Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Thursday's Forecast
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Patchy cloud and winter sun
Mostly dry with a mix of cloud and sun, patchy cloud occasionally covering some mountain slopes.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Terrain widely frozen
All ground frozen from lower elevations upward, with hard frost or snow cover. Beware of icy surfaces on lower and higher terrain. Appropriate footwear needed, crampons may be necessary.
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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Patchy cloud and winter sun
Mostly dry with a mix of cloud and sun, patchy cloud occasionally covering some mountain slopes.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Terrain widely frozen
All ground frozen from lower elevations upward, with hard frost or snow cover. Beware of icy surfaces on lower and higher terrain. Appropriate footwear needed, crampons may be necessary.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Thursday 8th January 2026
Last updated
Wed 7th Jan 26 at
4:15PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Fairly benign conditions, breezier in northern Scotland. Local snow flurries, patchy cloud and some sun. A developing system to the southwest moves into Wales with heavy snow setting in increasingly widely later, extending into the Peak District by evening, accompanied by gales.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Light wind. Rare flurries, patchy cloud.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly or variable: 10 to 15mph or less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small.
How Wet?
Rare light snow
Often dry, but possible snow flurries mostly western hills, sleet or rain low-mid slopes.
Cloud on the hills?
Patchy cloud and fog, clearer east/north
Cloud banks around mid to higher slopes, but risk also areas of fog some valleys and coastal lower slopes near Solway. Clearer hills toward the Pentlands, Borders and Cheviots.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%, to 80% north/east
Sunshine and air clarity?
Varied cloud and sun, better east/north. Visibility very good in places, but risk misty or hazy some lower areas.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-2C, up to 0C nearer coast.
Freezing Level
Frost in many valleys, all day out of sunlight. Otherwise 400 to 600m, or slightly higher toward Solway.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Friday 9th January 2026
Last updated
Wed 7th Jan 26 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the summits)
North-northeasterly 10 to 20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small.
How Wet?
Local flurries east
Possible snow flurries, greater risk over eastern hills, mostly sleet on lower slopes. Likely generally dry western areas.
Cloud on the hills?
Patches mostly east
Patchy cloud moving over higher slopes, local fragments lower down, most common eastern hills, often clearer west of M74.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Any sun weak due to a veil of high cloud. Visibility very good over many hills, but reduced if snow occurs in east.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1 or -2C.
Freezing Level
300 to 600m, highest nearer to coasts, but some terrain frozen into the valleys.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Saturday 10th January 2026
Last updated
Wed 7th Jan 26 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable direction 10 to 15mph or less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Likely small.
How Wet?
Local showers west
Many places dry, particularly inland and east. Local light showers mostly Galloway, snow flurries hills, mostly rain below 500m,
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little
Patches or fragments of cloud around some slopes and tops, may come and go. Some mist possible into valleys.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1 or -2C.
Freezing Level
Much terrain frozen into valleys inland; some slopes to 400-500m just above freezing, 600m near coasts in SW.
Planning Outlook
Terrain remaining widely frozen into the weekend, extensive deep snow cover for Highlands, less nearer the central belt. A fresh good covering for Wales and south Pennines from Thursday night too. Quiet weather for Saturday daytime. Then into Sunday, southerly winds strengthen to gales - as a frontal system approaches, snow then freezing rain is likely. A rise of freezing level from the southwest - some thawing develops, rising just above freezing toward higher slopes; more pronounced thawing in England and Wales to the tops. Uncertain patterns next week, colder air may return across Scotland, whilst further south often generally milder. Some further hill snow mainly in Scotland.