Svalbard weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Svalbard is expected to be 6°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Svalbard (Longyearbyen) for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
2nd Sep
6

4

1

1
Thursday
3rd Sep
4

3

1

0
Friday
4th Sep
4

2

1

1
Saturday
5th Sep
2

0

2

1
Sunday
6th Sep
4

0

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 2nd September 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for Svalbard, represented by Longyearbyen, (Longyearbyen) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Svalbard weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Svalbard for the next 5 days. The forecasts shown are for Longyearbyen and may not represent the whole of Svalbard. Browse more destinations in Svalbard to view more weather forecasts.

Svalbard weather for Wednesday 2nd September 2026

Expect overcast skies in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 11 kph from the east.

6
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
overcast skies
1
hour of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
11
kph wind from E

Svalbard weather for Thursday 3rd September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 4°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 35% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the west.

4
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
35
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
10
kph wind from W

Svalbard weather for Friday 4th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 4°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 25% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the west.

4
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
25
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from W

Svalbard weather for Saturday 5th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 2°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 20% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the west.

2
°C maximum temperature
0
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
20
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
-3
°C wind chill
15
kph wind from W

Svalbard weather for Sunday 6th September 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 4°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of sleet/snow expected with 76% chance of some sleet or snow and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the south.