Skaftafell weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Skaftafell is expected to be 8°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Skaftafell, Iceland for more weather parameters.

Thursday
17th Sep
8

5

2

1
Friday
18th Sep
7

5

1

1
Saturday
19th Sep
8

6

2

1
Sunday
20th Sep
8

5

7

1
Monday
21st Sep
9

6

0

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:02 on Thursday 17th September 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 Thursday 17th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 51% chance of some rain and little or no wind of 6 kph from the north.

8
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
51
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
8
°C wind chill
6
kph wind from N

Skaftafell weather for Friday 18th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 86% chance of some rain and little or no wind of 4 kph from the north.

7
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
1
hour of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
86
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
4
kph wind from N

Skaftafell weather for Saturday 19th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 38% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 11 kph from the north.

8
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
38
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
11
kph wind from N

Skaftafell weather for Sunday 20th September 2026

Expect broken clouds in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 10 kph from the north-east.

8
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
7
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
7
°C wind chill
10
kph wind from NE

Skaftafell weather for Monday 21st September 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 9°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 95% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the south.