Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Monday'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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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
Monday 3rd November 2025
Last updated
Sun 2nd Nov 25 at
12:52PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Gale to, in places, severe gale force south-westerlies will drive in very extensive low cloud across the hills and rainfall. The rain will be near constant across western mountains, and on and off across eastern areas. Significant wind chill.
Headline for Southern Uplands
South-westerly gales with frequent rainfall and extensive hill fog.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 45-55mph, may lift above 60mph into afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Difficult if not in the afternoon very difficult walking and significant wind chill where exposed on higher tops.
How Wet?
Frequent rain
Rain and drizzle almost constant Dumfries and Galloway and near the upper Tweed. Into the Borders, rain intermittently
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Hills near the Lothians and the Cheviots mostly free of cloud up to 650m. Fog widely elsewhere, often from lower slopes up, particularly near Solway.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Almost nil; but 70% near Lothians & lower Cheviots
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely overcast and dull, a little sun near the Lothians. Poor visibility in rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
9C. Feeling below freezing point where exposed to the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 4th November 2025
Last updated
Sun 2nd Nov 25 at
12:52PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to higher up southwesterly 40mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Continued difficult conditions where exposed on higher areas, where wind chill significant.
How Wet?
Frequent or persistent rain.
Rain frequently most or all day. Very wet underfoot and streams in spate. Least rainfall - perhaps very little - toward Lothians and eastern Cheviots.
Cloud on the hills?
Very extensive; higher cloud base into Borders.
Widely persistent fog above 200 to 400m. Toward the Lothians and east across the Cheviots, higher cloud base, may reach 650m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun, mainly near Lothians and Cheviots. Otherwise, mostly dull and misty.
How Cold? (at 750m)
8C Will feel as cold as minus 2C directly in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Wednesday 5th November 2025
Last updated
Sun 2nd Nov 25 at
12:52PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 15 to 25mph, perhaps 30mph for a time in the morning.
Effect of the wind on you?
Be prepared for blustery conditions, especially through the morning when there will be considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Frequent rain, but tending to ease.
Frequent pulses of rain in morning, some heavy. Tending to ease off in the afternoon to leave a footprint of patches of drizzle leftover.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
Extensive hill fog throughout the day. Lowest bases across Galloway.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast. Visibility sometimes poor due to rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
10C
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
Remaining very unsettled with as a series of deep Atlantic lows, and their associated fronts, continue to cross Britain over the next week to ten days. Frequently windy, with high rainfall, particularly on western mountains (rain at some stage almost daily) and cloud will frequently cover higher areas. Only rarely cold enough for snow higher mountains in Scotland.