Svalbard weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Svalbard is expected to be -3°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Svalbard (Longyearbyen) for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
17th Dec
-3

-4

0

0
Thursday
18th Dec
-4

-5

0

0
Friday
19th Dec
1

-5

0

0
Saturday
20th Dec
2

1

0

0
Sunday
21st Dec
1

-2

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 17th December 2025 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 17th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -3°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 13% chance of some snow and a moderate breeze of 26 kph from the east.

-3
°C maximum temperature
-4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
13
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-10
°C wind chill
26
kph wind from E

Svalbard weather for Thursday 18th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -4°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the east.

-4
°C maximum temperature
-5
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
cm of snow expected
-10
°C wind chill
25
kph wind from E

Svalbard weather for Friday 19th December 2025

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 1°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected with 25% chance of some sleet or snow and a light breeze of 11 kph from the east.

1
°C maximum temperature
-5
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
25
% chance of some sleet or snow
<2
mm of sleet/snow expected
-2
°C wind chill
11
kph wind from E

Svalbard weather for Saturday 20th December 2025

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 2°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected with 32% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the east.

2
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
32
% chance of some sleet or snow
<2
mm of sleet/snow expected
-1
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from E

Svalbard weather for Sunday 21st December 2025

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 1°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected with 36% chance of some sleet or snow and a light breeze of 11 kph from the south-west.