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.

Wednesday
29th Apr
2

-3

1

0
Thursday
30th Apr
2

1

2

1
Friday
1st May
1

-1

5

1
Saturday
2nd May
0

-2

3

1
Sunday
3rd May
1

-2

4

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 29th April 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 Wednesday 29th April 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 2°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of sleet/snow expected with 97% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south-east.

2
°C maximum temperature
-3
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
97
% chance of some sleet or snow
<5
mm of sleet/snow expected
-2
°C wind chill
17
kph wind from SE

Longyearbyen weather for Thursday 30th April 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 2°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of sleet/snow expected with 61% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-east.

2
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
61
% chance of some sleet or snow
<5
mm of sleet/snow expected
-2
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from SE

Longyearbyen weather for Friday 1st May 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 1°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of sleet/snow expected with 47% chance of some sleet or snow and a light breeze of 10 kph from the south-east.

1
°C maximum temperature
-1
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
5
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
47
% chance of some sleet or snow
<5
mm of sleet/snow expected
-2
°C wind chill
10
kph wind from SE

Longyearbyen weather for Saturday 2nd May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 0°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 cm of snow expected with 50% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the east.

0
°C maximum temperature
-2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with snow
3
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
50
% chance of some snow
<10
cm of snow expected
-5
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Sunday 3rd May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 1°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the north-east.