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.
Chilly
Air temperature near or just above freezing 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.
Chilly
Air temperature near or just above freezing on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 24th March 2025
Last updated
Sun 23rd Mar 25 at
4:08PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Westerly winds strengthening, reaching gale force over tops in the Highlands. Rain moves into northwest Scotland, setting in heavier during afternoon; patchy rain extending southeastwards later. Dry all daylight for England, Wales and southern Scotland, with good amounts of sunshine.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Wind increasing afternoon. Dry with sun and broken cloud.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly, 10 to 15mph in morning, then strengthening from west toward 25mph, or by dusk up to 35mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small, then starting to affect comfortable walking with marked wind chill where exposed late in day.
How Wet?
Dry until evening
A little patchy rain reaching Galloway from dusk into evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Very little
Rare brief patches mid-morning, otherwise hills clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of sun - later high level cloud thickening from west. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
2C rising to 5C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 25th March 2025
Last updated
Sun 23rd Mar 25 at
4:08PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 20 to 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but feeling blustery and cool where exposed around higher tops.
How Wet?
Dry all day
Remnants of overnight rain clearing before dawn to leave a dry day.
Cloud on the hills?
Very little
Brief patches over higher slopes in the morning, lifting to be above the hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of sunshine, often sunny east. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
4 to 7C. Wind chill feeling near/just below freezing.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Wednesday 26th March 2025
Last updated
Sun 23rd Mar 25 at
4:08PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly, strengthening 25 to 35mph, possibly 40-45mph higher western tops toward evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Increasingly blustery, affecting comfortable walking, becoming more strenuous with significant wind chill later.
How Wet?
Rain unlikely until evening
Risk of rain developing from the west by dusk onward into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly clear, local patches
Mist in some valleys and patchy cloud on some hill slopes from dawn into early morning. May come and go on western tops for a few hours, but many hills often clear.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A veil of high cloud with a little weak sun; cloud tending to thicken from west. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
3 to 5C. Wind chill feeling near -10C as speeds increase.
Freezing Level
Above the summits; possible slight frost some valleys at dawn.
Planning Outlook
A mixed westerly regime for the next week to ten days - fronts coming in from the west bringing spells of rain, interspersed with better days under ridges of high pressure. Rain most frequent in western Scotland. Frequently windy, periods of gale force wind over the mountains. Temperature varied, sometimes just below freezing on higher Scottish summits, with some showers of snow at times on the Munros - chillier more widely by Friday into Saturday as wind turns northwesterly for a time.