Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Monday'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.
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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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.
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 8th December 2025
Last updated
Sun 7th Dec 25 at
4:24PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Southwesterly winds often gale force over most higher terrain of Britain, less strong toward the north of the Highlands. Close to freezing only on higher Scottish tops. Rain frequent over western Scotland, some patchy rain passing eastwards. Showery rain common on some western hills in England and Wales.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Gales or near-gales on tops. Some showery rain.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly, 30 to 40mph, gusts at times 50mph around Cheviots; speeds may moderate a little toward dusk in west.
Effect of the wind on you?
Often strenuous walking in exposure, affecting comfortable movement and balance on tops. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Occasional rain
Patchy showery rain, mostly Dumfries and Galloway; briefly heavier and more widespread in the morning. Then well into night, persistent rain developing from the south, later heavy.
Cloud on the hills?
Most common southwest tops
Covering higher slopes most frequent from M74 corridor to more southern hills in Galloway. Higher bases further north and east with intermittent breaks off tops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% west, to 70% toward Pentlands.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun mostly east and northern areas. Visibility often good, reduced locally in showers west.
How Cold? (at 750m)
4C, a slow rise after dark, reaching 7C. If exposed to stronger winds, feeling like -7C on high tops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 9th December 2025
Last updated
Sun 7th Dec 25 at
4:24PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Soon rising after dawn to a gusty southerly 40-50mph. Rising and shifting SW'ly, gusts up to 65mph over tops evening/night.
Effect of the wind on you?
Conditions soon difficult in exposure, powerful gusts making mobility tortuous. Significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Morning rain turns showery, local flooding
Rain arrives pre-dawn, setting in nearly incessant and often heavy through the morning. Breaking into showery rain afternoon, most frequent in the west. Beware fast rising streams and local flooding.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive
A sheet of cloud cloaks the hills from middle slopes upward, lowest bases in southern Galloway and towards the Moffat hills. Some local improvements possible north Borders/Lothians, and perhaps some afternoon breaks west.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Less than 10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast and dull. Poor visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
6 to 8C, warmest over the midday hours, up to 10C. Sharply cooling into night. Feeling like -5C in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Wednesday 10th December 2025
Last updated
Sun 7th Dec 25 at
4:24PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 45 to 55mph, risk at times over 60mph on higher tops, with stronger gusts.
Effect of the wind on you?
Arduous walking conditions from mid elevations upward, difficult over higher terrain; significant wind chill.
How Wet?
Showers
Occasional showery rain. Driest toward Lothians.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly western tops
Cloud base varying, likely to come and go over higher slopes, most often Galloway. Breaks frequent Pentlands to Borders.
Chance of cloud free summits?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Occasional sun mostly north and east. Slight haze, visibility reduced briefly around showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
3 or 4C. Wind chill feeling like -10C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
A very unsettled spell through the next 10 days as southwesterly winds prevail and low pressure systems move in from the Atlantic. Stormy conditions widely over the mountains on Tuesday, gales remaining severe on high terrain into Wednesday, then potentially intensifying again on Thursday. Temperatures only close to freezing on higher Scottish tops this week, even here will experience spells above freezing with thawing, leaving snow increasingly patchy, but beware some icy surfaces on the very highest tops where some refreezing occurs. Rainfall will be frequent and heavy, sometimes showery with hail. Expect wet ground conditions and further flooding of streams and some rivers.