Longyearbyen weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Longyearbyen is expected to be -4°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Longyearbyen, Svalbard for more weather parameters.

Thursday
8th Oct
-4

-5

2

0
Friday
9th Oct
-5

-7

1

0
Saturday
10th Oct
-7

-9

6

0
Sunday
11th Oct
-2

-9

4

0
Monday
12th Oct
3

-1

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Thursday 8th 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 Thursday 8th October 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -4°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a light breeze of 12 kph from the north-east.

-4
°C maximum temperature
-5
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
cm of snow expected
-8
°C wind chill
12
kph wind from NE

Longyearbyen weather for Friday 9th October 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -5°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a light breeze of 11 kph from the north.

-5
°C maximum temperature
-7
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
cm of snow expected
-9
°C wind chill
11
kph wind from N

Longyearbyen weather for Saturday 10th October 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -7°C and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a light breeze of 11 kph from the north.

-7
°C maximum temperature
-9
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
6
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
cm of snow expected
-12
°C wind chill
11
kph wind from N

Longyearbyen weather for Sunday 11th October 2026

Expect clear skies with flurries of snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -2°C and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 50% chance of some snow and a light breeze of 11 kph from the south-east.

-2
°C maximum temperature
-9
°C minimum temperature
clear skies with flurries of snow
4
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
50
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-5
°C wind chill
11
kph wind from SE

Longyearbyen weather for Monday 12th October 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 3°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of sleet/snow expected with 78% chance of some sleet or snow and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the south-west.