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.
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.
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 15th August 2026
Last updated
Fri 14th Aug 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A fresh-to-strong westerly breeze across Scotland brings showery rain frequently to the northwest, cloud covering many western hills; fewer showers and higher cloud bases eastward. Moderate northwesterly breezes for England & Wales, cooler than recent days, early showers mostly fade with cloud lifting.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Moderate breeze. Local brief showers, cloud clears most tops.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 20mph in the morning with gusts 25-30mph over tops for a time. Tending to ease a little, but still 15-20mph into afternoon, some gustier spots.
Effect of the wind on you?
Gusts affecting ease of walking in the morning, tending to lessen. Feeling quite cool where exposed on tops.
How Wet?
Few spots of rain, most hills dry
Often dry. Occasional spots of light rain will drift onto high tops mostly Dumfries & Galloway in the morning. An odd brief shower passing eastward into afternoon. Southern slopes see little or no rain.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting to largely clear summits
Varied cloud banks from middle slopes upward in the morning, mostly north aspects and western summits. Cloud lifts through morning, to largely above summits afternoon; small risk of odd caps over highest tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50% rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Varied cloud in west, sunnier start in east, patchy cloud develops widely. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
8C rising to 11 or 12C; staying nearer 10C Ayrshire hills. Feeling like 2 to 5C directly in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 16th August 2026
Last updated
Fri 14th Aug 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West later southwesterly 10-15mph, occasional gusts.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small.
How Wet?
A little rain on and off
Drizzle or light rain drifting from the west from time to time, patchy in nature with some dry windows. Small risk of a heavier shower mainly east in afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Often clear, variably returning to summits
A little patchy cloud here and there in the morning, lifting mostly to just high terrain through morning with plenty of breaks off summits. Where rain occurs, caps return to tops, and perhaps a more extensive layer locally.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun through thin high cloud, more overcast for periods. Very good visibility, reduced if in rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
9C rising to 11C; staying slightly cooler around Merrick.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 17th August 2026
Last updated
Fri 14th Aug 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly, strengthening from 10-15mph in morning, toward 30mph later afternoon, risk 40mph up to dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Starting small, but starting to affect comfortable walking, later in day more challenging conditions develop.
How Wet?
Rain develops, becomes persistent
A little light rain spills in from west in the morning, dry for a few hours in east. Steadier rain and drizzle develops from west, persistent for Dumfries & Galloway afternoon, some heavier falls, continuing into evening-night.
Cloud on the hills?
Most persistent and lowest west
Covering many western hills all day, varied banks in the morning, brief breaks may form. Filling in widely from west to lowering elevations. Higher bases eastward above 600m for periods.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10% west, 40% east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some weak sun in east through high cloud, often overcast. Very good visibility, reducing as rain develops.
How Cold? (at 750m)
10 to 12C. As wind increases, later feeling like 5C, risk cooler by evening on tops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Westerly weather patterns prevail into the new week bringing generally unsettled and cooler conditions - single-figure temperatures typical on the Munros and high tops elsewhere. On Monday, extensive rain spreads across Scotland, heaviest in the west. Winds strengthen, risk reaching gale force on many hills later on Monday, staying blustery widely into midweek. Rain extends south over England and Wales by Monday night into early Tuesday. The rest of the week likely sees showery rain common for all areas as low pressure dominates toward the north, the rain most persistent in western Scotland, but odd heavier bursts passing eastward, with a chance of thunder, especially later in week.