Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Saturday'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 rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
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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 rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Saturday 29th August 2026
Last updated
Fri 28th Aug 26 at
4:29PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Northerly winds bring cloud and some light rain to northern Scotland, but winds fall light for much of the Highlands - varied low cloud banks tend to rise, isolated showers possible afternoon. Rain for Wales from early morning, extending further north over England during the day, often heavy, risk thunder.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Light wind. Varied cloud, breaks form; risk showery later.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 15-20mph around dawn, soon 10mph or less, direction variable by late morning, sometimes little wind afternoon, odd gusts around showers. May become easterly 10-15mph later eastern hills.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
Largely dry, then odd showers, possible rain far south later
Fine patchy drizzle in early cloud, otherwise dry over many hours. During afternoon, isolated showers form in central areas, later risk of rain encroaching in from the south, mainly Cheviots and nearest the Solway.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive then lifting, breaks to tops
A sheet of cloud shrouds the hills from middle slopes up in the morning. A lifting tendency, breaks to 800m or higher into afternoon. Patches lower again in showers and may drop further over southernmost hills later.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising to 70% afternoon.
Sunshine and air clarity?
A few glimpses of weak sun for a time, then trending overcast. Visibility becomes very good where cloud lifts.
How Cold? (at 750m)
11 or 12C, rising a degree into afternoon.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 30th August 2026
Last updated
Fri 28th Aug 26 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 10mph strengthening to 20mph, variable speeds and briefly stronger later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, sudden gusts in showers.
How Wet?
Patchy rain, increasingly heavy
Patchy rain here and there, perhaps an early drizzle on high terrain. With time, rain will tend to increase in frequency with heavy bursts, later setting in from the west, risk of thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting for a time, best chance breaks east
Starting fairly extensive on high terrain with varied lower banks, but lifting towards summit height, possibly breaks for a time. Moffat hills westward will likely stay shrouded above 700m, and fill in more widely later in the day as rain arrives.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 60% for a time in the east
Sunshine and air clarity?
A little patchy sunshine, visibility good out of cloud and rain, but increasingly overcast with deteriorating visibility in rain and fog.
How Cold? (at 750m)
10C rising to 12 or 13C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 31st August 2026
Last updated
Fri 28th Aug 26 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 15-20mph early in day, strengthening to 25-30mph, risk 35-40mph Galloway afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Worsening conditions, walking becoming uncomfortable on exposed high terrain, some buffeting; feeling rather cool.
How Wet?
Rain on and off moves east
Showery rain mostly western hills in the morning, but extending eastward middle of day into afternoon, an odd brief heavier burst possible. Patchy rain returns from west into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Lowest morning, rising above many tops
Varied cloud banks perhaps fairly widely to low elevations early in day. The base tending to rise to upper slopes through middle of day, breaks form above tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, rare glimpses of sun. Visibility good away from showers, some haze in west.
How Cold? (at 750m)
9C, little change then slightly cooler later. Feeling near to freezing as wind increases.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
A generally unsettled outlook through the extended weekend and into the start of September with frequent rain and strong winds. Areas of low pressure and frontal systems move in from the Atlantic. Dropping cooler, notably chilly over Scottish mountains into Tuesday, close to freezing point on highest summits with significant wind chill in strong westerlies. A brief window of better conditions into Wednesday soon deteriorates from the west as southwesterly winds strengthen, reaching gale force over the mountains frequently in the second half of the week. Heavy rain most prolonged in the west where increasingly wet underfoot. Likely staying unsettled into next weekend and the following week.