Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Wednesday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Snow and hail showers
Periods of bright or sunny conditions mixed with showers or flurries of snow and hail. Visibility may change rapidly from excellent to very poor.
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.
Snow and hail showers
Periods of bright or sunny conditions mixed with showers or flurries of snow and hail. Visibility may change rapidly from excellent to very poor.
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
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Last updated
Tue 10th Mar 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Cold strong westerly winds, gales over Scottish mountains and more widely early in day, significant chill factor over mountains. Showery snow and hail most frequent W & NW Highlands, more scattered elsewhere. Cloud base varying, occasional sun.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Windy, gales at first. Local showers with hail, snow tops.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly up to 50mph post dawn; through day dropping slowly, typically 30 or 35mph middle of day. Increasing again into night, reaching 70mph, stronger gusts.
Effect of the wind on you?
Expect significant wind chill and walking to be arduous or difficult particularly morning. Deteriorating again to severe gales onward into night.
How Wet?
Occasional hail and snow showers
A few hail and above 700m snow showers. Onward into night, more persistent rain develops from the west.
Cloud on the hills?
Increasingly clearing
By midday, as cloud base rises, most cloud above 750m before mostly clearing. However, patches near 400m near precipitation.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80% from midday
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of sunshine, most sun Borders. Visibility mostly excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
1C during day, then rising to 3C into night. Will feel like -12C directly in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Thursday 12th March 2026
Last updated
Tue 10th Mar 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 40 to 50mph, risk 60mph for periods on higher tops; may lessen a little into afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Difficult conditions over higher terrain, where exposed any mobility challenging particularly morning. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Persistent heavy rain
Rain from before dawn soon sets in widespread and heavy. Intense bursts of rain likely, risk of thunder. May begin to ease late in day, showers follow, most frequent in west, of snow above 600m.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Covering the hills widely in the morning, from some lower elevations upward southern areas west from Moffat hills. Higher bases around the Cheviot, some early breaks possible, but extensive here later too.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% lowering to 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull with poor visibility in rain. Some early glimpses of sun in the east.
How Cold? (at 750m)
3 or 4C, dropping during day toward 0C, further lowering overnight. Wind chill feeling like -10 to -13C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits at dawn, lowering to touch summits in the morning, further lowing, 700m or lower into night.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Friday 13th March 2026
Last updated
Tue 10th Mar 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West to southwesterly 35 to 45mph, likely strongest in the morning, squally gusts around showers.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging walking conditions over exposed higher terrain, considerable buffeting and significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Hail and snow showers, chance thunder
Showers with hail most frequent Galloway, a scattering passing east during day, drier Borders; also snow falling toward lower elevations in morning, then mostly rain below 400m. Chance of lightning.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly higher and western tops
Patches of cloud sometimes to 600m in western areas, often lifting to 800m and sometimes clearing tops. Further east, only occasionally grazing tops around 700-800m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bursts of sun west, or more frequent bright sun toward Borders. Visibility often very good, but intermittently very poor in showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-2C rising to around 0C afternoon. Feeling like -12 to -15C directly in the wind.
Freezing Level
Near freezing from lower slopes up at first inland, becoming typically 600-700m by early afternoon.
Planning Outlook
Generally unsettled onward into the upcoming weekend and start of next week as low pressure systems pass near and north of Britain - strong west or southwesterly winds prevail, often gale-force to at times storm-force over the mountains. Some fluctuation of temperature and freezing level, but mostly below freezing over Scottish mountains, at times snow falling to lower elevations. Colder for all by the end of this week with widely lowering freezing level by Friday. Frequent precipitation most western mountains, accumulations of snow across the mountains, most substantial in western Scotland from Glencoe northwards. Quieter weather patterns indicated beyond mid-month as higher pressure builds.