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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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
Friday 7th November 2025
Last updated
Thu 6th Nov 25 at
3:58PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Cloud and drizzle in central and south Scotland, clearer hills (including some summits) north. Blustery coasts from Skye southward, Wales breezy too. A cloud sheet will cover English and Welsh peaks with low bases on south aspects. Rain over south Wales through afternoon, risk of afternoon rain for the Pennines.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Patchy rain mostly west, cloud extensive over tops
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly, trending southeasterly 15-25mph, perhaps at times lighter in the east. Strongest winds west with gusts up to 30mph or higher over Galloway tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, though some uncomfortable winds over tops at times, particularly west where speeds may vary - considerable buffeting in strongest gusts.
How Wet?
Drizzle on western tops; some patchy rain
Occasional patches of rain drifting onto Galloway slopes from the south in the morning; drizzle likely over high tops of western Borders and Galloway. Some patches may return later in the day, including around the Cheviot.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
An extensive sheet of cloud cloaks high terrain for most or all day. Bases will lift on northern slopes and local breaks will form here as well. Southern slopes of Galloway towards the Moffat hills will remain shrouded in fog.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A few glimpses of sun on northern slopes where visibility will be excellent. Elsewhere overcast with poor visibility on high terrain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
8 or 9C, always coolest west. May locally reach 10C on northern aspects of the Cheviot and Lothians.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Saturday 8th November 2025
Last updated
Thu 6th Nov 25 at
3:58PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 15 to 25mph, speeds may vary, typically strongest over Galloway hills, up to 30mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Feeling breezy over higher terrain, may start to affect comfortable walking in some gustier locations in west.
How Wet?
A little rain or drizzle southwest
Drizzly patches most common Dumfries and Galloway, some intermittent rain mostly toward west, locally a shower near to the Solway. Often dry toward Lothians.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, lowest southwest
Often shrouding the hills, some different fog layers possible, including some lower slopes in the morning, or all day toward the Solway, widely 300-400m most western hills. Breaks above 600m Pentlands to Borders.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Rare if any weak sun, mostly toward Pentland hills, where visibility good. Mostly misty at various levels.
How Cold? (at 750m)
6 or 7C. May be slightly warmer around dawn.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 9th November 2025
Last updated
Thu 6th Nov 25 at
3:58PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 30-35mph. Strongest winds west reaching up to a gusty 45mph (not just on tops).
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous-to-arduous walking with considerable buffeting and wind chill. Most significant effects around midday.
How Wet?
Often raining, most in the west
From dawn, drizzle on southern Galloway slopes towards Moffat hills, soon setting in more widely well into afternoon. More patchy east, but also extended rain here afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, mostly west
An extensive layer of cloud covers high terrain of Galloway and the Borders most of the day, some bases to middle or lower slopes near the Solway. Bases nearer 600-700m east of M74 at first, lowering as rain arrives.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% east at first, lowering to 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A few glimpses of weak sun in the east at first, becoming overcast. Poor visibility west, excellent in the east at first through turning poor here too.
How Cold? (at 750m)
6 or 7C at dawn, coolest in the Borders. Locally rising to 8C, most likely east. Feeling like -3 to -5C in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
A brief brighter spell on Saturday, but otherwise staying mild with low cloud, drizzle and rain at times well into next week. Areas northeast of major hill groups seeing least rain and highest cloud breaks, though high summits will struggle to clear the fog as the air will remain generally humid. Southerly winds of varied strengths, sometimes more blustery, approaching gale-force in exposed western areas. As the following weekend approaches, indications of northeasterly winds developing for Scotland, bringing drier weather to the west, and potentially much colder with time. England & Wales may remain frequently wet under slow-moving low pressure - uncertainty over timing and locations of the coldest conditions.