Svalbard weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Svalbard is expected to be -5°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Svalbard (Longyearbyen) for more weather parameters.

Monday
27th Apr
-5

-8

10

1
Tuesday
28th Apr
-3

-8

6

1
Wednesday
29th Apr
2

-3

0

0
Thursday
30th Apr
2

1

3

1
Friday
1st May
0

-3

1

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Monday 27th 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 Monday 27th April 2026

Expect broken clouds in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -5°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a light breeze of 10 kph from the north.

-5
°C maximum temperature
-8
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
10
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
cm of snow expected
-10
°C wind chill
10
kph wind from N

Svalbard weather for Tuesday 28th April 2026

Expect broken clouds in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -3°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-east.

-3
°C maximum temperature
-8
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
6
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
cm of snow expected
-8
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from SE

Svalbard weather for Wednesday 29th April 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 2°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of sleet/snow expected with 87% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the east.

2
°C maximum temperature
-3
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
87
% chance of some sleet or snow
<10
mm of sleet/snow expected
-2
°C wind chill
15
kph wind from E

Svalbard weather for Thursday 30th April 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 2°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of sleet/snow expected with 83% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south.

2
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
3
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
83
% chance of some sleet or snow
<10
mm of sleet/snow expected
-1
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from S

Svalbard weather for Friday 1st May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 0°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 cm of snow expected with 66% chance of some snow and a light breeze of 11 kph from the west.