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.
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.
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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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.
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 16th November 2025
Last updated
Sat 15th Nov 25 at
3:49PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Snow flurries (rain lower down) arrive in northwest Scotland early and slip into the central highlands. Mixed cloud and sun for southern Scotland and England; only odd light showers on easternmost hills, many hills clear. Drizzly showery rain early in Wales, abating with cloud lifting to high slopes.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Best of sun west; patchy cloud east with odd light showers
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly turning northerly, 15 to 25mph. Rising up to 30mph east after dark.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but feeling noticeably chilly on exposed higher terrain. After dark, walking will become impeded in stronger wind.
How Wet?
Largely dry
One or two brief showers near the Lothians and Cheviots, these brief and amounting to little.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little, patches east
Some patchy cloud likely to come and go over higher slopes in the east, mostly above 700-800m around The Cheviot. Further west, rare fragments grazing tops for most of the day. Some banks on tops will form further west in to dusk.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60% east, to 80% west.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny in the west, more patchy in the east but with extended sunny periods. Perhaps some more cloud late in the day. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
1C likely all day, though rising a degree or two on southwestern Galloway slopes. Feeling like -5 to -8C in exposure to wind.
Freezing Level
Frost in sheltered valleys from dawn. Staying near to freezing on highest summits above 800m all day.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 17th November 2025
Last updated
Sat 15th Nov 25 at
3:49PM
How windy? (On the summits)
From dawn northerly 20-35mph, strongest east. Shifting northwesterly and notably easing, perhaps to a lull in Galloway.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking strenuous east at dawn with wind chill, trending towards small impacts.
How Wet?
A few morning snow showers
From dawn, a few light snow showers will drift over the east Lothians and Cheviots, turning to rain on low slopes after dawn. Any showers likely abate afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Some patches on high eastern tops
Some morning patches of valley fog here and there where sheltered; this soon fading. Cloud patches will drift over the high Cheviots and possibly easternmost Borders in the morning, tending to fade as well.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%; 70% easternmost tops at first
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny with excellent visibility; just some patchy cloud in the east in the morning, some high cloud builds later.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1C Feeling like -13C in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
600m, though frosts likely on lower slopes and into inland valleys at dawn from the Borders eastward.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 18th November 2025
Last updated
Sat 15th Nov 25 at
3:49PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Generally westerly 25-35mph, though may vary through the day with lighter or stronger periods.
Effect of the wind on you?
Comfortable walking likely affected much of the day, though variable - some risk of more arduous conditions.
How Wet?
Often raining, snow on higher ground
Rain with snow above 400m (or lower east), soon spreads fairly widely across all hills. The snow level will rise to higher ground with time. A few drier periods but these brief.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, some early breaks east
Fairly extensive from middle slopes up in the west, likely all day. More broken east at first, perhaps to upper areas of the Cheviots, though cloud will gradually fill in more widely across mid and upper slopes with rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% east early, deteriorating to 10% widely
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some bright spells east at first with good visibility; trending overcast with very poor visibility, particularly on tops in snow.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1C, rising a degree or two. Feeling like -10C in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Around 600m though some variability, lowest east with dawn frosts into sheltered valleys. Rising, perhaps to the tops.
Planning Outlook
Cold air spreads widely across the country; staying below freezing over higher mountains most likely throughout the next week with morning frosts to lower elevations. Snow flurries move in onto slopes exposed to coasts; snow most frequent toward north of the Highlands with some locally more substantial accumulations over higher terrain. Sunny and dry for many away from the coasts on the northerly wind. Tuesday and Wednesday are more unsettled: broader areas of snow and rain pass southward with variable wind - navigation could become challenging in the Scottish Highlands on Tuesday with notable snow accumulations. West-northwesterly winds will likely return into next weekend, brining periods of rain and strong winds with intermittent drier, brighter spells.