Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Sunday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Frequent or persistent rain
Steady rain fairly persistent, occasionally heavy, rather wet underfoot.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
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 9th November 2025
Last updated
Sat 8th Nov 25 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A swathe of rain advances eastwards across all regions during the day, heaviest over south-facing hill groups, patchier northwards across the Highlands, breaking up with time in the west, leaving a few showers, rising cloud bases. Windy, up to gale force high tops, most sustained in Wales.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Strongest winds easing afternoon. Widely wet with low cloud.
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly 30-35mph. Strongest winds west reaching up to a gusty 45mph in morning (not just on tops). Speeds tending to lower in afternoon from west to 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous-to-arduous walking with considerable buffeting and wind chill. Improving a little through afternoon.
How Wet?
Rain sets in widely from west
From dawn, drizzly rain soon setting in for heavier persistent rain from the west, lasting onward through middle of day. Dry east at first, then also gradually setting in here. Rain starting to fade from Galloway in afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive west, spreading east
An extensive layer of cloud covers high terrain of Galloway and the Borders most of the day, some bases to middle or lower slopes near the Solway. Higher bases toward Borders/Lothians at first, before more widely extensive in rain.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60% east at first, lowering to 10% widely
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely overcast. Poor visibility west, starting good in the east at first through turning poor here too.
How Cold? (at 750m)
6 to 8C, coolest in Galloway, tending to lower a little during day from west. Feeling like -3 to -5C in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 10th November 2025
Last updated
Sat 8th Nov 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Generally southwesterly though variable, 15mph or less. May at times strengthen towards 20mph Borders and eastward.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small
How Wet?
Morning rain, then substantially dry
Rain fairly widespread from daybreak soon breaks and clears away to the north, wet underfoot at first. Odd showers follow, most frequent on Galloway and Moffat hills.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive at first, greatly improving east
Extensive on high terrain from dawn with fog onto middle and lower slopes of Galloway and the west Borders. Cloud lifts and breaks off the Cheviot and Lothians, will cling to hills west of M74.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 70% east, 20% west
Sunshine and air clarity?
Little sunshine in the west, bursts of sun increasingly frequent east. Excellent visibility, though some haze near Central Belt.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5 or 6C, coolest in the west.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 11th November 2025
Last updated
Sat 8th Nov 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southeast soon southerly, strengthening, soonest in southwest, 30 to 45mph, risk later in day 50-60mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging walking conditions over higher terrain, very gusty in places, risk becoming more difficult.
How Wet?
Rain heaviest in west
Rain widespread throughout the day, the most prolonged heavy falls across hills near and west of the M74, likely increasingly setting in here. Streams in spate, flooding develops.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, lowest south
Blanket low cloud across the hills Dumfries and Galloway, to lower slopes southern areas. Higher bases north and eastwards but covering hills widely. Some breaks above 600m toward Lothians.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Below 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and murky, better visibility locally toward Lothians.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5C rising in morning to 7C, reaching 9C afternoon; only small fall with height. Feeling below freezing directly in wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
A cloudy and wet week ahead as several low pressure cores draw frontal systems across the British Isles. Rain at times extensive and heavy, streams in spate with a risk of flooding, primarily western mountains. Winds start fairly light but soon increase with gales becoming widespread by Tuesday, which may persist for several days. Temperatures remain mild until later in the week when cold air begins pushing into northern Scotland - timing and extent of the arrival of cold air remains uncertain but high terrain of Scotland and possibly northern England may start to see more snow around or after next weekend.