Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Today's Forecast
Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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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Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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
Tuesday 28th July 2026
Last updated
Tue 28th Jul 26 at
7:53AM
Summary for all mountain areas
Challenging conditions over high terrain with gale-force winds, severe gales on the higher Scottish mountains. A few hours of persistent rain, some heavy for the Highlands, leaving drizzly conditions, low cloud across most hills. Some heavier rain again later in western Scotland.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Gales on hills. Rain and low cloud.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 35 to 45mph, gusts 55-60mph around high tops in the morning, peak speeds fluctuating during the day, slightly less middle of day and early afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging walking conditions, balance difficult in exposure on tops, gusts could knock you over. Marked wind chill despite mild and humid air.
How Wet?
Rain and drizzle, later showery rain
Drizzle and some steadier rain in the morning, generally wettest for areas near and west of the M74 corridor. Patchier in afternoon and easing off at times further east. Some heavier showery bursts later in the day. Then from dusk into night, more prolonged heavier rain develops in west.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, lowest southwest
Blanket cloud shrouding the hills from lower elevations upward in Dumfries & Galloway much of the day. Higher bases into afternoon, better north and east, local breaks above 600m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, misty in west, poor visibility widely in rain; some improvements and brief moments of sun in east.
How Cold? (at 750m)
13C, little variation all day, locally 15C eastern hills, quite humid. Feeling like 1 to 4C directly in wind on tops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Wednesday 29th July 2026
Last updated
Tue 28th Jul 26 at
7:53AM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25 to 30mph, some stronger gusts over higher tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery over the hills, affecting ease of walking with some buffeting gusts on exposed higher areas.
How Wet?
Patchy rain, heavier bursts forming
Rain on and off, a mix of drizzle and some showery bursts, risk of becoming more frequent and a band of rain arriving from west later in the day, heavier falls may set in. Risk of occasional thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
May persist west, varied east/north
Shrouding hills in Dumfries and Galloway perhaps much of the day, to some lower elevations near Solway. Higher bases and more broken cloud north and eastwards.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% southwest, to 50% north/east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, glimpses of sun Borders. Visibility poor around rain, improving below cloud where dry.
How Cold? (at 750m)
13C, rising to 16C eastern hills afternoon. Feeling like 3 to 6C directly in wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Thursday 30th July 2026
Last updated
Tue 28th Jul 26 at
7:53AM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwest then westerly, 15 to 25mph strengthening during morning to reach 30-35mph, stronger gusts afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small at first, but increasingly affecting comfortable walking, buffeting gusts in exposure. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Showery bursts of rain
Broadly showery, may give locally heavy bursts of rain over an hour or so passing eastwards during afternoon, chance of isolated thunder. Possible showers returning to Galloway from west late in day.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting above tops away from showers
Patchy cloud banks around upper slopes in the morning, lifting mostly above the hills, but patches return over tops and briefly lower down around showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, some sun breaking through for periods. 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.
Planning Outlook
A complex pattern into the start of August as weak low pressure is nearby to the west. Some showery bursts of rain, possibly thundery in places on some days, locally persistent rain possible, but some places may well escape drier. Cloud varying over the hills from day to day. Strong southwesterly winds later this week, then becoming more variable in speed and direction over the weekend into early next week, may strengthen again for periods. A generally showery westerly may then prevail during next week. Temperatures near average or on the cooler side for Scotland, warmer for Wales and Peak District. Beware ongoing fire management restrictions to access despite rain in the forecast.