Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Friday'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.
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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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.
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
Friday 27th February 2026
Last updated
Thu 26th Feb 26 at
4:11PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Blustery showers in north and west Scotland, snow above 800m, this level lowering; wind eases, showers isolate to the northwest. Patchy rain in south Scotland and north England, fairly small wind effects, some clear hills. Overnight rain central/south Pennines and Wales turns patchy; risk of changeable conditions here.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Some odd patchy cloud and rain, but often dry and clear
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 20 to 25mph, shifting northwesterly and easing slightly, 15-20mph into evening, shifting northerly into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but may feel blustery in places with marked wind chill on tops early in the day.
How Wet?
Largely dry
A chance of scattered light spots of rain across the region, though much of the day more likely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Becoming substantially clear
Early patchy cloud on upper terrain, though many hills may well start clear. A lifting trend with time for substantially clear hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A mix of sun and high cloud. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
2C, starting to lower from the northwest with time, most areas to 0C by night but may stay milder in the east for longer. Feeling like -5 to -7C directly in the wind early, this effect easing.
Freezing Level
Above the summits most or all daylight, then dropping to 700m or lower into night.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Saturday 28th February 2026
Last updated
Thu 26th Feb 26 at
4:11PM
How windy? (On the summits)
SW'ly or variable, 10-15mph early, strengthening to 25-30mph afternoon, shifting SW'ly, rising further overnight.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small for several hours, becoming more noticeably blustery from west with time, later affecting comfortable walking.
How Wet?
Precipitation unlikely during day
Chance of a few morning patches of rain in the easter Borders and Cheviots. Late evening or onward into night, rain preceded by hill snow moving in from west.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little
Patches grazing some higher slopes in morning, likely to lift and largely clear. Some risk of a more extensive layer of cloud on eastern hills in the morning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly good amounts of sun; high cloud tending to build from west later. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0C. As wind strengthens, feeling like -10C where exposed, soonest in west.
Freezing Level
700 to 800m, plus frost some sheltered lower areas early morning.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 1st March 2026
Last updated
Thu 26th Feb 26 at
4:11PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 25-35mph, downslope gusts to the north/east. Rising, 50mph over tops, risk stronger west into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking soon strenuous with chaotic gusts. Deteriorating, conditions becoming difficult west coast with wind chill.
How Wet?
Some rain western hills, often dry east
Patchy rain drifts into Galloway from the south much of the day, a risk of increasing in frequency with time. Only patches drifting east, many eastern areas dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Most cloud west, summit breaks east
Cloud most extensive south Galloway slopes to Moffat hills, often to middle slopes, a few odd higher breaks possible. More broken further east with higher bases, breaks to summits possible, though a deteriorating trend.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% west, 50% east, more widely 30% with time
Sunshine and air clarity?
Best chance of sunny glimpses early in the east, otherwise cloudy. Very good visibility, though cloud/rain in the west with an arriving haze.
How Cold? (at 750m)
1C lifting to 5C. Feeling as cold as -10C in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Just touching the highest summits at and before dawn, soon lifting well above.
Planning Outlook
A changeable southwesterly regime continues through the weekend into early next week. Colder for a time with lowering freezing levels on Saturday allowing some refreezing of higher mountain terrain mainly in Scotland, the snowpack on high mountains consolidating following recent thawing. Early low frosts possible into north England as well. Milder air and thawing returns into Sunday, accompanied by rain and upland gales. During next week, higher pressure is expected to develop around the British Isles, bringing quieter weather, drier for most with lighter winds. Some fronts may continue to graze northwest Scotland with rain and stronger winds. Temperatures tending to be on the milder side during early March, occasional cooler winds lowering freezing levels, but winter conditions only on high Munros.