Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Today's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate 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.
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.
Hazy, some fog banks
Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 22nd March 2026
Last updated
Sat 21st Mar 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A band of patchy rain and low cloud moves southeastwards, improving with rising cloud bases across the Highlands, but brisk winds and below freezing on higher terrain - snow showers mostly in northwest. England & Wales start with low-level fog, hazy sun then cloud lowering, a little rain develops.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Breezy. Low cloud, a little rain, clearing afternoon, but chillier.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwest soon westerly, turning northwesterly afternoon, 25mph, to at times gusty 30mph around highest tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery, starting to affect comfortable walking at times where exposed on tops. Feeling chilly, increasingly cold later.
How Wet?
A little rain and drizzle mostly west
Drizzly rain for a time mostly Galloway, some briefly steadier rain, odd light showery moments, clearing from northwest during afternoon. Small amounts eastwards, rain only briefly if at all Borders.
Cloud on the hills?
Fog and low cloud west, more extensive for a time, clearing afternoon
Varied low cloud on hills and some lower fog banks from dawn, mostly southwestern areas, clearing variably. Cloud covering western hills for a few hours as rain occurs, above 500-700m, higher eastwards. Then all clearing from northwest during afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% west, to 70% east; rising above 90% by later afternoon.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some early weak sun south and east, clouding over for a few hours, then brightening up from northwest later. Visibility often good, reduced in rain locally, then later very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5C in morning, then dropping in afternoon from northwest to 2C, near 0C from dusk. Feeling like -3C to later -7C in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits. Slight frost inland valleys at dawn. Dropping onto highest tops by evening, 700m after dark.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 23rd March 2026
Last updated
Sat 21st Mar 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West soon southwesterly, varied 15-25mph in morning. Then increasing rapidly 30-40mph afternoon, later 50mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small early in day, likely for several hours, but then rapidly deteriorating to increasingly arduous walking conditions.
How Wet?
Risk rain later west
During afternoon in Galloway, patchy rain arriving, then becoming more persistent from west from dusk onward.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Late in the day, patches may drift onto higher western tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Early sun weakening as high cloud thickens, becoming overcast. Visibility excellent, later a little hazier.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0C rising to 3C by late afternoon. As wind increases, chill factor later feeling like -10C in exposure.
Freezing Level
700m plus frost in valleys around dawn. Rising above freezing to highest tops by middle of day.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 24th March 2026
Last updated
Sat 21st Mar 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 45 to 60mph, peak speeds may moderate a little during day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Difficult conditions across the hills, any mobility challenging in exposure. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Heavy rain for several hours
Heavy rain from dawn or soon after, setting in through morning in Dumfries & Galloway and into western Cheviots. Uncertain timing, but likely to break up into snow showers from northwest afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, lowest west
Shrouding the hills widely, from lower elevations upward in rain in west and southwest areas. Some rise of base likely from northwest during afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy, may brighten up later from north. Visibility very poor in rain, later possibly improving.
How Cold? (at 750m)
+3C at first, lowering to -1C up to dusk. Feeling like -12 to -15C in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits in morning, dropping from northwest to 700m afternoon, then 500-600m by dusk.
Planning Outlook
A fine start to the week for many places, but strengthening winds and a spell of heavy rain arriving from the northwest during Monday advances southwards into Tuesday. Cold, wintry conditions follow across the mountains into midweek, falling sub-zero across all hills of Britain above 600-700m later Tuesday into Wednesday. Significant chill factor from gale force west then northwesterly winds. Showery hail and snow falling toward lower elevations. High pressure to the southwest then likely rebuilds to settle things again toward next weekend and temperatures will tend to recover. A mixed west to southwesterly flow likely continues to bring more changeable conditions to west and northwest Scotland.