Svalbard weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Svalbard is expected to be 0°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Svalbard (Longyearbyen) for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
14th Jan
0

-3

0

0
Thursday
15th Jan
0

-3

0

0
Friday
16th Jan
1

-2

0

0
Saturday
17th Jan
2

-2

0

0
Sunday
18th Jan
4

0

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 14th 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 Wednesday 14th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 0°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 4% chance of some snow and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south-east.

0
°C maximum temperature
-3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
4
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-3
°C wind chill
9
kph wind from SE

Svalbard weather for Thursday 15th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 0°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south-east.

0
°C maximum temperature
-3
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
cm of snow expected
-3
°C wind chill
8
kph wind from SE

Svalbard weather for Friday 16th 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 25% chance of some snow and a light breeze of 7 kph from the south-east.

1
°C maximum temperature
-2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
25
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-1
°C wind chill
7
kph wind from SE

Svalbard weather for Saturday 17th January 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 2°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected with 62% chance of some sleet or snow and a light breeze of 10 kph from the south-east.

2
°C maximum temperature
-2
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
62
% chance of some sleet or snow
<2
mm of sleet/snow expected
-1
°C wind chill
10
kph wind from SE

Svalbard weather for Sunday 18th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 4°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 82% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-west.