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.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather 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.
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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.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather 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.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Thursday 3rd September 2026
Last updated
Wed 2nd Sep 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Strong to gale-force winds over high terrain. A lot of cloud, shrouding all western hills, plus patchy rain and drizzle, becoming heavier persistent falls in the west later; a swathe of more intense rain develops for southwest Scotland into northwest England by evening, later into north Wales.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Windy; cloudy with some rain, sustained heavy falls later.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 25-40mph, variable, and may ease for a time, then increasing sustained speeds again later in day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking impeded all day, strenuous moments with notable wind chill; a brief easing of effects later.
How Wet?
A little rain, setting in heavy later west
Patchy rain drifts from the west, mostly affecting hills west of the M74, largely just light, drizzly spots of rain. Later afternoon onward into evening, rain setting in persistent and heavy, most sustained in Dumfries & Galloway.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting towards tops, most cloud west
Extensive to start, particularly west of M74 where most hills shrouded from lower slopes up. Lifting with time, breaks above eastern summits increasingly. Some high breaks west, but banks regularly returning towards 700m, and later fills in again and extensively lowering in rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 70% east, 50% west
Sunshine and air clarity?
A little patchy sun, weakened by high cloud and more overcast at times. Good visibility, some haze, notably west; later widely poor in rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
10 or 11C, rising to 12C Cheviots; quite humid. Feeling just above freezing in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Friday 4th September 2026
Last updated
Wed 2nd Sep 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West-southwesterly 35 to 50mph, stronger gusts may reach 60mph at times, more often afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Arduous walking conditions, frequent buffeting knocking you off balance on exposed terrain. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Occasional rain mostly west
Very wet underfoot especially in west following heavy overnight rain. Showery rain most common Dumfries and Galloway, a frequent cluster for a time. A few patches of rain extend eastward intermittently during day.
Cloud on the hills?
Intermittently covering western tops
Patchy cloud likely to come and go over higher western areas mostly above 700-800m. Good breaks to tops east from M74, occasional patches.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% west, to 70% east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, occasional sun mostly east. Visibility often good, briefly reduced in showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
8 or 9C, little change all day. Directly in wind feeling like -3C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Saturday 5th September 2026
Last updated
Wed 2nd Sep 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 30-35mph at dawn, easing during morning, to 15-20mph afternoon, turning S-SW'ly; rising dusk onward 40-50mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery and chilly start, lessening to be fairly small. Then deteriorating late in day onward into night.
How Wet?
Substantially dry until late
An odd light shower passing eastward. Late evening onward, increasing risk of rain developing from southwest, may set in heavy for Galloway at least.
Cloud on the hills?
Clearing tops
Patchy cloud over some slopes above 700m early morning, mainly western areas. Lifting above the summits by late morning onward.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun, best in east in morning; high cloud tending to thicken afternoon. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
7C rising to 10C afternoon, little change or rising a degree or so higher evening/night. Feeling near/below 0C in wind in morning.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
A series of weather systems moves in from the Atlantic over the next 10 days to bring spells of rain and showers, accompanied by frequently strong to gale force mountain winds. A window of better weather is likely on Saturday for Scotland and northern England, but further rain is expected to move in from the southwest by Saturday night and Sunday, heaviest western Scotland; a risk of more powerful upland gales developing over Scotland into Sunday. Temperatures will vary, mildest toward the south, but some cooler air moves in from the north at times bringing higher Scottish tops close to freezing point.