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.
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 8 to 12C 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.
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 8 to 12C 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
Monday 23rd June 2025
Last updated
Sun 22nd Jun 25 at
4:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Windy for all regions, gale-force westerlies on higher mountains. Much cooler air than recently, feeling distinctly chilly where exposed on hills. Showery rain most frequent western Scotland and cloud often capping tops. Light showers England & Wales, drier spells.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Cool and windy, near-gale. Light brief showers.
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 30 to 35mph, at times 40mph higher tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Walking strenuous over higher terrain, frequent buffeting where exposed. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Occasional light rain west
Patchy light showers and drizzle mostly west of the M74. Often dry Borders & Cheviots. Some more persistent rain dusk into night.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly western tops
Banks of cloud above 600-700m western hills, occasional patches on eastern tops, rising higher afternoon, above many hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, occasional sun, more often toward east. Visibility very good below cloud.
How Cold? (at 750m)
5C from dawn, rising to 8C, or 10C east. Feeling sub-zero in the wind in the morning.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 24th June 2025
Last updated
Sun 22nd Jun 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
Westerly 25 to 30, at times 35mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Very blustery over the hills, strenuous walking where exposed on high tops. Considerable wind chill.
How Wet?
Rain for a time
Patchy rain and drizzle, may persist for a few hours western hills, fading to drizzly showers; small amounts in east.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive, may improve
Covering the hills from mid-to-lower slopes up in morning, base rising, but likely to persist on higher areas in the west. Higher breaks mostly toward Pentland hills.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy, glimpses of sun in east. Visibility good below cloud away from rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
8C. Feeling near freezing in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Wednesday 25th June 2025
Last updated
Sun 22nd Jun 25 at
4:00PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly 15 to 20mph, occasional 25mph higher slopes.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small.
How Wet?
Small amounts of rain, risk wetter later
Occasional drizzly showers, mainly Dumfries and Galloway. Toward evening, more persistent rain likely to develop from southwest.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting from many hills
Covering many higher slopes in the morning, some patches to 500-600m near Solway. Cloud base tending to rise, breaks forming, clearer north & east, but lowering more widely in west later if rain occurs.
Chance of cloud free summits?
60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Glimpses of sun best Lothians to Cheviots. Visibility good out of cloud, very good further north and east.
How Cold? (at 750m)
8C rising to 11C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
West to southwesterly winds prevail this week and a series of frontal systems come in from the Atlantic. Rain and drizzle most frequent in west with low cloud often covering hills. Higher cloud bases and drier further eastwards. Much cooler than recently, temperatures nearer average, or lower at times in Scotland. Often windy, but by later in the week, risk of more extensive upland gales and some heavier rain as deeper areas of low pressure likely move in.