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.

Tuesday
17th Mar
-4

-11

7

0
Wednesday
18th Mar
-2

-5

4

0
Thursday
19th Mar
-1

-3

0

0
Friday
20th Mar
2

-1

1

0
Saturday
21st Mar
-2

-7

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Monday 16th March 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 Tuesday 17th March 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -4°C and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the east.

-4
°C maximum temperature
-11
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
7
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
cm of snow expected
-10
°C wind chill
17
kph wind from E

Svalbard weather for Wednesday 18th March 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -2°C and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 44% chance of some snow and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the north-east.

-2
°C maximum temperature
-5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
4
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
44
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-8
°C wind chill
21
kph wind from NE

Svalbard weather for Thursday 19th March 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -1°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 cm of snow expected with 72% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-east.

-1
°C maximum temperature
-3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
72
% chance of some snow
<5
cm of snow expected
-6
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from SE

Svalbard weather for Friday 20th March 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 2°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of sleet/snow expected with 100% chance of some sleet or snow and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the south-east.

2
°C maximum temperature
-1
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
100
% chance of some sleet or snow
<20
mm of sleet/snow expected
-4
°C wind chill
23
kph wind from SE

Svalbard weather for Saturday 21st March 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -2°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 cm of snow expected with 83% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the north-east.