Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Saturday'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.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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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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.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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
Saturday 6th December 2025
Last updated
Fri 5th Dec 25 at
4:02PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Wind dropping light across much of the inland Highlands, but gusty near west coasts and staying strong for longer in the far north. Low cloud fairly widespread with patchy rain, clearer toward northwest. Southwesterly winds England, gale-force in Wales, driving in frequent heavy showery rain.
Headline for Southern Uplands
A little rain, local showers; low cloud. Locally gusty Cheviots.
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable south to southeast 10 to 20mph, but near the Solway turning southwesterly and may increase a little. Gusty speeds more common toward Cheviots 15-25mph, strongest later in day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, local gusty areas mainly toward south.
How Wet?
Rain and drizzle, some showers
Generally damp all day where in cloud, periods of rain likely on and off at least. Some showery rain at times mostly near Solway Firth, may drift inland afternoon. Wet underfoot, streams in spate especially in west following previous rain.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive low cloud
Blanketing most hills all day, fairly extensive from mid-slopes upward, some varied banks of cloud to lower slopes. Some breaks may emerge toward the north.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun unlikely, generally misty and dull. Local improvements mainly north.
How Cold? (at 750m)
4C. Feeling sub-zero if exposed to stronger winds on hills.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 7th December 2025
Last updated
Fri 5th Dec 25 at
4:02PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Some uncertainty: South or southeast, later southwesterly, 20 to 30mph, but risk increasing to 40mph during day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Expect increasingly blustery conditions, risk more arduous walking developing, marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain may set in heavy
Rain mostly western areas in morning, risk setting in for steady or heavy rain for a few hours, becoming widespread afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Shrouding the hills widely, with banks of cloud from low to mid elevations upward, some breaks toward Lothians.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Generally cloudy and misty, poor visibility likely most hills, locally better toward the north.
How Cold? (at 750m)
4 or 5C, fairly small variation with height. Feeling like -5C or possibly colder if exposed to stronger wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 8th December 2025
Last updated
Fri 5th Dec 25 at
4:02PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwest turning later southerly, 20 to 35mph, speed likely to fluctuate; may strengthen further later or into night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Uncertain timing and intensity of conditions, be prepared for periods of strenuous walking and marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Occasional rain
Patchy showery rain mostly Dumfries and Galloway, briefly heavier. More often dry further east and north. Risk rain develops heavy evening into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Most common southwest tops
Likely to drift onto higher slopes for periods, most frequent from M74 corridor to more southern hills in Galloway. Further north and east breaks above tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun mostly east and northern areas. Visibility often good, reduced locally in showers west.
How Cold? (at 750m)
4C. If exposed to stronger winds, risk feeling like -7C on high tops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Generally unsettled onward into next week with areas of low pressure moving in from the Atlantic on prevailing southwesterly winds. Temperatures often relatively mild, typically only higher tops in the Highlands intermittently just below freezing point, expect periods of thawing even up to these tops. Day-to-day weather detail will be uncertain even in short-range as complex systems develop - a series of frontal systems bringing spells of rain - any snowfall mostly confined to highest tops in Scotland; also showers at times with hail mostly near western coasts. Wind speeds will also vary, for periods reaching gale force on tops, but intermittent lulls.