Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Friday's Forecast
Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Visibility reduced around cloud banks, hazier on some lower slopes. Locally some improvements possible out of cloud.
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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Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Hazy, some fog banks
Visibility reduced around cloud banks, hazier on some lower slopes. Locally some improvements possible out of cloud.
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
Friday 20th February 2026
Last updated
Thu 19th Feb 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Extensive gale-force southwesterlies. A rise of freezing level toward higher tops in Scotland, where early hill snow soon turns mostly to rain. Lifting above freezing to highest tops in England & Wales by dawn, a few hours of heavy rain. Clusters of heavy showers follow into all western areas with hail, a chance of thunder.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Upland gales. Persistent rain then showery.
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 35 to 45mph, peak speeds fluctuate during day, but at times more widely near 50mph and gusty; shifting westerly later in day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Arduous walking with significant wind chill; stability constantly challenged.
How Wet?
Rain then showers, heavy bursts
Persistent rain sweeps in from west from dawn, briefly sleet on high tops, heaviest over Dumfries and Galloway, but extending east across all areas for a few hours. Then breaking into showers, these clustering again into more frequent rain passing eastwards in afternoon, heavy bursts with hail, chance isolated thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Cloud likely shrouds the high tops all day, filling in extensively to middle slopes during periods of rain, but breaks to high terrain or locally to some summits during breaks in rain. Southwestern aspects will see the most persistent cloud.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy but some bright/sunny breaks will come and go, best towards the Central Belt. Variable visibility, very good when out of cloud and rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0C at dawn in east, soon lifting to 3 or 4C. Feeling like -5 to -10C in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Around 700m at first, though variable, patchy frost Borders at dawn. Soon rising from west, with time above all summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Saturday 21st February 2026
Last updated
Thu 19th Feb 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 30 to 45mph; gales up to dawn briefly lessen, then tending to re-strengthen during day from west.
Effect of the wind on you?
Expect strenuous walking over the hills all day, increasingly arduous, a brief relative lull in morning.
How Wet?
Rain and drizzle
Rain on and off, persistently drizzly at least western areas, some steadier rain likely setting in, becoming heavier with time. Patchier toward the Lothians.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Blanketing the hills all day, from lower elevations upward near/west of the M74, rarely above 400-500m. Higher bases to 600m Borders to Pentlands.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull, locally brighter skies for a time eastern areas. Hazy, visibility widely poor in rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5 or 6C. Where exposed to stronger winds on tops, feeling like -7C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 22nd February 2026
Last updated
Thu 19th Feb 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 35 to 45mph, squally gusts in showers, over 50mph on higher tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking over the hills, challenging on exposed higher terrain with buffeting gusts. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Showery
Showers most frequent Dumfries & Galloway, bursts of rain, some heavy with hail. Fewer showers toward Borders.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly higher and western tops
Often covering higher tops in Galloway above 700m, sometimes lower in westernmost areas. Higher cloud bases and more breaks to upper slopes in east.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun, mostly toward east. Visibility at times very good, but reduced to occasionally poor in showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
3C. Wind chill feeling like -10 to -13C on tops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Southwesterly winds brings milder conditions into this weekend - lifting above freezing to tops in England and Wales with substantial thawing, and generally higher freezing levels in Scotland; periods of thawing to Munro summits will occur but also further snowfall and refreezing on higher terrain during the day-to-day variability of precipitation and freezing levels onward into early next week. Likely colder later next week, back below freezing on higher terrain for a run of days. Often windy with periods of upland gales. Some spells of heavy rain over all western hills and low cloud frequently covering the hills.