Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Sunday's Forecast
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 5 to 10C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 14th June 2026
Last updated
Sat 13th Jun 26 at
3:52PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Some early drizzle and patchy light rain in northern Scotland fades by afternoon. Elsewhere dry all day and often sunny though some high cloud weakening sun in places; sun may be more patchy east Scotland and later northern England. Warm southern Pennines and Wales. Light wind, though starting blustery in east Scotland.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Early cloud clears the summits, mostly sunny
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 15-20mph at dawn, some stronger gusts over high tops. Soon shifting northerly and easing, to 10-15mph, or less west later where direction will shift northeasterly.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, though some gustiness over the summits in the early hours.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Small chance of odd spots of light rain on hills near coasts, most hills stay entirely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Clearing the summits
Variable banks from 500m upward in the morning, some clear windows between layers of cloud and many hills start clear; largest banks on northern aspects. Base soon lifts after dawn, most cloud above summits by later morning.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Often sunny, some high cloud around, and some patchy thicker cloud may form here and there afternoon. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
6 or 7C rising to 11C; but only reaching 10C Lothians to Cheviots, easternmost Cheviots perhaps only reaching 9C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 15th June 2026
Last updated
Sat 13th Jun 26 at
3:52PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable 10mph or less early, shifting south-southeasterly and strengthening from west, 15-25mph by evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small most of the day, but an inconvenient breeze developing in the west with time.
How Wet?
Afternoon patchy rain
The morning is dry. Patchy rain approaches from the southwest afternoon, falls light with continued dry windows; the east probably stays dry until sunset, then patches spread more widely overnight.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly east hills, and often clear
Patchy cloud above 700m from dawn, most extensive east of M74, where reaching 500m. Cloud largely lifts above summits, some caps clinging to the Cheviot for a time. Later afternoon, rising risk of more extensive banks from the southwest.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%, deteriorating later
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny morning, high cloud building as afternoon goes Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
6 to 9C to start, coolest east. Rising to 11C though staying nearer 9C Cheviot, and staying elevated into night.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 16th June 2026
Last updated
Sat 13th Jun 26 at
3:52PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 15mph early, rising to 20-25mph, gusting 30mph over high tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but becoming notably blustery over the tops, ease of walking impacted later and feeling chilly.
How Wet?
Patchy rain, may set in
Occasional patchy rain from time to time, notably early, but often dry well into the day. Becoming more frequent, and risk setting in for several hours towards evening with heavy falls on south and west slopes.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Hills shrouded to at least middle slopes in the morning, to lower slopes from Moffat hills to south Galloway. A rising trend, some breaks to the north up to 700m or higher, but highest tops will struggle to clear. Returning extensively later.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy, a few brighter moments afternoon to the north and east. Very good visibility where out of cloud, largely poor on high summits.
How Cold? (at 750m)
9 or 10C, some variability, locally 11C east hills. Feeling like +1 to 3C in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Through Monday, cloud will return from the southwest and bring some patchy rain with it. From Tuesday onward, a variable southwesterly will dominate through at least mid-week. Windy at times with periods of rain, drizzle and low cloud most persistent in the west; Tuesday into Wednesday is likely a wetter and unsettled period, with the unsettled weather lingering well into Wednesday in Scotland. Warmest in England and Wales, but may stay cooler in Scotland as low pressure to the northwest recycles air from the north Atlantic back onto the Munros. Pressure generally trending higher later in the week, centred southeast of England, but low pressure to the west of Ireland will prevent any extended settled periods with more windy, wet weather at times next weekend; temperatures likely become more widely warm.