Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Today'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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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 10th May 2026
Last updated
Sat 9th May 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Increasingly windy across the Highlands, rain and some sleet or snow on high tops moving in from the northwest, becoming persistent. By late in the day, snow falling in northern areas to lowering elevations. Chilly NE'ly wind England & Wales tends to ease, a largely fine day, early light rain east Wales.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Wind increases, largely dry with broken cloud and sun.
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable or northerly 10-15mph in morning, becoming west-northwesterly, rising to 20-25mph afternoon, nearer 30mph with stronger gusts later in day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small for several hours, but becoming breezier and feeling noticeably cooler as wind increases. Later in day affecting comfortable walking with considerable chill factor on tops.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely until late in day or night
Dry most of the day. Some patchy showery rain moving in from the northwest mainly later afternoon onward. A band of rain more widely into night passing southward, turning to snow on hills above 600m.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Rare patches forming onto higher slopes, greater risk by evening over tops mainly toward the west.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly sunny morning, patchy cloud tending to fill in more by afternoon. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
1C rising to 5C afternoon. Then dropping into night to 0 or -1C. Feeling colder as wind increases later in day, around -5C on exposed high tops.
Freezing Level
Frost in valleys and sheltered higher areas at dawn. Otherwise above the summits. Then dropping into night to 600-700m.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 11th May 2026
Last updated
Sat 9th May 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
North-northwesterly 15-20mph, occasionally less; turning westerly later, tending to increase to 25mph by dusk.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small for several hours, but distinctly chilly over the tops. Likely becoming more blustery into evening.
How Wet?
Rare if any showers
Chance of an odd brief shower. From dusk into night, some drizzle may move onto westernmost hills.
Cloud on the hills?
Very little or lifting above hills
Some patchy cloud drifting over higher slopes in the morning, but soon mostly above the tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine and broken cloud. High cloud thickening later from west. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0 or -1C early morning, rising to +4C afternoon, then little change into night. Feeling like -7C in the wind in morning.
Freezing Level
600m or possibly lower around dawn in east, nearer 800m or above furthest west; gradually rising above all tops afternoon.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 12th May 2026
Last updated
Sat 9th May 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 30 to 40mph, squally gusts around showers.
Effect of the wind on you?
Frequent buffeting across the hills, uncomfortable walking on exposed higher terrain. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Early rain, then showers
A band of showery rain moving southeast early morning, may be frequent rain over an hour or more western hills. Then scattered showers, some heavy later.
Cloud on the hills?
Rising and clearing
Patchy cloud covering high tops in morning, but lifting to be largely above the hills, occasional patches near showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bursts of sunshine. Visibility often very good, but occasionally poor during showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
3 or 4C. Feeling as cold as -10C directly in the wind on tops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Notably chilly across the hills for this time of year during the week ahead as air from the north-northwest prevails. Frequently near or below freezing over Scottish Munros, and at times dropping to freezing on high tops in England and Wales. Wind speed will vary, but increasing at times to gale force on hills, giving significant chill factor. Broadly showery, heavy bursts with hail and thunder in places, also often falling as snow on higher mountains, at least in Scotland, intermittently elsewhere. Some more persistent precipitation especially northwest Scotland. Also some drier windows - varying locally day-to-day - away from showers cloud will lift above hills and visibility will be very good.