Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Sunday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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
Sunday 1st March 2026
Last updated
Sat 28th Feb 26 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
South-southwesterly upland gales, strengthening further for Wales during the day, later extending northward. Early snow on hills in the Highlands, patchier northwards, turning increasingly to rain as temperature rises, heavier rain for West Highlands. Generally wet for western England & Wales with blanket low cloud.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Windy, increasingly gales tops. Rain and low cloud particularly west.
How windy? (On the summits)
South-southwesterly strengthening from dawn 30 to 40mph, downslope gusts to north/east. Rising, 50mph over tops later, 60mph after dark.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking strenuous with chaotic gusts. Considerable wind chill. Deteriorating further later to become difficult.
How Wet?
Rain mostly western hills, drier east
Rain drifts into Galloway and hills toward Moffat from the south fairly persistently much of the day, some heavier rain mixed with frequent drizzle. Only patches drifting east, small amounts toward eastern Borders and Lothians.
Cloud on the hills?
Blanket low west, summit breaks east
Cloud most extensive south Galloway slopes to Moffat hills, often to middle slopes, some higher bases above 600m north of Beattock summit. More broken further east with higher bases, breaks to summits possible, though a deteriorating trend.
Chance of cloud free summits?
Almost nil southwest, to 40% northeast.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Local glimpses of weak sun mostly toward Lothians, otherwise cloudy, dull west. Good visibility where dry, but poor in rain, murky toward Solway.
How Cold? (at 750m)
1C at first, lifting to 5C. Feeling as cold as -10C in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Just touching the highest summits at and before dawn, soon lifting well above.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Monday 2nd March 2026
Last updated
Sat 28th Feb 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly; speed likely to drop from 40mph in east at first to more widely 20-25mph, or less afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Arduous conditions in east likely to lessen with time, remaining blustery in places, but smaller effects afternoon.
How Wet?
Early rain moving east, fading
A band of rain early in the day pushing gradually eastwards and fragmenting, morning into middle of day, to leave increasingly dry conditions, soonest west. By evening, possible showers in far west.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, lifting from west
Covering many hills early in day, for longest in east, varied patches at different heights for a few hours. Tending to rise with breaks forming to upper slopes, soonest west of the M74.
Chance of cloud free summits?
20% rising to 50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloud breaking from west to give occasional sun, but a veil of high cloud. Visibility poor in early rain, improving to be very good.
How Cold? (at 750m)
4C, dropping into evening toward 1C. If exposed to stronger wind at first, feeling like -7C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits, then likely to lower after dark to around 800m.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 3rd March 2026
Last updated
Sat 28th Feb 26 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Variable direction 10-15mph or less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small.
How Wet?
Precipitation unlikely
Cloud on the hills?
Patchy cloud clearing
Some varied cloud banks in the morning, plus patchy mist around sheltered valleys, lifting to higher slopes then largely clearing by afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Varied cloud, sunshine breaking through, a veil of high cloud may remain. Visibility becoming excellent, locally misty start.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0C rising to +3C.
Freezing Level
800m plus frost inland valleys from dawn, rising above all summits.
Planning Outlook
A drop of freezing level onto higher mountains develops during Monday into Monday night; weakening fronts bringing some precipitation, but fading. Higher pressure expands across the British Isles into Tuesday and stays nearby with commonly drier conditions and periods of light winds during early March, though mixed with pushes of strengthening south-southwesterlies bringing some occasional rain in from the west. Often milder air during the next couple of weeks, possibly briefly colder again by the end of the coming week.