Skaftafell weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Skaftafell is expected to be 4°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Skaftafell, Iceland for more weather parameters.

Monday
6th Apr
4

-5

0

1
Tuesday
7th Apr
5

3

0

2
Wednesday
8th Apr
4

3

0

2
Thursday
9th Apr
3

1

1

2
Friday
10th Apr
3

0

4

2

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:02 on Monday 6th 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 Monday 6th April 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 4°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 50 mm or more of sleet/snow expected with 99% chance of some sleet or snow and a fresh gale of 71 kph from the east.

4
°C maximum temperature
-5
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
99
% chance of some sleet or snow
>50
mm or more of sleet/snow expected
-3
°C wind chill
71
kph wind from E

Skaftafell weather for Tuesday 7th April 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 5°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 30-40 mm of rainfall expected with 99% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 48 kph from the south.

5
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with some rain
0
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
99
% chance of some rain
<40
mm of rainfall expected
-2
°C wind chill
48
kph wind from S

Skaftafell weather for Wednesday 8th April 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 4°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 30-40 mm of sleet/snow expected with 97% chance of some sleet or snow and a fresh breeze of 35 kph from the south-east.

4
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
97
% chance of some sleet or snow
<40
mm of sleet/snow expected
-2
°C wind chill
35
kph wind from SE

Skaftafell weather for Thursday 9th April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 3°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 84% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the east.

3
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
1
hour of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
84
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
-1
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from E

Skaftafell weather for Friday 10th April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 3°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 72% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the east.