Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Today's Forecast
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
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
Sunday 26th April 2026
Last updated
Sat 25th Apr 26 at
3:56PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Showers in Scotland spread east, turning heavy afternoon. Fog lowering to high terrain in the west Highlands, becoming cooler here. Patchy dawn mist England and Wales, a broader low layer of sea fog east of the Pennines, lifting for clear hills; risk of a few late showers in north England. A cool start, becoming mild.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Mixed cloud and sun; few showers, risk more later, notably east
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 10-15mph, some variability in speed and trending westerly later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
Scattered showers, often dry
Showers here and there, generally light and fleeting, and many hills dry well into the day. A greater risk of more showers with heavy bursts late in the day, most likely central and east areas.
Cloud on the hills?
Morning cloud east largely clears
Patchy cloud at various heights around the Cheviot and eastern Borders; well-broken west and perhaps just valley mist. Cloud lifts and dissipates through morning for a cloud-free afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
40% rising to 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Variable patchy sunshine: some sunnier moments but also high cloud around, which will sometimes thicken. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
6 or 7C, rising to 9C. Staying a degree cooler on Galloway slopes facing Ayrshire.
Freezing Level
Above the summits. A chance of patchy light frosts in some inland valleys.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 27th April 2026
Last updated
Sat 25th Apr 26 at
3:56PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 10-15mph; may shift northeasterly afternoon, rising to 20mph at times with strong gusts around showers.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, though occasional inconvenient gusts over high terrain, frequent and strong afternoon.
How Wet?
Showers, becoming heavy
Scattered showers early, often dry. Some drizzle starting to affect high summits, then more showers, risk frequent with torrential downpours and hail, possibly lightning.
Cloud on the hills?
Variable banks east, becoming clear west
Cloud banks at various heights at dawn, bases lifting to high terrain through morning, becoming well-broken west well into the day, summits here often clear. Eastern areas may see more frequent cloud caps, locally 700-800m in showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 80% west, 60% east
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine breaking out through morning, best west, remaining a patchwork east. Excellent visibility, though suddenly poor in showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5 or 6C, rising to 9C near the M74, cooler in the far east and west. Suddenly lowering several degrees around showers.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 28th April 2026
Last updated
Sat 25th Apr 26 at
3:56PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northeasterly or variable, 10mph, often less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small.
How Wet?
Any rain unlikely
Small chance of odd spots of rain around the Cheviot in the early hours, but likely entirely dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Most fog east, lifting, most hills clear; cloud-free west
Fairly extensive east Borders and Cheviot in the morning, locally to lower eastern slopes. More broken further west, perhaps just mist in valleys in Galloway. Most cloud rising through morning, most hills clearing, but banks returning to the Cheviot above 700m.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Rising to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A patchwork of sunshine, sunniest west of M74. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
4 to 7C early, mildest west where rising towards 10C; perhaps rising to only 7C Cheviot.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Monday is likely showery, risk heavy with lightning in England. An easterly wind then gradually establishes in England and Wales, chilly nights and mornings with patchy dawn mist and light frosts, this soon fading for warm days. High pressure remains dominant through the week: regularly sunny and pleasantly warm days; summit temperatures often at or above 10C, many valleys will warm toward 20C or higher afternoon. Risk of sunburn in strong sunshine and very dry springtime ground conditions with high risk of wildfire. Detail becomes uncertain into next weekend, but a rising risk of showers and longer spells of rain, mostly England and Wales, and likely turning cooler into the following week as wind shifts northerly.