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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 1 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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 1 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 22nd October 2025
Last updated
Tue 21st Oct 25 at
4:36PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Chilly west to southwest winds, strong for a time north Highlands, with showers across western hills, but few if any reaching eastern areas.Cloud bases lifting to higher slopes, but persisting across western tops, whilst eastern hills seeing good clearances with the best of the sunshine, albeit weak due to high cloud.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Breezy and chilly with a few, mostly light, showers. Occasional cloud on tops.
How windy? (On the summits)
West or southwesterly 15 to 25mph, possible 30mph around dawn; tending to lessen during day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but more blustery and feeling noticeably chilly on exposed higher terrain, particularly morning.
How Wet?
Rare if any precipitation
One or two light showers mostly Galloway hills, possibly more frequent later.
Cloud on the hills?
Occasionally on high tops
Some patchy cloud on higher slopes in Galloway, mostly above 700m. Patches may graze higher slopes further east, but many hill tops often clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, some sun, best in east. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5C. Feeling below freezing in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Last updated
Tue 21st Oct 25 at
4:36PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Uncertainty - Extensive lull between two low pressures. Direction varied, speeds for periods, may abruptly lift to 30-35mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Possibly staying small, but beware of potential abrupt lift in the wind bringing significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Risk showers mainly west
Often dry, but risk of some showers, greater risk toward Galloway, may become more frequent here with time, some heavier bursts with possible hail.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly western high tops
Patchy cloud mostly over higher tops in Galloway, lowering in showers. Further east, cloud higher and more broken above the tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun east, cloudier west. Visibility excellent where dry, but reducing locally to poor if precipitation develops.
How Cold? (at 750m)
3 or 4C. In stronger winds, chill factor feeling like -5C, possibly -8C in west.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Friday 24th October 2025
Last updated
Tue 21st Oct 25 at
4:36PM
How windy? (On the summits)
North to northwesterly 15 to 30mph. May lift to 40mph later in the day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Be prepared for blustery conditions for periods, with some lulls too. Marked wind chill where exposed to the wind.
How Wet?
Clusters of showers
Low confidence in extent of showers. Either a scattering or clusters of showers, and perhaps even more prolonged rain at times edging into eastern hills.
Cloud on the hills?
Covering the tops
Cloud bases may come and go over the tops through the day. Most widespread coverage likely to be over the Galloway hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A little sun at times through high cloud, mainly early in the day. Visibility good or very good, but falling in rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
3C
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
A complex weather situation around midweek with various centres of low pressure drifting around slowly. Areas of rain and showers, but also drier moments - possibly Thursday often dry in eastern Scotland and northern England - beware of a deterioration from the northwest during Thursday with gales and rain setting in. Significantly colder later in the week as winds turn northerly. Freezing level dropping to 800-1000m into the weekend, lowest in northern Scotland. A mix of sunshine and showers falling as snow on high terrain, most frequent in north-facing areas. Falling week, less cold, but frequent rain in the west.