Skaftafell weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Skaftafell is expected to be 2°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Skaftafell, Iceland for more weather parameters.

Thursday
7th May
2

-4

17

3
Friday
8th May
2

-5

17

3
Saturday
9th May
5

-2

9

4
Sunday
10th May
3

1

0

4
Monday
11th May
5

2

3

3

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:02 on Thursday 7th May 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 7th May 2026

Expect clear skies in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 2°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 17 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the north-east.

2
°C maximum temperature
-4
°C minimum temperature
clear skies
17
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
-2
°C wind chill
19
kph wind from NE

Skaftafell weather for Friday 8th May 2026

2
°C maximum temperature
-5
°C minimum temperature
clear skies
17
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
-2
°C wind chill
15
kph wind from NE

Skaftafell weather for Saturday 9th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 5°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the north.

5
°C maximum temperature
-2
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
9
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from N

Skaftafell weather for Sunday 10th May 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 3°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected with 55% chance of some sleet or snow and little or no wind of 6 kph from the north.

3
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
55
% chance of some sleet or snow
<2
mm of sleet/snow expected
2
°C wind chill
6
kph wind from N

Skaftafell weather for Monday 11th May 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 5°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of sleet/snow expected with 49% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the north-west.