Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Thursday'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.
Drizzle
Light rain or drizzle, total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Mild
Air temperature above freezing to highest summits. May feel pleasantly warm on lower ground, but take appropriate layers. Feeling chilly if exposed to wind.
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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.
Drizzle
Light rain or drizzle, total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Mild
Air temperature above freezing to highest summits. May feel pleasantly warm on lower ground, but take appropriate layers. Feeling chilly if exposed to wind.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Thursday 16th May 2024
Last updated
Wed 15th May 24 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Dry for much of the Highlands, but chance of localised afternoon showers in the west. Early areas of low cloud mainly central and east areas lifting. An increasing easterly breeze. Patchy rain northern England, heavier rain setting in for southern Pennines, later north Wales. Localised thundery downpours south Wales.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Increasingly breezy. Low cloud east. Chance a shower west.
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly, 15 to 25mph, tending to increase during daytime, later 30mph with stronger gusts on higher tops, especially Cheviots.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small in morning, but increasingly blustery over higher slopes, starting to affect comfortable walking later. Feeling cool where exposed on tops.
How Wet?
Patchy drizzle, possibly a shower
A little drizzle around low cloud. Risk an odd shower forming, mainly western areas in the afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Most extensive in morning and east
Low cloud covering many eastern hills in the morning, foggy to lower slopes near to North Sea, may persist here, thinning only slowly across the Borders. Further west, cloud higher with breaks forming to tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% east, 60% west.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, a little sun breaking through mainly in west. Dull and misty especially in east in morning, visibility mostly good in west.
How Cold? (at 750m)
9 to 12C, coolest Cheviots and if in cloud. Feeling like 2 to 4C if exposed to the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Friday 17th May 2024
Last updated
Wed 15th May 24 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
East to northeasterly 25 to locally 40mph at times on exposed tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking strenuous in most exposed areas. Feeling cool on higher terrain.
How Wet?
Local drizzle, chance a shower
A little drizzle if in low cloud in east. Risk an isolated shower western areas in afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
East mostly covered, west variable
Cheviots covered for most of the day. In the west cloudy start, later variable.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
In the east foggy and dull morning, cloud tending to break up; North Sea coast may stay misty or hazy. In west more chance of longer sunshine and visibility good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
9 to 10C. Wind chill feeling close to freezing on tops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Saturday 18th May 2024
Last updated
Wed 15th May 24 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
North to northeasterly, 10 to 15mph, up to 20mph Cheviots.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but feeling rather chilly in the breeze on eastern hills.
How Wet?
Mostly dry
Chance of an isolated shower forming later afternoon, mainly over Galloway hills. A little fine drizzle if in cloud toward east.
Cloud on the hills?
Fog mostly eastern hills
Fog layer from the North Sea likely to cover eastern hills to low elevations; a chance some high tops may poke out above the fog for periods. Fog tending to retreat back toward east coast. Western hills largely clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50% east, to 90% west.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine best in west in morning, some cloud bubbling up; visibility very good. Mistier across eastern areas, some sun slowly breaking through.
How Cold? (at 750m)
7C easternmost hills, feeling near freezing in the breeze. Up to 10 to 12C central & western hills.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Slack pressure patterns continue to drift around slowly. Plenty of dry and fairly warm weather, although feeling cooler toward the north and east this weekend and early next week. East or southeasterly breezes most common. Localised showers forming in the afternoons, chance of an isolated heavy or thundery burst. Low cloud affecting eastern hills at times, western mountains more often clear.