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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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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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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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
Saturday 1st August 2026
Last updated
Fri 31st Jul 26 at
2:18PM
Summary for all mountain areas
England and Wales extensively dry with periods of sun and particularly Wales fairly light wind. Increasingly showery northwards across Scotland, although mostly confined to afternoon eastern mountains. Fairly chilly, particularly morning.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Chilly morning; scattered showers, mainly afternoon.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 20 to locally 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small.
How Wet?
Scattered showers
West of M74, occasional showers, tending to die out from west through afternoon. Elsewhere, scattered showers mainly from about midday onwards. Will die out evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Largely or completely clearing the hills
Summits extensively cloud free, although until late morning, cloud often covering higher slopes northern Galloway and near Nithsdale, By midday, only rare (if any) patches left.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90% by midday
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of sun, more often cloudy central and east areas with time. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
7C rising to 12C, although 10C Galloway.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 2nd August 2026
Last updated
Fri 31st Jul 26 at
2:18PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 10 to 15mph after dawn. Soon 10mph or less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible.
How Wet?
Rain not expected
Cloud on the hills?
Very little if any
Patches over a few hours on some higher slopes west of M74, but by late morning, very little anywhere.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Almost certain
Sunshine and air clarity?
Periods of sunshine, although through afternoon the sun weakening as high cloud thickens. Slight haze clearing to give excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
9C rising to 15C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 3rd August 2026
Last updated
Fri 31st Jul 26 at
2:18PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Easterly 15 to 25mph, possibly sometimes 30mph; very gusty in places.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly fairly small, but expect sudden gusts to develop (sometimes on lower slopes) making balance tricky.
How Wet?
Deteriorating: rain increasingly likely
Low confidence - timing of changes very uncertain: As cloud thickens rain may well become increasingly widespread and persistent.
Cloud on the hills?
Increasingly forming in rain
Most, possibly all hills cloud free morning, possibly for most of day. In rain, fog will gradually shroud some or most higher slopes, even extending to some lower slopes, particularly in the Borders.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80% dropping to 40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Little or no bright sunshine - although there may be some weak sunshine through thin high cloud. Excellent visibility, but dropping markedly in rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
10C
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Still a few showers W & NW Highlands on Sunday, and threat of some rain by dusk western mountains. The rain will be ahead of a very complicated weather pattern early next week; areas of rain will drift slowly across central and mainly northern Britain, but the distribution of rain (and associated low cloud) remains very uncertain. Despite some recent rain (mainly in Scotland), away from the W & NW Highlands terrain remains exceptionally dry: 'tinder dry'.