Varied low cloud on hills and some lower fog banks from dawn, clearing variably. Cloud covering western hills for a few hours as rain occurs, mostly above 500-700m, higher eastwards. Then clearing.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% west, to 70% east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some early weak sun in places, clouding over for a few hours, then brightening up from northwest later. Visibility often good, reduced in rain locally.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5C or briefly warmer, then dropping in afternoon to 2C, near 0C from dusk. Feeling like 0C or later colder in wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits. Slight frost inland valleys at dawn. Dropping onto highest tops by evening.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 23rd March 2026
Last updated
Fri 20th Mar 26 at
3:45PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West soon southwesterly, varied 15-25mph in morning. Then increasing rapidly 30-40mph afternoon, risk later 50mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small early in day, likely for several hours, but then rapidly deteriorating to increasingly arduous walking conditions.
How Wet?
Risk rain later west
During afternoon in Galloway, risk patchy rain arriving, then becoming more persistent from west from dusk onward.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Late in the day, patches may drift onto higher western tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Early sun weakening as high cloud thickens, becoming overcast. Visibility excellent, later a little hazier.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0C rising to 3C by late afternoon. As wind increases, chill factor later feeling like -10C in exposure.
Freezing Level
700m plus frost in valleys around dawn. Rising above freezing to highest tops by middle of day.
Planning Outlook
A changeable mix during the week ahead, but feeling wintry with snow and hail showers widely into midweek. Fine conditions on Monday, but southwesterly winds increasing, later severe gales on Scottish mountains. A spell of rain by late Monday into the night with a brief rise of temperature, but the freezing level drops from the northwest again into Tuesday, falling sub-zero across all hills of Britain above 600-700m later Tuesday into Wednesday. Significant chill factor from gale force west then northwesterly winds. High pressure to the southwest then likely rebuilds to settle things again toward next weekend and temperatures will tend to recover. A mixed west to southwesterly flow may continue to bring more changeable conditions to west and northwest Scotland.