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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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
Thursday 14th May 2026
Last updated
Wed 13th May 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Another cold day for May with considerable chill factor in exposure to brisk northerly winds. Showers focused on north-facing areas in the morning, but forming increasingly widely, falling as snow on Scottish Munros, at times higher tops elsewhere; heavy bursts with hail, isolated thunder.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Chilly and breezy. Increasingly showery with hail.
How windy? (On the summits)
North-northwesterly 20 to 25mph, some stronger squally gusts around showers, particularly more western tops early in day, more widely later in daytime, 35mph in places.
Effect of the wind on you?
Considerable wind chill for mid-May. At times walking becoming uncomfortable in exposure on high tops.
How Wet?
Showers forming, some hail.
A mostly dry and bright start, but clouds will bubble up, with scattered showers forming from late morning. Most widespread afternoon, some heavy with hail, small chance isolated thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied, but often above tops away from showers.
Given flow direction, generally well elevated bases with tops often clear. However, in and around showers, shafts of cloud may lower onto tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunniest during early part of morning, before skies fill in with cloud. Visibility excellent, but temporarily poor in showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
2C rising to 4C afternoon. Feeling like -5C directly in wind.
Freezing Level
Above the tops
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Friday 15th May 2026
Last updated
Wed 13th May 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
North to northwesterly 25 to 30mph at dawn, strongest in the east, easing down to 10 to 20mph, strongest west later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery start to the day, with considerable wind chill and some buffeting, but becoming mostly small.
How Wet?
A few brief showers
One or two brief showers mostly near west coast in morning, then forming mainly across hills near and east of the M74 by afternoon. Possible brief hail.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little if any
Rare brief patches grazing higher tops, mostly in west in morning, then near showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sun, best early morning inland, then improving in west afternoon. Visibility excellent, briefly lowering in local showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
Close to 0C at dawn, lifting to +4C. Feeling near -10C directly in early wind.
Freezing Level
700-800m at dawn, but lifting above the tops.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Saturday 16th May 2026
Last updated
Wed 13th May 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West or southwesterly 10mph or less, increasing gradually to 15-20mph, later in day 20-25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but starting to feeling more noticeably breezy later.
How Wet?
Rain develops west
Likely dry morning. Patchy rain pushes into Galloway in afternoon, becoming more persistent later and extending gradually eastwards.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any until later
Rare if any brief patches on some slopes in morning. Later in day, cloud banks starting to form further over western tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine best early in day in east, high cloud tends to thicken from west to cover the sky. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
1C rising to 5C afternoon.
Freezing Level
800m plus frost inland valleys at dawn. Rising during morning above freezing to the tops.
Planning Outlook
Becoming gradually less cold into the weekend as northerly winds ease and then switch toward west-southwesterly. Fewer showers by Friday with sunny spells. A dry start to Saturday, frost at dawn where skies are clear. Rain and lowering cloud moves onto west coast areas during Saturday, persistent rain later western Scotland. By Sunday and Monday, areas of showery rain will pass eastwards during the daytimes, leaving western areas generally drier with cloud breaks afternoon-evenings. South-southwesterlies then prevail for a few days next week, with rain at times Tuesday and Wednesday on western hills, particularly Scotland. A drier and warmer theme later in the week as higher pressure builds.