Svalbard weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Svalbard is expected to be 6°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Svalbard (Longyearbyen) for more weather parameters.

Thursday
15th Oct
6

4

0

0
Friday
16th Oct
5

-2

1

0
Saturday
17th Oct
-2

-7

2

0
Sunday
18th Oct
-4

-9

3

0
Monday
19th Oct
3

-3

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Thursday 15th 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 Thursday 15th 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 97% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the south.

6
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with some rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
97
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
23
kph wind from S

Svalbard weather for Friday 16th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 5°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 68% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the north.

5
°C maximum temperature
-2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
68
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
18
kph wind from N

Svalbard weather for Saturday 17th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -2°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 cm of snow expected with 51% chance of some snow and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the north-west.

-2
°C maximum temperature
-7
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
51
% chance of some snow
<5
cm of snow expected
-8
°C wind chill
24
kph wind from NW

Svalbard weather for Sunday 18th October 2026

Expect clear skies with flurries of snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -4°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 53% chance of some snow and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the north-west.

-4
°C maximum temperature
-9
°C minimum temperature
clear skies with flurries of snow
3
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
53
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-10
°C wind chill
20
kph wind from NW

Svalbard weather for Monday 19th October 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 3°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of sleet/snow expected with 95% chance of some sleet or snow and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the south-east.