Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Saturday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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.
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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Saturday 26th September 2026
Last updated
Fri 25th Sep 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Strong southwesterly winds, gale-force on Scottish mountains, strengthening in the west. Showery rain and cloud banks in western Scotland, patchy rain extending inland. A little rain in the wind at times and some cloud on western hills of England and Wales, more often dry and less wind further south.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Windy on high terrain, some light rain, patchy cloud.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25 to 40mph, strongest sustained speeds early and late in the day, into evening gusts 50mph high tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking impeded, sometimes strenuous over higher exposed terrain, becoming more frequent buffeting; marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Local light rain occasionally
A little light showery rain most common Dumfries & Galloway, becoming more frequent here into evening. A few brief showers may drift towards the Cheviots but rainfall totals small. Largely dry Borders to Pentland hills.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little
Patchy cloud sometimes capping tops mostly in west above 700-800m, more broadly in the early hours but tending to break up, little remaining and often clear in the east with time.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60% rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun, most often north and eastern areas. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
7C rising to 10C afternoon, or 11C east areas. Feeling like 0 to -3C in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 27th September 2026
Last updated
Fri 25th Sep 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 30-40mph, will vary, risk sudden increase to 50mph afternoon. Later lessening from west W-SW'ly 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous much of the day in exposure, buffeting gusts risk more difficult over a few hours into afternoon; notable wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain develops, heavy bursts move east
A little drizzly rain Dumfries & Galloway to start. Rain becomes frequent west, spreading east with some heavy falls forming, may set in locally for a time with a swathe of torrential rain passing east during afternoon, chance isolated thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Little expected
A few early banks over high western tops, lifting above for several clear hours. Banks lower onto high terrain afternoon, first west, briefly extensive as low as 600-700m during heaviest rain, particularly south Galloway/M74 corridor.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny morning to the north and east, cloud builds, becoming overcast. Very good visibility, deteriorating on high terrain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
8 to 10C, mildest east where may warm slightly further; notably cooling overnight. Feeling like 0C in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 28th September 2026
Last updated
Fri 25th Sep 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 20mph, at times 25mph high tops in morning, tending to ease to 15mph during the afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but feeling breezy and rather cool on exposed higher areas in the morning.
How Wet?
Rare if any showers
Chance of an odd brief light shower on hills nearest the Solway in the morning.
Cloud on the hills?
Patches lift and clear
Some cloud banks in the morning mainly on south-facing slopes mainly in Dumfries & Galloway, plus local mist in some valleys around dawn inland. All lifting and dispersing for clear hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy start in west, sunshine initially best toward north and east, then more sun develops widely with time. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5C rising to 9C. Feeling near or just below 0C in early wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits. Local pockets of slight frost at dawn in sheltered valleys.
Planning Outlook
A changeable prospect during the week ahead. Sunday sees extensive rain moving in from the west with heavy bursts, accompanied by powerful southerly winds. Improving for many places into Monday as higher pressure expands in from the south, but showers and brisk winds continue toward northwest Scotland. Strong southeasterly winds by Tuesday, widely gales on mountains with turbulent downslope gusts toward the west; a risk of rain developing from the south during the day, becoming heavy later. Blustery south-southwesterlies into Wednesday and Thursday, showery in the west. Higher pressure tends to expand further north again into early October. Mostly mild temperatures.