Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Today's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
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.
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.
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
Wednesday 25th February 2026
Last updated
Tue 24th Feb 26 at
4:54PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Mild for the time of year; freezing levels above all summits, snow still lying on high Munros but continuing to thaw to the summits. Windy, strongest near Irish Sea and south Scotland with buffeting gusts. Rain and extensive hill cloud in west Scotland, passing east and into England and Wales with time.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Rain and fog soon extensive west, pushing east; blustery
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 30-40mph, strong gusts likely including downslope to the northeast.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous-to-arduous walking with considerable wind chill in exposure. Buffeting gusts often challenge stability, including to some middle slopes.
How Wet?
Most rain Borders and Galloway, pushing east with time
Rain setting in west of M74 through the morning, most persistent in south Galloway and towards Moffat hills. Further east, rain lighter and patchier, perhaps dry for several morning hours, though a rising risk of rain reaching the Cheviots with time. Only spots in the wind reach the Lothians.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Cloud soon shrouds the Galloway hills eastward to the Moffat hills extensively, often to the lower slopes. Cloud more variable east of the high Borders hills, a few breaks towards the summit of the Cheviot are possible in the morning, but cloud increasingly extensive here too as rain pushes east.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A few brighter periods towards the Lothians in the morning, otherwise overcast and dull. Good visibility east where out of cloud, often poor to the west.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5 or 6C, always mildest on slopes to the north and west. Temperatures begin to drop around or after dusk, likely several degrees lower overnight. Feeling like -5 to -7C in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Thursday 26th February 2026
Last updated
Tue 24th Feb 26 at
4:54PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 35 to 45mph, strengthening for several hours into middle of day 45 to 55mph. Then lessening gradually into evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous-to-arduous walking all day, most powerful wind requiring bracing/crouching for stability; significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Pulses of rain, heaviest west
Bands of rain will sweep west-to-east through the day. Between pulses, eastern areas intermittently dry; western hills continue to see frequent light rain, most persistent south Galloway to Moffat hills, heavier falls at times.
Cloud on the hills?
Most extensive west, some variability
High terrain of Galloway and hills near the M74 will often be in cloud, bases down to middle slopes during rain, or lower slopes towards Solway. Higher bases with some summit breaks east, though more extensive here in rain too.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% west, to 40% east
Sunshine and air clarity?
Some bright moments during breaks in rain, best chance of sun through high cloud in north/east. Very good visibility out of rain/fog, poor for periods in west.
How Cold? (at 750m)
4 or 5C. Feeling like -10 to -12C in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Friday 27th February 2026
Last updated
Tue 24th Feb 26 at
4:54PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 20 to 25mph, may shift northerly with more variable speeds afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but may feel blustery in places with marked wind chill on tops.
How Wet?
Largely dry
A chance of patchy rain across the region, though much of the day more likely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Many tops clear
Varied patches over higher tops at times, but many hills often clear if it remains dry.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun and some high level cloud which may cover the sky more widely. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
2C, then likely drops to 0C after dark. Feeling like -5 to -7C directly in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits most or all daylight, then dropping to 700m or lower into night.
Planning Outlook
Thursday will be windy with a swathe of rain affecting all areas at some point. A low pressure core is likely to affect the country on Friday, but detail is highly uncertain: there is a risk of rain and strong wind for central and southern areas, a general cooling trend. Snow returning to the Scottish Highlands, the snowfall level lowering into nighttime. A fast-moving ridge of high pressure leads into Saturday, then a return to west-southwesterly wind with bands of rain passing west to east through the weekend into the following week. Mixed conditions are indicated in the following week, with low and high pressure competing for dominance: freezing levels will vary, high Scottish terrain often at or below freezing, the level occasionally lifting to and above tops.