Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Today's Forecast
Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
Snow flurries
Occasional light snow flurries, sleet or rain lower elevations. Amounts little more than nuisance value, but locally more persistent and reducing visibility for periods.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
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Gale force, walking arduous
Considerable buffeting, walking into the wind will be strenuous on exposed terrain, stronger gusts may knock you off your feet. 40 to 55mph.
Snow flurries
Occasional light snow flurries, sleet or rain lower elevations. Amounts little more than nuisance value, but locally more persistent and reducing visibility for periods.
Poor visibility
Murky conditions with areas of fog shrouding the hills, making navigation challenging. Map and compass essential.
Cold
Air temperature below 0C all day on higher mountains. Significant chill factor if exposed to strong winds. Suitable protective clothing required.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Last updated
Mon 2nd Feb 26 at
4:15PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Feeling bitterly cold in gale force easterly winds over the hills. Snow falling to lower slopes, most constant in eastern Scotland with further drifting and whiteout over hills. Snow flurries over the Pennines. Some cloud breaks near west coasts. Rain and increasingly hill snow for Wales, persistent in southeast.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Gales, gusty. Snow flurries mostly eastern hills.
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 35 to 50mph, very gusty in places around higher summits and on downslopes west of high terrain.
Effect of the wind on you?
Challenging walking conditions over exposed terrain, gusts knocking you off balance; significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Intermittent snow mostly east
Snow most frequent over Cheviots and Borders hills, sleet or rain below 200-300m. A few flurries reach hills toward Moffat, but rare if any further west.
Cloud on the hills?
Most persistent east
Covering higher areas above 500-600m most eastern hills, locally lower in snow and easternmost slopes. Higher and more broken cloud westward, capping tops at times, clearest in Galloway.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% east, to 40% west.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun mostly west of M74, more frequent locally west Galloway. Visibility good in west, hazier east, very poor with occasional whiteout in snow and cloud.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1 or -2C. Wind chill feeling like -12 to -15C.
Freezing Level
400m, but toward Galloway locally more variable on some higher slopes.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Wednesday 4th February 2026
Last updated
Mon 2nd Feb 26 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 25 to 40mph, strongest speeds and gusts in morning, turning southeasterly later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking at least in morning, buffeting gusts, considerable wind chill; some improvement with time.
How Wet?
Patchy snow or sleet, mostly east
Snow flurries mostly eastern hills, sleet or rain below 400m, the snow level tending to rise in places higher up with time, locally varied, then tending to fade later. Patchier small amounts westwards.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, lowest east/south
Cloud shrouding many hills, from mid or lower slopes upward in eastern areas, also near Solway if wind turns to south. Higher bases northwestwards, some local breaks toward upper slopes.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull or misty most areas, some brighter skies west of Beattock summits.
How Cold? (at 750m)
-1C, rising to +1C later. Wind chill feeling like -10C.
Freezing Level
500m rising variably during day, locally above 700m in west, then by evening onward just above freezing to all tops.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Thursday 5th February 2026
Last updated
Mon 2nd Feb 26 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 30 to 45mph, strongest toward Galloway, very gusty in places.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking strenuous, or arduous in places, frequent buffeting knocking you off balance. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Patchy rain or snow eastern tops
Snow flurries mostly eastern hills, mostly rain below 600m, but later snow to lowering elevations in east. Patchy small amounts toward and west of the M74.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive on tops, lowest east
Shrouding the hills widely, lowest over eastern areas, cloud base around 600m. Higher and more broken cloud westwards, but likely to come and go over tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely cloudy and hazy east, poor visibility in precipitation. Brighter skies westward, some glimpses of sun and good visibility Galloway.
How Cold? (at 750m)
Around 0C, later dropping to -1 or -2C, soonest eastern tops. Wind chill feeling like -10 to -13C.
Freezing Level
Near to freezing some slopes above 700-800m, but variable in west; tending to drop from east later toward 500m.
Planning Outlook
East or southeasterly winds prevail, strong to gale force over many hills for sustained periods this week. Freezing levels will vary, rising briefly during Wednesday from the south, but lowering widely again below 600m during Thursday, tending to lift again over England and Wales on Friday, then possibly rising just above freezing point to higher mountains in Scotland during the weekend, before colder air returns again next week. Further snowfalls mostly over eastern hills in Scotland, occasionally hills in England & Wales, mixed with rain here. Indications of less precipitation and lower wind speeds more often by early next week. Highest cloud breaks generally west & northwest Scotland.