Longyearbyen weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Longyearbyen is expected to be -1°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Longyearbyen, Svalbard for more weather parameters.

Saturday
2nd May
-1

-2

3

1
Sunday
3rd May
0

-3

8

1
Monday
4th May
-2

-5

9

1
Tuesday
5th May
-4

-6

12

1
Wednesday
6th May
-3

-5

8

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Saturday 2nd 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.

Longyearbyen weather forecast by day

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

Longyearbyen weather for Saturday 2nd May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -1°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 7% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-west.

-1
°C maximum temperature
-2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
3
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
7
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-6
°C wind chill
15
kph wind from SW

Longyearbyen weather for Sunday 3rd May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 0°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 3% chance of some snow and a moderate breeze of 27 kph from the north-east.

0
°C maximum temperature
-3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
8
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
3
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-7
°C wind chill
27
kph wind from NE

Longyearbyen weather for Monday 4th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -2°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a fresh breeze of 29 kph from the north-east.

-2
°C maximum temperature
-5
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
9
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
cm of snow expected
-9
°C wind chill
29
kph wind from NE

Longyearbyen weather for Tuesday 5th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -4°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 12 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the north-east.

-4
°C maximum temperature
-6
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
12
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
cm of snow expected
-11
°C wind chill
24
kph wind from NE

Longyearbyen weather for Wednesday 6th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -3°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the north.