Longyearbyen weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Longyearbyen is expected to be 3°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Longyearbyen, Svalbard for more weather parameters.

Monday
12th Jan
3

-6

0

0
Tuesday
13th Jan
3

1

0

0
Wednesday
14th Jan
2

1

0

0
Thursday
15th Jan
2

-1

0

0
Friday
16th Jan
0

0

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Monday 12th January 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 Monday 12th January 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 98% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the east.

3
°C maximum temperature
-6
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
98
% chance of some sleet or snow
<10
mm of sleet/snow expected
-1
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Tuesday 13th January 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 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected with 84% chance of some sleet or snow and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south.

3
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
84
% chance of some sleet or snow
<2
mm of sleet/snow expected
-1
°C wind chill
12
kph wind from S

Longyearbyen weather for Wednesday 14th January 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 5-10 mm of sleet/snow expected with 58% chance of some sleet or snow and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south-east.

2
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
58
% chance of some sleet or snow
<10
mm of sleet/snow expected
0
°C wind chill
9
kph wind from SE

Longyearbyen weather for Thursday 15th January 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 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected with 49% chance of some sleet or snow and a light breeze of 8 kph from the east.

2
°C maximum temperature
-1
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
49
% chance of some sleet or snow
<2
mm of sleet/snow expected
0
°C wind chill
8
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Friday 16th January 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 0°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of sleet/snow expected with 57% chance of some sleet or snow and a light breeze of 11 kph from the south-east.