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.

Sunday
18th Oct
1

-9

1

0
Monday
19th Oct
5

2

0

0
Tuesday
20th Oct
2

-2

1

0
Wednesday
21st Oct
6

-2

0

0
Thursday
22nd Oct
6

3

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Sunday 18th October 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 Sunday 18th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 1°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 cm of snow expected with 97% chance of some snow and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the east.

1
°C maximum temperature
-9
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
97
% chance of some snow
<5
cm of snow expected
-4
°C wind chill
24
kph wind from E

Svalbard weather for Monday 19th October 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 5°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of sleet/snow expected with 96% chance of some sleet or snow and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the south.

5
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
96
% chance of some sleet or snow
<20
mm of sleet/snow expected
0
°C wind chill
25
kph wind from S

Svalbard weather for Tuesday 20th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 2°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 18% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-west.

2
°C maximum temperature
-2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
18
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
-2
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from SW

Svalbard weather for Wednesday 21st October 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 6°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of sleet/snow expected with 91% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the east.

6
°C maximum temperature
-2
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
91
% chance of some sleet or snow
<10
mm of sleet/snow expected
3
°C wind chill
15
kph wind from E

Svalbard weather for Thursday 22nd October 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 6°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 65% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south.