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.

Tuesday
23rd Dec
3

2

0

0
Wednesday
24th Dec
3

1

0

0
Thursday
25th Dec
1

-2

0

0
Friday
26th Dec
-1

-6

0

0
Saturday
27th Dec
-4

-9

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Monday 22nd 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 Tuesday 23rd December 2025

Expect overcast with light rain in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 3°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 83% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-west.

3
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
overcast with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
83
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
-1
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from SW

Svalbard weather for Wednesday 24th December 2025

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 98% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-west.

3
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
98
% chance of some sleet or snow
<10
mm of sleet/snow expected
-1
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from SW

Svalbard weather for Thursday 25th December 2025

Expect overcast with light snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 1°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 53% chance of some snow and a light breeze of 10 kph from the west.

1
°C maximum temperature
-2
°C minimum temperature
overcast with light snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
53
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-2
°C wind chill
10
kph wind from W

Svalbard weather for Friday 26th December 2025

Expect overcast with light snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -1°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 cm of snow expected with 55% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the east.

-1
°C maximum temperature
-6
°C minimum temperature
overcast with light snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
55
% chance of some snow
<5
cm of snow expected
-5
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from E

Svalbard weather for Saturday 27th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -4°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 cm of snow expected with 33% chance of some snow and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the north-west.