Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Monday'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.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Visibility reduced around cloud banks, hazier on some lower slopes. Locally some improvements possible out of cloud.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
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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.
Hazy, some fog banks
Visibility reduced around cloud banks, hazier on some lower slopes. Locally some improvements possible out of cloud.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 12th January 2026
Last updated
Sun 11th Jan 26 at
1:43PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Extensive upland gales, although storm force at first N Scotland. Bands of showers, of hail, and snow higher areas, will merge to give periods of almost constant precipitation on many western mountains. Small risk thunder. Driest conditions will be on easternmost mountains and S Wales.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Gale force upland wind. Rain on and off; fog.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 40 to on highest summits at first 55mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking widely difficult on higher areas, frequent buffeting even lower elevations. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Frequent or persistent rain
Showers, sometimes frequent over an hour or two; sleet highest summits. Few showers near the Lothians.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive higher tops
Often covering hills above 500-600m, at times below 400m near to Solway.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun mostly Borders. Slight haze, visibility reduced to poor in rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
3 or 4C. Will feel as cold as -10C where exposed to the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 13th January 2026
Last updated
Sun 11th Jan 26 at
1:43PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Forecast confidence remains low: There may well be a lull to low speeds, but risk of southerly 25 to 35mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Probably small.
How Wet?
Little or perhaps no precipitation
It may well be dry most or all day - but threat of rain spreading northwards, particularly afternoon (highest risk to Borders).
Cloud on the hills?
May become confined to higher slopes, possibly clearing some summits
Patches of fog may have formed both valleys and lower slopes and also higher up. Through day, may clear some perhaps most higher areas. In rain, fog likely to become extensive.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patches of sunshine possibly but may well give way as cloud thickens. Visibility mostly very good, but poor in rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
2 to 4C
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Wednesday 14th January 2026
Last updated
Sun 11th Jan 26 at
1:43PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West backing southerly around 25mph before later in day strengthening to 40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
May well be fairly small for several hours before walking.becomes increasingly difficult and wind chill significant.
How Wet?
Risk of snow an hail showers
Mostly or completely dry - between previous precipitation and more rain and snow advancing from west toward or during evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Probably remaining extensive on most or all higher areas
Cloud generally widespread above 600 to 750m - possibly breaking from higher summits temporarily. Cloud base may drop markedly before dusk Dumfries and Galloway.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sunshine, particularly Borders. Visibility often very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1C
Freezing Level
700m Galloway; otherwise 500m.
Planning Outlook
High rainfall and intermittently windy across most mountains over the next week or more as a series of Atlantic lows cross Britain. With uncertainty in the tracks of some lows, Tuesday's forecast remains very uncertain - but by Wednesday a transient weak ridge of high pressure will bring a brief improvement. Higher summits sometimes below freezing point S Scotland southwards: snow may accumulate on highest summits. Mostly below freezing Scottish Highlands enabling snow to accumulate widely.