Svalbard weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Svalbard is expected to be 39°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Svalbard (Longyearbyen) for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
25th Aug
39

36

5

1
Wednesday
26th Aug
39

36

9

1
Thursday
27th Aug
43

36

12

1
Friday
28th Aug
46

43

0

0
Saturday
29th Aug
46

41

0

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 25th August 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 25th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 39°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 14% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 11 mph from the north-west.

39
°F maximum temperature
36
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
5
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
14
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
34
°F wind chill
11
mph wind from NW

Svalbard weather for Wednesday 26th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 39°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 9 mph from the north-west.

39
°F maximum temperature
36
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
9
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
34
°F wind chill
9
mph wind from NW

Svalbard weather for Thursday 27th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 43°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 12 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 6 mph from the south-west.

43
°F maximum temperature
36
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
12
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
39
°F wind chill
6
mph wind from SW

Svalbard weather for Friday 28th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 46°F and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 78% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 7 mph from the south-east.

46
°F maximum temperature
43
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
78
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
43
°F wind chill
7
mph wind from SE

Svalbard weather for Saturday 29th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 46°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 53% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 7 mph from the south.