Svalbard weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Svalbard is expected to be 4°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Svalbard (Longyearbyen) for more weather parameters.

Monday
25th May
4

2

5

UV1
Tuesday
26th May
4

2

1

UV1
Wednesday
27th May
3

1

2

UV1
Thursday
28th May
3

1

11

UV1
Friday
29th May
2

0

6

UV2

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Monday 25th May 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 25th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 4°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 32% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south.

4
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
5
hours of sunshine
UV1
UV index (Low)
32
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
9
kph wind from S

Svalbard weather for Tuesday 26th May 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 4°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of sleet/snow expected with 48% chance of some sleet or snow and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south.

4
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
1
hour of sunshine
UV1
UV index (Low)
48
% chance of some sleet or snow
<5
mm of sleet/snow expected
1
°C wind chill
12
kph wind from S

Svalbard weather for Wednesday 27th May 2026

Expect overcast skies in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 3°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 7 kph from the west.

3
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
overcast skies
2
hours of sunshine
UV1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
7
kph wind from W

Svalbard weather for Thursday 28th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 3°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 11 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 10 kph from the east.

3
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
11
hours of sunshine
UV1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
°C wind chill
10
kph wind from E

Svalbard weather for Friday 29th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 2°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 37% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the north-east.