Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Friday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Sunny but cold
Bright winter sunshine most of the day with the mountains generally free of cloud. Snow cover on higher terrain.
Clear over snow cover
Excellent or superb visibility, but be aware that paths over the mountains may be obscured by lying snow.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Terrain widely frozen
All ground frozen from lower elevations upward, with hard frost or snow cover. Beware of icy surfaces on lower and higher terrain. Appropriate footwear needed, crampons may be necessary.
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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.
Sunny but cold
Bright winter sunshine most of the day with the mountains generally free of cloud. Snow cover on higher terrain.
Clear over snow cover
Excellent or superb visibility, but be aware that paths over the mountains may be obscured by lying snow.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Terrain widely frozen
All ground frozen from lower elevations upward, with hard frost or snow cover. Beware of icy surfaces on lower and higher terrain. Appropriate footwear needed, crampons may be necessary.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Friday 21st November 2025
Last updated
Thu 20th Nov 25 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Terrain widely frozen after hard frost; snow cover across much upland terrain, or more substantial to lower slopes northern Highlands. A front moves into Scotland, snow then rain in west, cloud lowering. Elsewhere dry, sunshine weakening. Wind strengthening to gale force Scottish mountains.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Increasingly windy. Dry until late, then heavier rain evening.
How windy? (On the summits)
West then southwesterly, strengthening during daytime, 15mph or less morning, to 30mph afternoon, soonest Galloway; 40mph widely after dark.
Effect of the wind on you?
Increasingly blustery conditions, later more strenuous with buffeting in exposure, considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Little or no precipitation until after dark
A covering of snow over higher terrain, most widely toward north and east. Most or all day likely dry. Toward or beyond dusk, rain starting to encroach from west into Galloway, snow flurries for a time over higher slopes. More persistent heavier rain in night, particularly western hills.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Hills widely clear most or all day. During afternoon, some patches may form on slopes nearer Solway coast.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun through high cloud, tending to thicken, may become obscured in west. Visibility excellent, possible mist or haze in some valleys.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1C, slow rise, by later in day +1C in west, or +2C more widely into night. In stronger wind feeling like -12C.
Freezing Level
Much terrain frozen all day to lower slopes, but from west later tending to rise, eventually just above freezing to higher elevations, after dark more widespread.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Saturday 22nd November 2025
Last updated
Thu 20th Nov 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 30-40mph up to dawn in Cheviots, then westerly 20 to 25mph. Increasing SE'ly 30-40mph into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Feeling noticeably breezy with marked wind chill; may start to affect ease of walking on highest exposed terrain.
How Wet?
Light showers west
Often dry, but occasional spots of light rain or brief light showers in west. Possibly remnants of overnight rain still to clear from Cheviots. Wet underfoot from overnight rain and snow melt. Rain returns into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, lifting variably
Varied low cloud banks from dawn into morning, slowly lifting above 600m, with breaks forming best toward Lothians, but toward the Solway persists to 400-500m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Rare glimpses of sun mostly north/east. Misty areas in morning, then visibility mostly good or locally becoming very good below cloud.
How Cold? (at 750m)
2 or 3C. Feeling like -5C in exposure to wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits, but higher terrain at least partly frozen.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 23rd November 2025
Last updated
Thu 20th Nov 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Low confidence of detail: Wind direction and speed may change markedly, a possible lull, risk at times 30-40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Expect changing conditions, sometimes small, but beware of more challenging walking and considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Frequent or persistent rain, risk snow
Areas of persistent rain circulating around a centre of low pressure, may set in for several hours constant rain, some heavier falls, possibly turning to snow above 500-600m for a time.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Shrouding most hills all day, at times widely from 400-600m upward, local breaks away from precipitation.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy. Visibility good where dry, but risk poor or very poor due to snow or rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0 to 2C. Risk feeling like -10C if exposed to stronger wind.
Freezing Level
Likely to vary, may drop to 700m particularly in heavier precipitation, otherwise just above the tops.
Planning Outlook
Changes into the weekend as less cold Atlantic air moves in, but higher mountain terrain at least in Scotland staying frozen with snow cover. A complex area of low pressure circulates over Britain through the weekend, retreating to leave briefly northeasterly winds by Monday; areas of rain and some upland snow, mainly Scotland and high tops in northern England. Winds will vary markedly, some lulls, but risk periods of gales. A brief ridge of high pressure gives a lull by Tuesday, then a shift to milder southwesterlies is likely to bring spells of rain and some thawing to higher levels.