Kendal is expected to move from a showery, cool start to a brief period of quieter weather on Sunday before heavy rain returns overnight and dominates the opening days of the working week.

The five-day forecast published by Cumbria Crack News describes an unsettled spell across Cumbria. For Kendal specifically, showers are expected today, with temperatures reaching about 11°C. Sunday is forecast to provide a dry daytime window, but that improvement is expected to be short-lived as rain returns overnight.

Monday is then expected to be very wet and noticeably milder, with temperatures in Kendal climbing to around 17°C. Tuesday is also forecast to remain very wet, while the wider county outlook points to heavy showers and temperatures of roughly 15°C to 16°C. The forecast source says the weather will remain largely grey, wet and breezy through midweek.

Kendal five-day forecast

  • Today: Showers are expected in Kendal, with a high near 11°C.
  • Sunday: A dry daytime period is forecast, although rain is expected to arrive overnight.
  • Monday: Very wet and milder conditions are expected, with temperatures rising to around 17°C.
  • Tuesday: Very wet and unsettled weather is forecast, with heavy showers and mild temperatures.
  • Wednesday: The wider Cumbria forecast indicates blustery, wet conditions, with heavy downpours and possible coastal gales.

For people planning walks, journeys or other outdoor activities in Kendal, Sunday daytime is the clearest opportunity identified in the forecast. The expected overnight change means conditions are likely to become considerably less favourable by Monday morning, when persistent rain spreads back across the region.

Unsettled conditions across Cumbria

The wider county outlook begins with cloudy skies, frequent showers and heavy rain in many areas. Temperatures today are generally expected to reach between 11°C and 13°C. Sunday brings a brief respite for most of Cumbria, with largely dry daytime conditions and very low rain chances, but the forecast says rain will return overnight.

Monday is expected to bring persistent rain across the region as milder, moisture-laden air arrives. Some parts of the county could reach 16°C to 17°C, even though the conditions are expected to remain wet and breezy. Tuesday is forecast to stay unsettled, with a very high chance of heavy showers and highs close to 15°C to 16°C.

By Wednesday, the forecast points to another wet and blustery day. Coastal gales are possible alongside heavy downpours, and the strongest winds are expected in exposed coastal locations. Barrow, Whitehaven and Silloth are identified as places likely to bear the brunt of those winds, particularly on Wednesday when gusts could become particularly bracing.

Different conditions around the county

Cumbria’s varied landscape is expected to create differences between coastal, inland and higher areas. While exposed coastal places may experience the strongest winds, inland and elevated locations such as Alston and the Eden Valley are expected to feel noticeably colder at night. Overnight temperatures there could fall into the low single digits during the weekend before milder air spreads across the county on Monday.

The same broad change in conditions is forecast in nearby South Lakeland locations. Ambleside is expected to have a wet day today, a dry daytime break on Sunday and heavy, persistent rain returning on Monday and Tuesday, with highs rising to about 16°C. Grange-over-Sands is forecast to see a wet Saturday, a mostly dry Sunday daytime and a wet, mild Monday reaching around 16°C.

Windermere is expected to be particularly wet today, followed by a dry Sunday daytime period before heavy, persistent rain returns on Monday and Tuesday alongside temperatures of about 16°C. Sedbergh is forecast to see showers today, a mostly dry Sunday and a wet, milder start to the week, with highs around 16°C.

Elsewhere in Cumbria, the forecast describes a similar pattern. Alston is expected to remain chilly today, with a high of only 9°C, before a mostly dry Sunday and heavy rain with milder temperatures on Monday. Appleby, Penrith and Wigton are also forecast to have showers or rain today, a daytime pause on Sunday and wetter, milder conditions on Monday.

Coastal towns including Barrow, Maryport, Millom, Silloth, Ulverston and Whitehaven are expected to experience a mix of showers, rain and gusty conditions, followed by a short dry period during Sunday daylight hours. Heavy rain and stronger winds are forecast to return from Monday, with coastal gales possible later in the outlook.

The article says its forecast was generated by artificial intelligence and powered by Met Office data. Because the source uses relative terms including “today”, “Sunday”, “Monday” and “Wednesday”, conditions should be checked against the latest forecast before travelling or making plans.