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Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Sunday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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 15th November 2026
Last updated
Sat 14th Nov 26 at
4:05PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Rain and increasingly snow over Scottish mountains as colder air moves in. Drier and higher cloud bases toward southwest Highlands. Rain affects northern England and Wales with some persistent and locally heavier falls, becoming snow on hills into evening. Wind speed and direction will vary in all areas.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Frequent or persistent rain, cloud shrouding hills; snow later.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25 to 35mph in the morning, then variable and lower speeds into middle of day. Switching northerly in afternoon 20-30mph, later tending to strengthen, possible gusts 40mph high tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Varying, starting to affect comfortable walking at times over high terrain, some more challenging moments possible. Significant wind chill later.
How Wet?
Rain moving east, snow on hills later
Rain fairly widely in the morning, some local heavier falls at times tending to drift eastwards, some sleet high tops. May fade out from the west for a time into afternoon, but patchy snow then develops later from north, falling to 400m or lower; risk more persistent for a few hours after dark.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, may improve west
Shrouding most hills all day, often from mid-elevations upward, though some variation with lower patches and local breaks higher up. During afternoon, some breaks emerging over western hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull. Visibility poor in rain, occasional improvements mainly west in afternoon.
How Cold? (at 750m)
Around 3C until midday, then lowering quickly to 0C afternoon, -1C by dusk. Feeling like -7 to -12C directly in the wind, coldest up to dusk.
Freezing Level
Above the summits in the morning, but a rapid drop during middle of day to 500-600m into afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 16th November 2026
Last updated
Sat 14th Nov 26 at
4:05PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwest 20-30mph at dawn, strongest Cheviots, easing to 10mph or less. Later rising SE'ly, gales into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Marked wind chill at first particularly eastern tops, becoming small for several hours. Deteriorating after dark.
How Wet?
Precipitation not expected most areas
An odd brief shower possible in far west of Galloway, perhaps also near to North Sea coast in the morning. Otherwise dry. Onward into night, risk of snow developing from the southwest.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Brief patches on higher slopes early in day soon all clearing.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Generally sunny, some high cloud at times. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1C, slight rise into afternoon. Feeling like -10C if in stronger wind early in day.
Freezing Level
600-700m, but also frost some sheltered valleys in the morning. Then may vary and possibly lower into night.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 17th November 2026
Last updated
Sat 14th Nov 26 at
4:05PM
How windy? (On the summits)
High uncertainty and local marked variation: Risk of easterly 40-50mph at least part of day, but may drop much less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Beware risk of challenging conditions and significant wind chill, but may improve to be fairly small.
How Wet?
Risk of persistent rain, some hill snow
High uncertainty about extent of precipitation: Risk of persistent snowfalls over the hills mainly early in the day, possibly turning to mostly sleet or rain. Chance of lasting heavier all day, but may tend to break into patchier areas.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Shrouding the hills widely from lower elevations upward much of the region most likely all day.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull. Visibility mostly poor.
How Cold? (at 750m)
May start at 0 or -1C, but likely lifting to +2 to 4C. Risk of wind chill feeling below -10C.
Freezing Level
Possibly marked variation, near freezing to some lower elevations early in day, but tending to lift just above most summits.
Planning Outlook
Cold with higher terrain frequently or almost permanently frozen most or all next week particularly in Scotland. Meanwhile Wales and northern England will see one or two incursions of much warmer air together with areas of persistent rain and intermittent hill snow. Less precipitation generally northward across Scotland, but marked exceptions: here too, where the frequently northerly wind rises over mountains (with the sea directly to the north), accumulations of snow may well be considerable.