Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Friday'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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
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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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Friday 7th August 2026
Last updated
Thu 6th Aug 26 at
4:17PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Rain in the Scottish Highlands, persistent central/west areas; windy too, gales developing over summits. Some early rain in England, cloud covering high terrain, improving for frequent sun and minimal hill cloud. Light wind and mostly sunny Wales, just some early cloud and dampness high Snowdonia terrain.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Well-scattered showers, breezy summits; improving trend
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 20-25mph, some variability both above and below this range, but strongest speeds typically towards the Central Belt and eastern hills (including the Cheviot), gusting 30-35mph sometimes.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small in places, but high tops and eastern hills often quite blustery, some strenuous moments and feeling chilly.
How Wet?
Occasional patchy rain, often dry
Patchy rain drifting from west-to-east through the morning, well-scattered eastern hills but some patches will drift through the Solway to Cheviots. A drying trend is likely, but a few patches will continue to affect hills near the Central Belt from time to time.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied morning cloud, largely clear afternoon
Banks cover most high tops at dawn, locally lower banks coming and going where rain occurs. Bases will lift to clear the summits most of the day, a chance of some passing caps over highest tops but these fleeting.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A mix of cloud and sun, both sunnier and cloudier periods through the day. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
9C rising to 11C most hills, locally 12C eastern Borders/Lothians as well as near Solway; starting to feel humid. Feeling like 3 to 6C in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Saturday 8th August 2026
Last updated
Thu 6th Aug 26 at
4:17PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly sustained 25-35mph, strengthening to sustained 40mph later with gusts over tops approaching 50mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Conditions become challenging in exposure with notable wind chill; powerful gusts knocking you off balance.
How Wet?
Rain increasingly persistent
Patchy rain in Dumfries and Galloway from dawn; east hills start largely dry. Rain becomes frequent and spreads east, setting in persistently with extended heavy falls from Moffat hills westward, more widely later.
Cloud on the hills?
Early breaks east, becoming extensive
High terrain of Dumfries and Galloway shrouded all day; varied high cloud further east early with summit breaks east of Moffat hills. Becoming extensive, first in the west, and later widely shrouding hills to middle slopes, to lower slopes around Solway.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60% north/east at first, lowering to 20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sun in the east with good visibility early; becoming overcast and increasingly dull with poor visibility west, more widely with time.
How Cold? (at 750m)
10 to 12C, feeling very humid and staying elevated into night. Feeling at or below freezing in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 9th August 2026
Last updated
Thu 6th Aug 26 at
4:17PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West-southwesterly 25-30mph, strongest early with sustained speeds of 35mph over high tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Comfort of walking affected in exposure much of the day, particularly early when feeling chilly.
How Wet?
Rain breaks to showers
Several periods of extended rain will affect most hills, a few drier windows but relatively brief. Though afternoon, rain tends to break into a more showery regime with longer dry windows, but timing is uncertain.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, lifting and breaking trend
Fairly extensive to middle slopes much of morning, most consistently western hills but some variability. Through afternoon, a rising trend in bases, breaks forming to or above tops; Merrick sees the least clearing.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% rising to 60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy to start, sometimes dull with poor visibility, some patchy sun breaking out with time when visibility will be good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
9 to 11C, mildest in the east, may rise to 12C, but trending lower with time. Feeling like 3 to 5C in early wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Westerly winds prevail into the weekend: Saturday will see extensive cloud and heavy rain develop across Scotland with gales; bands of rain passing to the south and east into England and Wales through Sunday with showers in Scotland. A ridge of high pressure early next week brings warmer temperatures and clearer hills, though western areas likely remain fairly cloudy with some drizzle on the high tops. Westerly flow returns through mid-week and a series of low pressure systems will pass west-to-east across the country with periods of strong wind (sometimes gales), rain, and low cloud, western hill groups always most affected. Mild-to-warm temperatures and sometimes quite humid. Changeable conditions persist into next weekend.