Skaftafell weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Skaftafell is expected to be 5°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Skaftafell, Iceland for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
29th Apr
5

3

1

3
Thursday
30th Apr
5

2

2

3
Friday
1st May
5

1

12

3
Saturday
2nd May
4

0

4

3
Sunday
3rd May
4

2

5

3

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:02 on Tuesday 28th April 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for Iceland (Skaftafell) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Skaftafell weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Skaftafell for the next 5 days.

Skaftafell weather for Wednesday 29th April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 5°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 71% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south.

5
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
1
hour of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
71
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
17
kph wind from S

Skaftafell weather for Thursday 30th April 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 5°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of sleet/snow expected with 61% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-west.

5
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
2
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
61
% chance of some sleet or snow
<5
mm of sleet/snow expected
2
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from SW

Skaftafell weather for Friday 1st May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 5°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 12 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the north-east.

5
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
12
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
18
kph wind from NE

Skaftafell weather for Saturday 2nd May 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 4°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected with 52% chance of some sleet or snow and a light breeze of 11 kph from the north-east.

4
°C maximum temperature
0
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
4
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
52
% chance of some sleet or snow
<2
mm of sleet/snow expected
1
°C wind chill
11
kph wind from NE

Skaftafell weather for Sunday 3rd May 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 4°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of sleet/snow expected with 70% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the north-west.