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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Sunday 1st February 2026
Last updated
Sat 31st Jan 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Extensive low cloud and patchy areas of rain, or snow on higher mountains, merging into more constant precipitation from the west over England, Wales and southwest Scotland. Driest conditions for the coastal northwest Highlands. Improving afternoon for Wales. Variable winds, dropping fairly light Highlands.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Varied wind, becoming blustery with showery rain in west.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 10mph, occasionally 20mph. Into afternoon, in Dumfries and Galloway, risk turning westerly 20-25mph, particularly more western hills.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly fairly small, but may become more blustery with noticeable wind chill in west.
How Wet?
Showery rain most frequent west
Patchy showery rain, snow on highest summits, locally frequent toward Solway coast and with time merging into more constant rain with heavier bursts over Galloway, turning to snow on highest tops above 700m, possible hail. Little toward Pentlands.
Cloud on the hills?
Variable, often covering high terrain
Cloud covers the high tops most of the day, though a few odd breaks to summits are possible. Banks will lower as rain comes and goes, lowest in the south, down to middle slopes at times.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%, dropping to 20% southwest areas
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some glimpses of sun, best chance north. Good visibility but variable, turning poor in rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
1 or 2C. Feeling as cold as -10C in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
800m to just above higher summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 2nd February 2026
Last updated
Sat 31st Jan 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 20mph at dawn, gradually rising, reaching 30mph, later 40mph by dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking gradually becoming more strenuous with considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Most rain in the east
Rain on-and-off in the east, may at times linger for extended periods. More patchy west with dry periods. Turning more to sleet/snow on some high tops in east, mostly above 600m.
Cloud on the hills?
Most high tops in fog, most often low east
High terrain under cloud most of the day, bases to middle slopes during rain, most consistently low around the Cheviot and east Borders. Best chance of higher breaks on hills facing Ayrshire.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some sunny bursts on slopes towards the Central Belt but often cloudy. Variable visibility, often poor east but improving out of rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
1C, later 0C, or -1C in east. Feeling like -10C in the wind.
Freezing Level
Around 800m, tending to drop slightly, later 600m in east.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Last updated
Sat 31st Jan 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 35 to 50mph, very gusty in places around higher summits and on downslopes west of high terrain.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging walking conditions over exposed terrain, gusts knocking you off balance; significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Intermittent snow mostly east
Snow most frequent over Cheviots and Borders hills, sleet or rain below 300-400m. A few flurries reach hills toward Moffat, but rare if any further west.
Cloud on the hills?
Most persistent east
Covering higher areas above 500-600m most eastern hills, locally lower in snow and easternmost slopes. Higher and more broken cloud westward, capping tops at times, clearest in Galloway.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% east, to 50% west.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun mostly west of M74, more frequent locally Galloway. Visibility good in west, hazier east, poor if in snow.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1C, to local +1C west. Wind chill feeling like -12 to -15C.
Freezing Level
500 to 600m, but toward Galloway more variable and may be just above freezing toward some upper slopes.
Planning Outlook
Southeast then easterly winds will prevail during the week ahead, strong to gale force over many hills for sustained periods. From Monday into Tuesday onward, colder air temperature and lower freezing level again, leaving mountain terrain widely frozen from mid-elevations upward, or to lower slopes in eastern Scotland. Further snow will affect eastern mountains, with additional accumulations and drifting. Some periods of hill snow for England and Wales into midweek. Cold easterly patterns are expected to continue onward into mid February, though higher pressure to the north may see reduced precipitation amounts, always driest with highest cloud in west.