Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Today'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.
Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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.
Strong warm sunshine
High UV levels, feeling very warm when ascending, beware of dehydration and sunburn.
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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.
Dry and sunny
Extensive sunshine. The mountains free of cloud once any early mist patches disperse.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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.
Strong warm sunshine
High UV levels, feeling very warm when ascending, beware of dehydration and sunburn.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 24th May 2026
Last updated
Sat 23rd May 26 at
5:17PM
Summary for all mountain areas
High pressure bringing dry and warm conditions to England and Wales and southern and eastern Scotland with early patchy hill fog in the west dispersing. Warm or very warm in valleys, beware of sunburn and dehydration. Blustery south-westerly winds will feed low cloud and drizzly rain across northwest Scotland.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Breezy but dry with increasingly extensive and strong sunshine. Warm.
How windy? (On the summits)
South to south-westerly 10 to 20mph, perhaps reaching 25mph some cols and summits at times.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but blustery through some cols and over summits at times.
How Wet?
Dry
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly very little
Aside from some patches of banks across western higher slopes in the morning, hills are expected to be clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine, at times hazy due to upper level cloud, mainly in west. Visibility very good or excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
Lifting to 14C, warm
Freezing Level
Well above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 25th May 2026
Last updated
Sat 23rd May 26 at
5:17PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-westerly 15 to 25mph, generally strongest in the morning when perhaps briefly touching 30mph over tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but marked buffeting some tops through the morning.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Patches in the west, soon clearing.
From dawn, some patches of banks covering some slopes at varying heights near and west of the M74. However, they will soon clear and disperse.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Lifting to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine breaking through widely. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
Lifting to 14C
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 26th May 2026
Last updated
Sat 23rd May 26 at
5:17PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 10mph, becoming variable in direction 5-10mph. Locally 15mph where any coastal sea breezes develop.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly negligible
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Hills clear
Perhaps some early fragments of mist and low cloud, mainly around coastal hills in the west. Otherwise, hills clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Extensive sunshine. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
13 to 15C
Freezing Level
Well above the summits
Planning Outlook
High pressure dominates this week with early patchy low cloud, mainly coastal hills dispersing to give widespread warm or very warm sunshine, highest temperatures valleys of England and Wales; where into the high 20s Monday and Tuesday Peak District into Wales with high humidity. Chance of well scattered shower development from midweek as a gusty south-easterly develops for western hills. Pressure lowering next weekend into next week.