Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Saturday's Forecast
Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Very warm
Warm conditions across the hills, rising above 15C on tops. Increasingly hot on lower terrain, reaching 25C+ in many valleys. Beware of dehydration.
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Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Very warm
Warm conditions across the hills, rising above 15C on tops. Increasingly hot on lower terrain, reaching 25C+ in many valleys. Beware of dehydration.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Saturday 27th June 2026
Last updated
Fri 26th Jun 26 at
4:29PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Widely windy, afternoon gales across Scotland, possibly Lakeland and Snowdonia too. In Scotland, drizzle gives way to showery rain, setting in late in the day over western hills. Patchy rain England and Wales with dry windows and warm sunny moments, but a rising risk of showery bursts through afternoon, locally heavy.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Afternoon gales; clusters of showers, notably west
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 25-30mph to start, strengthening with peak speeds to 40-55mph, strongest and most sustained western hills and risk stronger gusts over high tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Expect strenuous walking conditions from dawn, becoming challenging with buffeting gusts knocking you off balance; standing upright may be difficult for a time. Feeling chilly.
How Wet?
Bursts of rain, risk thunder
Clusters of showery rain tracking northeastward throughout the day. Drier windows possible, though a lingering drizzle high west terrain and a rising risk of sudden heavy downpours with local thunder. Rain may set in west late in the day.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied, extensive around rain, best breaks Lothians/Cheviots
Fairly extensive cloud banks in the morning, to some lower slopes especially in west. Tending to lift and break, but more persistently low near Solway. Any prolonged summits breaks isolated to Cheviots and Lothians. In rain, lowering, filling in again, low ragged patches.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Brief glimpses of sun, mainly north, and best in the early afternoon. Misty many slopes in morning. Visibility improving for a time where dry below cloud, but poor around rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
13 to 15C, rising slightly, to 17 or 18C Cheviots. Still rather humid. Feeling cooler directly in wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 28th June 2026
Last updated
Fri 26th Jun 26 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 20-30mph, may gust up to 35mph over high tops at times.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking often impeded on high exposed fells, a cool feeling; may be locally fairly small.
How Wet?
Morning rain, scattered patches afternoon
Several bands of rain drift west-to-east through morning, brief heavy falls and dry windows. For afternoon, likely just patchy showers, greatest chance Dumfries and Galloway.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting above the summits afternoon
Likely shrouding high terrain through morning, bases near 600-700m in rain, or lower near the Solway. Through afternoon, bases rising, cloud increasingly broken, likely above the summits by mid-afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A few glimpses of morning sun, breaking to a patchwork of cloud and sun afternoon. Visibility becomes excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
10 or 11C, may reach 12C far eastern areas; cooling later, finishing 9C. Feeling like 1 to 3C in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 29th June 2026
Last updated
Fri 26th Jun 26 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 25-30mph at dawn, locally 35mph over tops, easing to finish near 10-20mph later, some variability in direction.
Effect of the wind on you?
Ease of walking impacted in the morning, strenuous over some high tops, easing to mostly small effects by evening.
How Wet?
Periods of rain west
Patchy rain drifting onto hills from the M74 west much of the day, risk of heavier extended showers late in the day. Only odd patches drifting further east, amounting to little.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly high west terrain
Most high tops covered at dawn, banks to middle elevations near/west of M74, to 500m Dumfries and Galloway. Lifting, many tops clearing afternoon, but banks continue to drift above 700-800m Borders and westward, and lowering again later in the west.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 70% east, 40% west
Sunshine and air clarity?
A patchwork of cloud and sun, or more often cloudy over Galloway hills. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
7C rising to 12C, or a degree warmer east.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Cooler on Sunday as the weather pattern returns to an Atlantic influence. Bands of rain sweep eastward early Sunday, followed by fresher, sunnier weather with some patchy showers in the north and west. This westerly Atlantic pattern dominates next week: high pressure south and low pressure north will bring alternating periods of rain punctuated by bright sunshine. Wind generally on the strong side with mild to sometimes warm temperatures, though cooler and windier spells at times produce significant wind chill on Scottish tops. Day-to-day detail currently uncertain, but western hill groups from Lakeland northward will see the most cloud and patchy rain, while east and southern areas likely drier and sunnier. This pattern is indicated to continue into the following weekend.