Craven Cottage weather

    Live weather and game-time forecast for Craven Cottage, with kickoff conditions for every Fulham home match.

    Home team: Fulham
    London
    Capacity: 29,589

    Game-time forecast at Craven Cottage
    Weather lean unlocks 3h before start

    Manchester United @ Fulham — kick-off Sun 4:30 pm venue time (in 33 hours).

    Temperature
    19°C
    Wind
    10 km/h
    NW (304°)
    Rain chance
    0%
    Conditions
    Clouds

    Lean pending: These are the kick-off readings. Weather lean unlocks 3h before start, once the forecast is settled enough to call.

    Research model
    0 points

    EPL is forecast-only: our rain, wind and temperature studies (6,120 matches) all found no significant scoring effect.

    Lead-time reliability still being measured for EPL

    This is the forecast for kick-off, not the weather right now. Current readings are below.

    The next English Premier League game at Craven Cottage is Manchester United at Fulham, Sunday 20 September at 4:30 pm venue time. Live conditions at the ground are briefly unavailable — the reading refreshes on its own.

    Next match at Craven Cottage: Fulham v United

    Fulham v Manchester United weather at Craven Cottage

    Fulham host Manchester United at Craven Cottage on Sunday 20 September at 4:30 pm venue time. Forecast at kick-off: 19°C, wind 10 km/h, 0% rain chance.

    Live stadium conditions

    Live conditions are not available right now. They refresh automatically when the station responds.

    Live readings are context only. The game-time read uses the forecast at kick-off.

    Why Craven Cottage plays differently

    Craven Cottage sits directly on the Thames at Putney, and the open river reach to the south-west lets breeze come off the water. The ground's low, historic stands — the Cottage itself is a listed building — offer less shelter than modern bowls. The new Riverside Stand has changed the airflow on the river side, but this remains one of the league's more atmospheric weather venues.

    Game-time weather read

    Manchester United at Fulham · Sun 4:30 pm venue time

    Lean unlocks 3 hours before kick-off

    Nothing is published earlier than that. The forecast for kick-off at Craven Cottage is not settled enough further out to be worth reading.

    Stadium Map

    Upcoming games at Craven Cottage

    • Manchester United at FulhamSun, 20 Sept, 4:30 pm venue time
    • Hull City at FulhamSat, 17 Oct, 3:00 pm venue time

    Last games at Craven Cottage: conditions vs total

    Loading past games…

    Craven Cottage weather FAQs

    Mildly. The riverside position lets south-westerly breeze run up the river onto the pitch, and misty, damp autumn evenings are common. The climate is otherwise standard mild London.

    No evidence for it here or anywhere in the league — our 6,120-match English Premier League study found rain leaves goal totals statistically unchanged.

    All kickoff times on this page are shown in UK local time (Europe/London), which is GMT in winter and BST in summer.

    About this page

    Craven Cottage weather is updated live and produces a game-time forecast read for every home fixture. The page uses one permanent URL for the ground; match-up details rotate as the schedule changes, so search results always point to current conditions. Our own studies of 6,120 English Premier League matches found rain, wind and temperature all leave goal totals statistically unchanged, so these pages stay honest: conditions and context, not exaggerated edge claims.

    What the research says

    The published studies behind the read on this page at Craven Cottage. Every figure is season-adjusted, with sample sizes and t-statistics shown.

    • English Premier League Rain & Goals

      Rain does not lower English Premier League scoring. Across 1,451 wet matches since 2010 the season-adjusted gap against dry matches is +0.06 goals (t = 1.15), and wet matches go Over 2.5 within noise of the closing odds (z = 1.61). A published null.

      6,120 league matches, 2010-11 to 2026-27, every one with kickoff-hour weather at the stadium's own coordinates and closing Over/Under 2.5 odds

    • English Premier League Wind & Goals

      Wind does not lower English Premier League scoring. Matches in 20–30 km/h of kickoff wind sit -0.03 goals from calm matches of the same season (t = -0.52), and go Over 2.5 within noise of the closing odds (z = -0.50). Another published null.

      6,120 league matches, 2010-11 to 2026-27, every one with kickoff-hour wind at the stadium's own coordinates and closing Over/Under 2.5 odds

    • English Premier League Temperature & Goals

      Temperature does not move English Premier League scoring. Matches below 5°C sit +0.03 season-adjusted goals from the mild control (t = 0.46), and matches at 20°C or warmer sit -0.03 (t = -0.30). A third published null.

      6,120 league matches, 2010-11 to 2026-27, every one with kickoff-hour temperature at the stadium's own coordinates and closing Over/Under 2.5 odds

    • English Premier League Rain, Wind & Goals

      Rain and wind together do not move English Premier League scoring. Across 1,451 wet matches the season-adjusted gap from the dry-and-calm control is +0.08 goals (t = 1.28); the wet-and-windy subset is +0.03 goals (t = 0.37). A fourth published null.

      6,120 league matches, 2010-11 to 2026-27, every one with kickoff-hour rainfall and wind at the stadium's own coordinates and closing Over/Under 2.5 odds

    All weather research · How our leans are derived

    Other English Premier League weather resources