Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Saturday'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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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 3rd October 2026
Last updated
Fri 2nd Oct 26 at
2:11PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Fine, sunny with light wind mountains in England and Wales. Much of Scotland will be dry but showers, mainly W & NW Highlands, where there will be persistent fog. Progressively windier northwards; near gale force northern Scotland.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Fairly light wind. Cloud clearing summits. Periods of sun, especially Borders
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 20, to perhaps locally 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Isolated brief showers
Cloud on the hills?
Increasingly clearing summits
Cloud likely to cover higher areas east as far as Moffat, upper Tweed area most or perhaps all morning, but as cloud base rises will progressively clear. Elsewhere hills cloud free.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 90% by or soon after midday
Sunshine and air clarity?
Intermittent sun, particularly Border hills. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
7C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 4th October 2026
Last updated
Fri 2nd Oct 26 at
2:11PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly, increasing markedly with height to 35mph on higher exposed areas.
Effect of the wind on you?
Marked wind chill and on higher tops, strenuous walking - balance in gusts sometimes difficult.
How Wet?
Drizzly rain, mainly or only western hills.
Patches of drizzly rain coming in off the sea into Galloway and penetrating 10-20 miles inland; total rainfall small. Elsewhere, drizzle, if any, now and again.
Cloud on the hills?
Foggy across nearly all mountains all day
Persistent fog penetrating inland from about dawn will persist all day, sometimes forming on coastal cliffs and inland from lower slopes. Cloud base higher Borders: Moffat and Tweedsmuir, typically 300-500m, else- where mostly above 700m by afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10% west to in afternoon 70% east
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine may come through lower slopes east from M74, perhaps widely so Cheviot hills. Mostly very good visibility
How Cold? (at 750m)
12C. Will feel near freezing point directly in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 5th October 2026
Last updated
Fri 2nd Oct 26 at
2:11PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly typically 30mph, but where exposed on higher summits sometimes 45mph. Sudden gusts some lower slopes.
Effect of the wind on you?
Difficult walking where exposed: balance strenuous in sudden gusts (some reaching lower slopes), and considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Occasional rain, mostly dry E & N
Drizzly rain from time to time, although little if any penetrating north or east of Tweedsmuir hills.
Cloud on the hills?
Persistent fog higher areas.
Persistent fog above 200 to 450m Dumfries and Galloway, lowest near the coast. Base nearer 600m east of Moffat and upper Tweed, and generally 700m elsewhere.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Extensively cloudy and hazy. There may be sun toward Lothians and near Cheviots (mostly lower slopes)
How Cold? (at 750m)
10C. Feeling near or below freezing point in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Rain at some stage more or less daily on most mountain areas through the coming week. However, total rainfall small, and frequently dry E & S Wales and S Pennines. Frequently windy Scottish Highlands, whilst progressively southwards, periods of strong winds will less frequent. A brief period of colder weather around the middle of next week will bring snowfall to some northern mountains.