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
15th Apr
3

-1

0

0
Thursday
16th Apr
2

1

2

1
Friday
17th Apr
2

-1

2

1
Saturday
18th Apr
3

-1

5

0
Sunday
19th Apr
4

3

4

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 15th April 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 15th April 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 3°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of sleet/snow expected with 97% chance of some sleet or snow and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south-east.

3
°C maximum temperature
-1
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
97
% chance of some sleet or snow
<10
mm of sleet/snow expected
0
°C wind chill
9
kph wind from SE

Svalbard weather for Thursday 16th April 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow 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 sleet/snow expected with 6% chance of some sleet or snow and a light breeze of 11 kph from the south-west.

2
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
6
% chance of some sleet or snow
<2
mm of sleet/snow expected
-1
°C wind chill
11
kph wind from SW

Svalbard weather for Friday 17th April 2026

Expect broken clouds in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 2°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south-west.

2
°C maximum temperature
-1
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
-1
°C wind chill
8
kph wind from SW

Svalbard weather for Saturday 18th April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 3°C and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 68% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south-east.

3
°C maximum temperature
-1
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
5
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
68
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
°C wind chill
12
kph wind from SE

Svalbard weather for Sunday 19th April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 4°C and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 47% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-west.