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.

Tuesday
17th Mar
-3

-7

2

0
Wednesday
18th Mar
-1

-3

1

0
Thursday
19th Mar
-1

-3

6

0
Friday
20th Mar
0

-3

0

0
Saturday
21st Mar
-1

-8

3

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 17th March 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 Tuesday 17th March 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -3°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the east.

-3
°C maximum temperature
-7
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
cm of snow expected
-8
°C wind chill
19
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Wednesday 18th March 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -1°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 17% chance of some snow and a moderate breeze of 27 kph from the east.

-1
°C maximum temperature
-3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
17
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-7
°C wind chill
27
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Thursday 19th March 2026

Expect clear skies with flurries of snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -1°C and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 55% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the north-east.

-1
°C maximum temperature
-3
°C minimum temperature
clear skies with flurries of snow
6
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
55
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-6
°C wind chill
17
kph wind from NE

Longyearbyen weather for Friday 20th March 2026

Expect overcast with light snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 0°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 cm of snow expected with 90% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the east.

0
°C maximum temperature
-3
°C minimum temperature
overcast with light snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
90
% chance of some snow
<20
cm of snow expected
-5
°C wind chill
19
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Saturday 21st March 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -1°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 58% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the north.