Svalbard weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Svalbard is expected to be -1°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Svalbard (Longyearbyen) for more weather parameters.

Friday
9th Jan
-1

-5

0

0
Saturday
10th Jan
-4

-6

0

0
Sunday
11th Jan
-4

-8

0

0
Monday
12th Jan
1

-4

0

0
Tuesday
13th Jan
4

0

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Friday 9th January 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 Friday 9th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy 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 12% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the west.

-1
°C maximum temperature
-5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
12
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-6
°C wind chill
19
kph wind from W

Svalbard weather for Saturday 10th January 2026

Expect overcast with light snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -4°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected and little or no wind of 6 kph from the east.

-4
°C maximum temperature
-6
°C minimum temperature
overcast with light snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
<2
cm of snow expected
-7
°C wind chill
6
kph wind from E

Svalbard weather for Sunday 11th January 2026

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 light breeze of 10 kph from the east.

-4
°C maximum temperature
-8
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
cm of snow expected
-9
°C wind chill
10
kph wind from E

Svalbard weather for Monday 12th January 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 1°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of sleet/snow expected with 50% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the east.

1
°C maximum temperature
-4
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
50
% chance of some sleet or snow
<5
mm of sleet/snow expected
-3
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from E

Svalbard weather for Tuesday 13th January 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 4°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of sleet/snow expected with 61% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-east.