Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Friday's Forecast
Severe gale or storm, mobility very difficult
Severe conditions on the mountains, any movement very challenging, you may be blown over. 55-70mph+
Heavy rain
Near-constant heavy rain, sometimes torrential over the mountains, very wet underfoot.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Flooding
Fast-flowing rivers and streams. Some routes may be impassable due to flooding.
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Severe gale or storm, mobility very difficult
Severe conditions on the mountains, any movement very challenging, you may be blown over. 55-70mph+
Heavy rain
Near-constant heavy rain, sometimes torrential over the mountains, very wet underfoot.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Flooding
Fast-flowing rivers and streams. Some routes may be impassable due to flooding.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Friday 3rd October 2025
Last updated
Thu 2nd Oct 25 at
4:08PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Mostly dry conditions early with modest wind effects, deteriorating as Storm Amy arrives. Winds reach gale-force around midday, further deteriorating through afternoon, reaching hurricane-force over high Scotland tops later. Rain becomes widespread with sustained heavy falls on western mountains; local flooding is likely.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Moderate conditions deteriorate to heavy rain and violent wind
How windy? (On the summits)
Overnight SW'ly gales ease to dawn to 25-35mph through morning. Shifting southerly around midday and rapidly rising to 35-50mph, shifting southwesterly later and rising further to 70-85mph with stronger gusts over tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Uncomfortable winds in the morning, then a rapid deterioration through afternoon to storm-force winds. Any mobility will be difficult by evening.
How Wet?
Largely dry for a time, then heavy rain
Well-broken showers at dawn, fading to dry conditions for a few hours, for longest Borders/Lothians. Rain then develops from southwest, setting in quickly widely and heavy afternoon onward. Very wet underfoot, flooding west.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied with breaks N/E for a time, lowering in rain
Patchy cloud over the hills in the morning, tops near the Solway likely shrouded. Breaking above many summits further east and north for a few hours. Lowering as rain develops, increasingly filling in.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50% later 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Early sun weakens as high cloud increasingly covers the sky, then overcast. Visibility very good, then hazier, becoming poor in rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
6 or 7C. Rising to 10C for a few hours later afternoon. Feeling like 0 to -5C as wind speeds rise, colder later into night.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Saturday 4th October 2025
Last updated
Thu 2nd Oct 25 at
4:08PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwest soon westerly, 50 to 70mph, gusts likely 80mph+ on higher tops, mainly in the morning.
Effect of the wind on you?
Severe conditions, difficult mobility across the hills, powerful gusts possibly damaging for a time early in day on low ground.
How Wet?
Rain most frequent toward west
Several hours of morning rain, then on and off throughout the day in Dumfries and Galloway, most persistent and heaviest toward west. Smaller amounts of patchy rain Borders. Expect flooding, particularly western areas.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, lowest west
Most persistent over hills in Galloway, to 500m, higher cloud base toward M74, but still often covering tops above 600-700m. Capping eastern tops more variably. May breaks somewhat later.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% west to 40% east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun mostly toward east, may break out more frequently later. Quite hazy, visibility poor where in rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5 or 6C. Wind chill making it feel near -10C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 5th October 2025
Last updated
Thu 2nd Oct 25 at
4:08PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 40-50mph, trending westerly as the day goes.
Effect of the wind on you?
Arduous conditions through the day. Crouching may be necessary in exposure. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Often raining west, increasingly wet east
Frequent drizzle over the high tops of Galloway with several pulses of rain coming from the west and passing to the east. Rain becoming more frequent with heavier moments, best of dry moments to the east.
Cloud on the hills?
Broken east at first, then extensive
Galloway hills likely shrouded from 600-700m up most of the day. Well broken east of M74 at dawn, most tops clear. Cloud sets in widely over high ground with banks often down to middle or lower slopes in rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60% east at first, lowering to 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Intermittent sun in the east at first, becoming widely overcast. Visibility good in the east, then widely poor as cloud and rain set in.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5C rising to 7C. Feeling like -8C in exposure.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
Storm Amy clears to the northeast on Saturday, behind which temperatures drop much cooler, to freezing on higher Scottish summits. Showery and windy conditions prevail through the day easing only gradually into Sunday as another mild and humid westerly brings cloud and drizzle to high tops and western slopes. Changeable westerlies continue into the week with frontal boundaries in northern England and Scotland: frequent rain and cloud on western mountains, rain at times passing eastward. Rain and cloud slip south through England and Wales around midweek, though weakening as it goes. Early indications of several days of northerly winds late in the week, which will bring cool, showery conditions to many with a mix of sunny and rainy spells with snow on northernmost tops.