Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Today's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
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.
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.
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
Wednesday 25th February 2026
Last updated
Tue 24th Feb 26 at
4:54PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Mild for the time of year; freezing levels above all summits, snow still lying on high Munros but continuing to thaw to the summits. Windy, strongest near Irish Sea and south Scotland with buffeting gusts. Rain and extensive hill cloud in west Scotland, passing east and into England and Wales with time.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Rain and fog soon extensive west, pushing east; blustery
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 30-40mph, strong gusts likely including downslope to the northeast.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous-to-arduous walking with considerable wind chill in exposure. Buffeting gusts often challenge stability, including to some middle slopes.
How Wet?
Most rain Borders and Galloway, pushing east with time
Rain setting in west of M74 through the morning, most persistent in south Galloway and towards Moffat hills. Further east, rain lighter and patchier, perhaps dry for several morning hours, though a rising risk of rain reaching the Cheviots with time. Only spots in the wind reach the Lothians.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Cloud soon shrouds the Galloway hills eastward to the Moffat hills extensively, often to the lower slopes. Cloud more variable east of the high Borders hills, a few breaks towards the summit of the Cheviot are possible in the morning, but cloud increasingly extensive here too as rain pushes east.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A few brighter periods towards the Lothians in the morning, otherwise overcast and dull. Good visibility east where out of cloud, often poor to the west.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5 or 6C, always mildest on slopes to the north and west. Temperatures begin to drop around or after dusk, likely several degrees lower overnight. Feeling like -5 to -7C in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Thursday 26th February 2026
Last updated
Tue 24th Feb 26 at
4:54PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 35-45mph. Strengthening for several hours at least, speeds around 45-55mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous-to-arduous walking all day, most powerful wind requiring bracing/crouching for stability; significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Pulses of rain
Bands of rain will sweep west-to-east through the day. Between pulses, eastern mountains will be dry; western hills will see some spotty light rain, most likely south Galloway to Moffat hills.
Cloud on the hills?
Most extensive west, some variability
High terrain of Galloway and the Borders near the M74 will often be in cloud, bases down to middle slopes during rain, or lower slopes towards Solway. Higher bases with some summit breaks east, though more extensive here in rain too.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% west, to 40% east
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some bright moments during breaks in rain, best chance of sun north/east. Very good visibility out of rain/fog.
How Cold? (at 750m)
4 or 5C. Feeling like -10 to -12C in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Friday 27th February 2026
Last updated
Tue 24th Feb 26 at
4:54PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Highly uncertain: variable speed and direction possible, though a trend towards strengthening westerlies, to 35mph+.
Effect of the wind on you?
Uncertain, variable conditions: effects may be small for several hours but a deteriorating trend likely.
How Wet?
Patchy rain
A chance of patchy rain across the region, though many hills will see dry periods. Risk of a broader area of rain moving through, but confidence is low.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly high terrain
Fairly extensive above 600m in the morning, ragged lower patches too from rain. A lifting trend, some breaks possible too, but with a risk of returning extensively again if rain returns.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy, best chance of brighter moments later. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
+2C from dawn, a lowering trend but timing uncertain, reaching 0C by night. Feeling like -10C if strongest wind occurs.
Freezing Level
Above the summits to start, may lower to 700-800m during daylight, more certainly lowering into night.
Planning Outlook
Thursday will be windy with a swathe of rain affecting all areas at some point. A low pressure core is likely to affect the country on Friday, but detail is highly uncertain: there is a risk of rain and strong wind for central and southern areas, a general cooling trend. Snow returning to the Scottish Highlands, the snowfall level lowering into nighttime. A fast-moving ridge of high pressure leads into Saturday, then a return to west-southwesterly wind with bands of rain passing west to east through the weekend into the following week. Mixed conditions are indicated in the following week, with low and high pressure competing for dominance: freezing levels will vary, high Scottish terrain often at or below freezing, the level occasionally lifting to and above tops.