Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Friday's Forecast
Severe gale or storm, mobility very difficult
Severe conditions on the mountains, any movement very challenging, you may be blown over. 55-70mph+
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 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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Severe gale or storm, mobility very difficult
Severe conditions on the mountains, any movement very challenging, you may be blown over. 55-70mph+
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 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 28th November 2025
Last updated
Thu 27th Nov 25 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Stormy conditions over Scottish mountains, easing only toward dusk; frequent or persistent rain and hill snow, heaviest western mountains. Severe gales high tops England & Wales, squally stormy gusts for a time with heavy bursts of rain. Risk of hail and isolated thunder, mainly western areas.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Severe upland gales. Bright with passing showers.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 45 to 60mph, typically strongest speeds in the morning, but stronger gusts at times all day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Difficult walking conditions, with significant wind chill and buffeting. Powerful gusts into some valleys.
How Wet?
Brief showers
A scattering of brief showers moving through quickly in the wind, sleet tops. Risk more frequent for a time toward the far south, mainly Cheviots. Evening into night, a band of rain moves in from north.
Cloud on the hills?
Occasional over tops, mainly west
Bases varying but away from western hills, mostly above tops. Hills west of M74 seeing cloud descend onto tops; perhaps extensive for a time.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% in west, 70% in east.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun, more frequent in east. Visibility ranging from very good, to poor or very poor in showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
2C. Wind chill feeling like -15C.
Freezing Level
Above the tops
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Saturday 29th November 2025
Last updated
Thu 27th Nov 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Likely northerly 15 to 25mph. Small risk increasing to 40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but beware of possibly changing conditions during day.
How Wet?
Mostly dry, small risk rain/upland snow.
Likely dry, bar isolated showers/snow tops for a time. Risk, should an area of low pressure track further north, of prolonged rain and summit snow for a time.
Cloud on the hills?
Risk of covering hills in rain
Perhaps bar patches over the tops the area fairly clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
May well be mostly overcast. Visibility perhaps very good, but poor should prolonged rain develop.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0 or 1C
Freezing Level
Around 800m
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 30th November 2025
Last updated
Thu 27th Nov 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northerly 15 to 30mph, strongest Cheviots early morning, dropping light and variable. Increasing into night southerly 40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Considerable wind chill and feeling blustery on eastern hills, becoming small. Risk deteriorating into night.
How Wet?
Largely dry, chance of early snow east
Possibility of patchy overnight hill snow affecting Borders and Cheviots, rain lower slopes, clearing away eastwards, may be flurries beyond dawn. Otherwise likely dry all day.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly eastern tops, local patches
Cloud banks likely to affect Cheviots in morning at least, breaking slowly. Patches elsewhere, but many hills clear; local mist some valleys.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%, but 40% Cheviots.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy east, sunshine more frequent west. Visibility excellent out of cloud.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0 or -1C, small variation with height, much of day inland areas. Feeling like -8C if exposed to strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Much inland terrain frozen with frost into valleys, partial thawing lower sunlit slopes. Near coast, only part-frozen below 500m.
Planning Outlook
Colder over the weekend with the mountains near or below freezing point, including frost into glens in Scotland by Saturday night. A small scale low on Saturday most likely affects England and Wales bringing rain, upland snow and a core of strong winds for a time. Sunday then mostly dry, bright and cold. Next week, Atlantic lows passing across or just north of Britain will bring frequent rainfall to western mountains together with upland gales. A mix of chilly westerly air and some milder southwesterlies. Freeze-thaw cycles, with periods of fresh snow mostly for Scottish hills, briefly high tops elsewhere.