Skaftafell weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Skaftafell is expected to be 7°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Skaftafell, Iceland for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
2nd Sep
7

4

1

1
Thursday
3rd Sep
8

5

1

1
Friday
4th Sep
9

6

0

2
Saturday
5th Sep
8

6

7

2
Sunday
6th Sep
8

6

11

2

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:03 on Tuesday 1st 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 Wednesday 2nd September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 44% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 7 kph from the south.

7
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
44
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
7
kph wind from S

Skaftafell weather for Thursday 3rd September 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 80% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the east.

8
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with some rain
1
hour of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
80
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
15
kph wind from E

Skaftafell weather for Friday 4th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 9°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 53% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 12 kph from the north-east.

9
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
0
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
53
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
7
°C wind chill
12
kph wind from NE

Skaftafell weather for Saturday 5th September 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 47% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the north-east.

8
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
7
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
47
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from NE

Skaftafell weather for Sunday 6th September 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 11 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 61% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 12 kph from the north-east.