Longyearbyen weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Longyearbyen is expected to be 2°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Longyearbyen, Svalbard for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
20th Oct
2

0

0

0
Wednesday
21st Oct
6

1

0

0
Thursday
22nd Oct
6

2

0

0
Friday
23rd Oct
2

0

0

0
Saturday
24th Oct
4

2

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 20th 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.

Longyearbyen weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Longyearbyen for the next 5 days.

Longyearbyen weather for Tuesday 20th October 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 2°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of sleet/snow expected with 30% chance of some sleet or snow and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south-west.

2
°C maximum temperature
0
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
30
% chance of some sleet or snow
<5
mm of sleet/snow expected
-1
°C wind chill
12
kph wind from SW

Longyearbyen weather for Wednesday 21st October 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 6°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of sleet/snow expected with 99% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south.

6
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
99
% chance of some sleet or snow
<10
mm of sleet/snow expected
2
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from S

Longyearbyen weather for Thursday 22nd October 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 6°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of sleet/snow expected with 77% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-west.

6
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
77
% chance of some sleet or snow
<5
mm of sleet/snow expected
2
°C wind chill
18
kph wind from SW

Longyearbyen weather for Friday 23rd October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 2°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 cm of snow expected with 77% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the east.

2
°C maximum temperature
0
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
77
% chance of some snow
<5
cm of snow expected
-1
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Saturday 24th October 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 4°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of sleet/snow expected with 51% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the east.