Svalbard weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Svalbard is expected to be 43°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Svalbard (Longyearbyen) for more weather parameters.

Thursday
15th Oct
43

39

0

0
Friday
16th Oct
41

28

1

0
Saturday
17th Oct
28

19

2

0
Sunday
18th Oct
25

16

3

0
Monday
19th Oct
37

27

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 43°F 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 14 mph from the south.

43
°F maximum temperature
39
°F minimum temperature
cloudy with some rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
97
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
36
°F wind chill
14
mph wind from S

Svalbard weather for Friday 16th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 41°F 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 11 mph from the north.

41
°F maximum temperature
28
°F 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
34
°F wind chill
11
mph wind from N

Svalbard weather for Saturday 17th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 28°F 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 15 mph from the north-west.

28
°F maximum temperature
19
°F 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
18
°F wind chill
15
mph wind from NW

Svalbard weather for Sunday 18th October 2026

Expect clear skies with flurries of snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 25°F 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 12 mph from the north-west.

25
°F maximum temperature
16
°F 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
14
°F wind chill
12
mph wind from NW

Svalbard weather for Monday 19th October 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 37°F 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 12 mph from the south-east.