Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Sunday'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.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
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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.
Hazy, some fog banks
Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 12th July 2026
Last updated
Sat 11th Jul 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Cloud shrouds many hills in Scotland and NE England in the morning, more broken westwards; slowly tending to thin to leave patchier cloud on higher tops mainly eastern Scotland by afternoon. A notably strong gusty easterly wind for England & Wales, but mostly sunny. Warm for Wales & Peak District.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Moderate breeze, gusty spots. Cloud clears, sunshine.
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 15mph; gusts to 20-25mph over high tops, notably early when pushing downslope too. Tending to increase a little more generally over tops in afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
Generally dry
Some fine drizzle may drift over hills east of M74 in the early hours around and after dawn, but fading out to be dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive east early, mostly clearing
A fairly extensive layer of cloud near and east of the M74 at dawn into early morning, to lower slopes in many areas. More broken towards Galloway hills, mostly thin banks of cloud above 600m, clearest south. A lifting and breaking trend with time, most summits clear afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising above 90% afternoon
Sunshine and air clarity?
Misty overcast start toward east. Sun increasingly widespread, some fair weather cloud. High UV, beware sunburn. Very good visibility develops widely.
How Cold? (at 750m)
10 to 13C early in day, coolest where in cloud, staying coolest Lothians and Cheviots, but rising to 15C western hills afternoon.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 13th July 2026
Last updated
Sat 11th Jul 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 10-15mph, frequent gusts over tops and elevated passes, pushing downslope early and late.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but nuisance gusts common over high terrain most of the day.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Early cloud east mostly dissipates
At dawn, sea fog drifts onto hills east of M74, increasingly extensive eastward; the Cheviot may be near the top of the cloud layer. Little or no cloud reaches Galloway. Cloud soon lifts to shroud tops, but breaking off hills by midday. An odd bank possible over the Cheviot.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine increasingly breaking out east, extensive most of the day west. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
12 to 14C Lothians and Cheviots with little change. Starting 13C near/west of M74, rising to 18C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 14th July 2026
Last updated
Sat 11th Jul 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 15 to 25mph, local gusts 30mph around some upper slopes, strongest speeds not necessarily on summits.
Effect of the wind on you?
Breezy over the hills, in places gustiness may start to affect comfortable walking, feeling cooler where exposed.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Chance of fine drizzle where in fog on eastern hills early in the day.
Cloud on the hills?
Low cloud dispersing eastwards
A sheet of low cloud, possibly fog to sea level in eastern areas in morning, may cover hills to mid-slopes or higher for a time, high summits may poke above fog. Will thin and retreat toward North Sea, largely clear by middle of day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50% rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun mostly western areas early in the day, but breaking through more widely as early fog clears, visibility then very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
13C from dawn (10C if in cloud including lower hills), rising to 15 to 18C (warmest west, valleys reach 25C).
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
A fine week of summer weather - warm and dry with pleasantly warm temperatures and often plenty of sunshine. High pressure north of the country keeps the skies mostly clear, some low-level cloud rolling inland from the North Sea at times. A prevailing easterly flow, pushing the warmest temperatures to western hill groups, valley temperatures often 25C, or warmer for Wales and Peak District, at times 30C. A fairly sustained breeze most of the week in England and Wales, at times stronger and quite gusty. Notably dry ground conditions, beware very high fire risk. Later in the week, an increasing risk of thundery showers forming, with a cooling trend into the weekend 18-19th.