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 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.
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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 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.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 30th November 2025
Last updated
Sat 29th Nov 25 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A fine day for many places, sunshine and broken cloud. Much terrain frozen in the Highlands, where a lull in wind, later strengthening southerlies in west. Strong northwesterlies for England and Wales tend to drop. Some local showers move inland from the Irish Sea. Deteriorating all areas into night.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Chilly wind eases; increases into night. Sun, high cloud later.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 15 to 30mph, strongest Cheviots around dawn into early morning, turning westerly 10-15mph, then in afternoon southwesterly 20mph Galloway. Increasing into night southerly 50mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Considerable wind chill and feeling blustery on eastern hills early in day, becoming small. Deteriorating into night.
How Wet?
Largely dry, early flurries in east clear
Remnants of patchy overnight hill snow affecting Borders and Cheviots - a fresh covering on hills, rain lower slopes, soon clearing away east from dawn. Otherwise likely dry all day, an odd light shower near Solway in afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little, local patches
Cloud banks mostly Cheviots at first, breaking and clearing in morning. Patches elsewhere, but many hills clear; local mist some valleys. Later in day, some cloud patches forming near Solway
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%, but 50% Cheviots early in day.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy start east, sunshine in west develops widely, then thin high cloud starts to build from west later. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0 or -1C, small variation with height, much of day inland areas. Rising into night. Feeling like -8C if exposed to strongest wind in morning.
Freezing Level
Much inland terrain frozen with frost into valleys, partial thawing lower sunlit slopes. Up to 600-700m much of Galloway. Then rapid rise during night above tops.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 1st December 2025
Last updated
Sat 29th Nov 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Ongoing uncertainty: Southerly 30 to 50mph, lower speeds more likely in west, but risk strengthening widely with time.
Effect of the wind on you?
Expect varying conditions, but challenging walking may develop widely or become more difficult; considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain heavy at times, mostly south
Persistent rain from overnight, may break up for a time, but further pulses of rain likely, setting in heavily again for periods over southern areas. Drier toward the central belt.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, lowest south in rain
Banks of cloud shrouding many hills from dawn, some breaks possibly in more northern areas for a few hours. Lowering extensively across hills in rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%, dropping below 10% in rain
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely overcast, dull in rain. Visibility poor in rain, briefly may be good, particularly toward Lothians in morning.
How Cold? (at 750m)
3 or 4C. Wind chill often feeling near to -10C in exposure on tops.
Freezing Level
Rising from overnight, staying above freezing to the tops all daytime.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 2nd December 2025
Last updated
Sat 29th Nov 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 20-25mph, at times 30mph higher tops, local squally gusts in showers mainly in west.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery, starting to affect comfortable walking on exposed higher areas. Noticeable wind chill.
How Wet?
Showers mostly toward southwest
Occasional showers coming inland from the Solway Firth, locally briefly heavy, possible hail. Largely dry further toward north and east.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied, lowest cloud south
Risk areas of low-level cloud particularly southern areas, to some lower slopes in the morning. Tending to rise above 600m, most common on tops in Galloway. Breaks toward tops best further northward.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%, rising to 70% northern areas.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun mostly toward the north. Visibility very good away from showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
2 or 3C. Wind chill feeling like -5C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
Areas of low pressure circulating to the west and north will dominate the weather pattern in the week ahead, bringing generally unsettled weather. Southwesterly air and briefly milder into Monday, with rain for most places at times, but prolonged heavier rain for England and Wales. Then typically cooler with showery conditions - higher mountains near or just below freezing point likely for the remainder of the week - some snow on tops, occasional hail. Wind speed likely to vary, some squally gusty spells, but also some lulls possible during the week.