Svalbard weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Svalbard is expected to be 36°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Svalbard (Longyearbyen) for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
27th May
36

34

2

1
Thursday
28th May
37

34

8

1
Friday
29th May
37

34

2

2
Saturday
30th May
36

34

0

1
Sunday
31st May
39

34

6

2

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 27th May 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 Wednesday 27th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 36°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 5 mph from the west.

36
°F maximum temperature
34
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
32
°F wind chill
5
mph wind from W

Svalbard weather for Thursday 28th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 37°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 7 mph from the east.

37
°F maximum temperature
34
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
8
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
32
°F wind chill
7
mph wind from E

Svalbard weather for Friday 29th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 37°F, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 cm of snow expected with 43% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 8 mph from the east.

37
°F maximum temperature
34
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
2
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
43
% chance of some snow
<5
cm of snow expected
32
°F wind chill
8
mph wind from E

Svalbard weather for Saturday 30th May 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 36°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of sleet/snow expected with 46% chance of some sleet or snow and a light breeze of 7 mph from the north.

36
°F maximum temperature
34
°F minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
46
% chance of some sleet or snow
<5
mm of sleet/snow expected
30
°F wind chill
7
mph wind from N

Svalbard weather for Sunday 31st May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 39°F, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 34% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 9 mph from the north-west.