Southern Uplands
The Galloway hills eastward to the Lammermuir hills. The Cheviots (including higher hills within the adjacent Northumberland NP).
Today's Forecast
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
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.
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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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
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.
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
Monday 29th September 2025
Last updated
Sun 28th Sep 25 at
4:29PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Scotland: Southwesterly winds with a warm front bringing cloud and patchy rain into afternoon for western hills. Eastern hills substantially clear with morning sunshine. England/Wales: Sunshine giving way to veil of cloud, with will lower onto higher western tops with local drizzle. Dry elsewhere.
Headline for Southern Uplands
Sunny morning. Clouding over in afternoon. Patchy hill fog into the west.
How windy? (On the summits)
Southwesterly 10-15mph. A very gradual rise afternoon, winds over western tops reaching a gusty 20mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, though increasing gusts will bring light buffeting as the day goes.
How Wet?
Patchy drizzly rain west
Spotty drizzly rain drifting onto south and western Galloway slopes at times. Patches will tend to drift east later in the day.
Cloud on the hills?
Clear in the east, and in morning in west.
Local valley mist and odd ragged patches on the hills soon rise and break after sunrise for clear hills in the morning. However, patches onto western tops will become more prevalent in afternoon.
Chance of cloud free summits?
90% lowering to 50% in the west
Sunshine and air clarity?
Early sunshine, lasting all morning in the east, before veil of cloud moves in from the west. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 750m)
7 or 8C. May start slightly cooler in sheltered eastern areas.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Tuesday 30th September 2025
Last updated
Sun 28th Sep 25 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to southwesterly, 15 to 20mph, at times 25mph higher tops, particularly in west.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but may start to feel noticeable over exposed higher slopes.
How Wet?
Drizzly rain mostly west
A little rain or drizzle, mostly hills near and west of the M74, amounts generally small. Further north and east more often dry or just patchy drizzle.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, lowest west
Shrouding hills across Dumfries and Galloway most or all day, from lower elevations upward near Solway coast, bases 400m further inland, may rise a little. Higher cloud above 500-600m Borders.
Chance of cloud free summits?
10% west, 30% east/north.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Overcast, rare glimpses of sun mainly eastern areas. Visibility poor where damp, better east and north, good below cloud.
How Cold? (at 750m)
8C, little change all day where in cloud, clearer spots rising to 10C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Southern Uplands
Wednesday 1st October 2025
Last updated
Sun 28th Sep 25 at
4:29PM
How windy? (On the summits)
South to south-westerly 15 to 30mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery at times with a marked wind chill over the tops.
How Wet?
Occasional rain an drizzle
Occasional rain, may well be persistent for a few hours in the morning. The afternoon may tend just sees intermittent drizzle which would be mostly in the west.
Cloud on the hills?
Fairly extensive
Cloud covering upper slopes fairly extensively through the day. Best of the breaks will be east of the M74.
Chance of cloud free summits?
30%
Sunshine and air clarity?
A little weak sun may come through a veil of cloud at times, mainly in the east. Visibility sometimes poor due to rain.
How Cold? (at 750m)
11C
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
Next week the UK is situated under a boundary between high and low pressure with a trend towards more settled conditions in the south, unsettled in the north. Northwest England and west Scotland could be rather wet with a southwesterly wind pushing cloud and spells of rain onto western hills. Several more organized frontal systems are likely to pass into eastern Scotland as well. Generally dry for the Pennines and Wales, though cloud and occasionally drizzly rain will impact western areas, notably Lakeland and Snowdonia. Sun breaks likely in England but short-lived. First indications of more widely unsettled weather into next weekend as a deeper area of low pressure passes north, though confidence remains low regarding timing and strength.