Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Friday'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.
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.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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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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.
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.
Clear
Excellent or superb visibility, no navigation issues.
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
Friday 15th May 2026
Last updated
Thu 14th May 26 at
4:15PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Remaining cold, near to freezing all day on higher tops. Strongest northwesterly winds in the morning and toward eastern Scotland giving significant chill factor. A scattering of mostly brief showers with snow and hail, less intense than recent days. Cloud lifting above many summits, occasional sun.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Chilly and breezy. Isolated showers.
How windy? (On the summits)
North to northwesterly 25 to 30mph at dawn, strongest in the east, locally 35mph for a time. Easing to 20mph middle of day, but locally still 25mph western areas into afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery start to the day, with considerable wind chill and some buffeting, becoming small, but still blustery particularly western hills.
How Wet?
A few brief showers
One or two brief showers mostly near west coast in morning, then forming mainly across hills near and east of the M74 by afternoon. Possible brief hail.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little if any
Rare brief patches grazing higher tops, mostly in west in morning, then near showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sun, best early morning inland, then improving in west afternoon. Visibility excellent, briefly lowering in local showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
Close to 0C at dawn, lifting to +4C. Feeling near -10C directly in early wind.
Freezing Level
700-800m at dawn, but lifting above the tops.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Saturday 16th May 2026
Last updated
Thu 14th May 26 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the summits)
West or southwesterly 10mph or less, increasing gradually to 15-20mph, later in day 20-25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but starting to feeling more noticeably breezy later.
How Wet?
Rain develops west
Likely dry morning, for longer in east. Patchy rain pushes into Galloway in afternoon, becoming more persistent later and extending gradually eastwards.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any, then lowering in west
Rare if any brief patches on some slopes in morning. Later in day, cloud banks starting to form further over western tops, filling in as rain develops.
Chance of cloud free summits?
80% dropping to 40% later west.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine best early in day in east, high cloud tends to thicken from west to cover the sky. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 750m)
0 or 1C rising to 5C afternoon.
Freezing Level
700-800m, lowest in east, plus frost inland valleys at dawn. Rising during morning above freezing to the tops.
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Sunday 17th May 2026
Last updated
Thu 14th May 26 at
4:15PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 20 to 30mph, often strongest over western hills.
Effect of the wind on you?
Starting to affect comfortable walking in exposure on higher tops. Marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Heavy showers develop
Patchy rain in west in morning, further east dry for several hours at least. Increasing risk into afternoon of showery bursts forming, becoming heavy, extending eastwards later. Risk of hail & thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Often above tops
Patches of cloud around upper slopes mostly in west in the morning, dispersing or lifting. Much cloud then above hills, but some patches drop back onto high tops around showers.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sun best in east in morning, giving way to building cloud; later in day west coast areas become sunnier. Visibility very good, but reduced in showers.
How Cold? (at 750m)
3C rising to 6C. Wind chill feeling like -5C on high tops.
Freezing Level
Pockets of frost in valleys and some sheltered higher areas at dawn. Otherwise above the summits.
Planning Outlook
A shift toward west-southwesterly over the weekend brings a gradual rise of temperature. A mixed weather story with some rain and lowering cloud moving in from the west into Saturday afternoon. By Sunday and Monday, some showery rain, passing eastwards during the daytimes, generally improving afternoons in western areas. Risk by later Monday of rain moving into Wales from the southwest. Damp south-southwesterlies then prevail for a few days next week, with rain at times Tuesday and Wednesday, most on western hills, particularly Scotland. A drier and warmer theme later in the week as higher pressure builds.