The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Southern Uplands
Thursday 24th April 2025
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Low cloud from the North Sea covering all but some western mountains widely from dawn will gradually clear as it retreats eastwards into the middle of the day, some patches may remain on eastern slopes. Sunny most or all day western coasts. Small risk an afternoon shower.
Low cloud lifting and clearing. Fairly light wind.
East to southeasterly 10-15mph, strengthening later in west to 20mph, or from dusk into night 25-30mph Galloway hills.
Mostly small during daytime; later starting to feel more blustery on western tops.
Rain unlikely
Possible fine drizzle in cloud.
Mostly east in morning, lifting and clearing
Cloud widespread morning above about 450m, although the cloud often well broken Galloway. Late morning or midday will progressively break up: very little left into the afternoon.
30%, rising to almost certain
Cloud breaking from west to give periods of sunshine. Misty start eastern hills; visibility then excellent.
3C rising to 6C Cheviots, 8C Galloway.
Above the summits, but slight frost some sheltered higher and lower slopes at dawn.
Southern Uplands
Friday 25th April 2025
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South or southeasterly 20-30mph, strongest winds in Galloway, at times reaching 35mph, gusty in places.
Walking becoming impeded, stability challenged in strongest direct wind. Feeling chilly.
Occasional rain mostly Galloway
Patchy rain soon arrives into Galloway, on and off much of the day, locally may be heavier at times furthest west. Little if any reaching M74 corridor. Dry all day eastern areas.
Low cloud Galloway, lifting east
Variable cloud banks at dawn into the morning. Mostly lifting to high terrain by midday, breaking and above the summits east. South slopes of Galloway more often shrouded, lowest in rain.
30% west, rising to 70% east
Weak sun through high cloud, becoming mostly cloudy west. Excellent visibility east & north, poor in rain west.
3 to 5C, rising to 7C out of cloud. Feeling sub-zero in direct wind.
Above the summits
Southern Uplands
Saturday 26th April 2025
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Southerly 15 to 20mph, in places 25mph Galloway hills.
Fairly small
A little rain, risk a showery burst
Patchy rain and drizzle, mostly Dumfries & Galloway in the morning. May largely fade out, but risk an odd burst of rain almost anywhere into afternoon.
Fairly extensive, rising slowly
Covering most hills in the morning, cloud banks at various heights, to lower slopes Dumfries & Galloway. Only slowly lifting to upper slopes, some breaks afternoon. Cloud banks may persist toward Solway.
30%
Glimpses of sun mainly toward Pentlands. Misty, murky start widely, visibility slowly improving to become good below cloud.
6C
Above the summits
Weak fronts will encroach from the Atlantic by Friday into the weekend, bringing more humid air, with low cloud and patchy rain or drizzle, local showery bursts. Possibility of more persistent rain in western Scotland by Sunday with stronger southwesterly winds for a time. Generally mild, or increasingly warm into early next week as southerly air prevails. High pressure rebuilding with a good deal of dry and sunny weather expected next week into the start of May.