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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.
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.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
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.
Hazy, some fog banks
Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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
Sunday 8th November 2026
Last updated
Sat 7th Nov 26 at
3:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Patchy drizzle and areas of low cloud or fog, mostly east and southern Scotland, Pennines and inland across Wales, whilst western regions tend to fare better for cloud breaks and some sun. Very little wind overall. Near freezing on highest Scottish tops.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Mix of cloud and fog, a little dampness.
How windy? (On the summits)
East to northeasterly 10mph or less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible
How Wet?
Patchy drizzle
Local pockets of light or very light drizzle, mostly eastern hills, perhaps also locally near to Solway coast.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive; cloud base sometimes very different on nearby slopes
Some local variations, but cloud likely extensive or persistent above 700m. Lower down, fog clinging to many slopes from valleys up all day, whilst others are fog free or between layers of cloud. Generally least foggy toward Galloway.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy or dull with extensive fog - some areas brighter with glimpses of sun and very good visibility toward Galloway.
How Cold? (at 750m)
4C
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 9th November 2026
Last updated
Sat 7th Nov 26 at
3:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 10mph or less further northeast, but Galloway hills more often 10-15mph, rising a little up to dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small
How Wet?
No rain expected
Locally feeling damp where in fog.
Cloud on the hills?
Varied fog and low cloud
Some uncertainty, but cloud likely to fairly extensively cover high terrain, plus areas of fog in the valleys. Some slopes may be clearer between fog layers. Likely to be clearer in areas west of the M74.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30% east to 70% west.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly little sun, best chance toward west, possibly breaking through in Galloway. Generally hazy, or foggy, some local improvements in west.
How Cold? (at 750m)
2 or 3C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits, but patchy frost some inland valleys early morning.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 10th November 2026
Last updated
Sat 7th Nov 26 at
3:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeasterly 15 to 20mph, strongest over Galloway hills and gusty, may reach 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but noticeably breezy and in places toward the west gusts starting to affect comfortable walking.
How Wet?
Rain not expected
Cloud on the hills?
Areas of fog, most widely east hills
Various cloud banks, including some fog on lowest terrain. A deck of cloud may drift around many eastern hills up to some tops. Some slopes may emerge between fog layers. Generally clearer hills westwards.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun fairly weak through high cloud. Visibility very good in places, but some haze or patchy fog in valleys.
How Cold? (at 750m)
3 or 4C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits, but frost likely in sheltered valleys early morning.
Planning Outlook
A slack pressure pattern to start the new week over Scotland, maintaining varied low cloud and fog. Lowering pressure to the south and an increasing easterly wind for England & Wales. Rain pushes into Wales on Tuesday, reaching the south Pennines with time, persisting in these areas into Wednesday, but very little extending further northwards. Into the second half of the week, a switch to a colder northerly flow will likely drop the freezing level to 800m increasingly widely for Thursday-Friday, plus frost on low ground. Some snow showers on northern Scottish mountains, but largely dry weather elsewhere. During next weekend, a shift to a less cold Atlantic influence - a changeable mix likely into the following week.