Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Today's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Hazy, some fog banks
Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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 8th August 2026
Last updated
Fri 7th Aug 26 at
3:59PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Ranging from persistent gales, and increasingly toward west and north, rain and fog across the Scottish Highlands to blustery but largely dry Cumbria and S Scotland. Extensively warm and sunny elsewhere.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Windy higher areas; risk rain western hills late in day.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southerly 25 to on higher tops 30mph most of the day, although 5 to 10mph lighter post dawn and again in evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly fairly small, but on higher fells, expect significant buffeting intermittently.
How Wet?
Rain late in day, mainly or only west of M74
Isolated drizzly rain Dumfries and Galloway before in evening risk of rain here becoming widespread. Elsewhere, rain unlikely.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive on higher areas
High terrain of Dumfries and Galloway shrouded all or near all day; cloud base between 600 and 750m. Tweedsmuir hills (immediately east of upper Tweed) base 750m or above. Elsewhere, hills widely cloud free.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% Dumfries & Galloway and Tweedsmuir; 90% elsewhere.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sun, tending to give way from west. Excellent visibility before from west tending to become hazy.
How Cold? (at 750m)
10 to 12C, feeling very humid and staying elevated into night. Feeling at or below freezing in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 9th August 2026
Last updated
Fri 7th Aug 26 at
3:59PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 30-40mph, notable gusts. Timing uncertain but from north will drop to 15 or 20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous-to-arduous conditions; buffeting gusts and notable wind chill. However, conditions will very likely ease markedly.
How Wet?
Rain and drizzle tending to clear
Rain and drizzle on and off, perhaps frequent Dumfries and Galloway. Most likely middle of day and afternoon, dry weather will edge slowly south - timing uncertain.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive; probably eventually clearing
Widespread fog across the mountains, from lower slopes up near Solway and widely below 500m east as far as Tweedsmuir hills (just east of upper Tweed). Will slowly all clear from north.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% later from north rising to 70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy or dull with poor visibility will later be replaced by sunshine and excellent visibility. .
How Cold? (at 750m)
11C. Feeling close to freezing point before the wind drops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 10th August 2026
Last updated
Fri 7th Aug 26 at
3:59PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 10 to 20mph, strongest Borders; dropping from west to very low speeds by afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Becoming negligible
How Wet?
Rain very unlikely
Cloud on the hills?
Very little if any
Chance of cloud free summits?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Periods of sun - perhaps through areas of high level cloud. Excellent or increasingly superb visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
8C, rising to 13C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Extensively fine and warm early next week - indeed very little rain or low cloud and frequently light winds England and Wales all week. Generally less settled after midweek northwestwards across Scotland where occasional rain and areas of low cloud.