Skaftafell weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Skaftafell is expected to be 6°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Skaftafell, Iceland for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
15th Apr
6

4

1

2
Thursday
16th Apr
5

3

9

2
Friday
17th Apr
5

2

4

3
Saturday
18th Apr
4

1

3

3
Sunday
19th Apr
4

1

2

2

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:02 on Wednesday 15th 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 15th April 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 62% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 40 kph from the east.

6
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with some rain
1
hour of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
62
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
0
°C wind chill
40
kph wind from E

Skaftafell weather for Thursday 16th April 2026

Expect broken clouds in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 5°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and little or no wind of 4 kph from the north.

5
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
9
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
4
kph wind from N

Skaftafell weather for Friday 17th April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 5°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 64% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the north.

5
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
4
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
64
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
9
kph wind from N

Skaftafell weather for Saturday 18th April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 4°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 51% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 12 kph from the north-east.

4
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
3
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
51
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
12
kph wind from NE

Skaftafell weather for Sunday 19th April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 4°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 58% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the east.