Longyearbyen weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Longyearbyen is expected to be 8°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Longyearbyen, Svalbard for more weather parameters.

Friday
28th Aug
8

5

0

0
Saturday
29th Aug
8

6

4

1
Sunday
30th Aug
9

6

0

0
Monday
31st Aug
9

7

0

0
Tuesday
1st Sep
7

5

2

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Friday 28th 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.

Longyearbyen weather forecast by day

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

Longyearbyen weather for Friday 28th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 8°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 84% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south-east.

8
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
84
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
7
°C wind chill
8
kph wind from SE

Longyearbyen weather for Saturday 29th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 12 kph from the east.

8
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
4
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
12
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Sunday 30th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 9°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 75% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the east.

9
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
75
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
7
°C wind chill
17
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Monday 31st August 2026

Expect overcast with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 9°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 68% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 12 kph from the east.

9
°C maximum temperature
7
°C minimum temperature
overcast with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
68
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
7
°C wind chill
12
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Tuesday 1st September 2026

Expect overcast skies in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 11 kph from the south-west.