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.

Thursday
15th Jan
-2

-3

0

0
Friday
16th Jan
0

-2

0

0
Saturday
17th Jan
2

-2

0

0
Sunday
18th Jan
3

2

0

0
Monday
19th Jan
5

3

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Thursday 15th 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 Thursday 15th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -2°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 27% chance of some snow and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south-east.

-2
°C maximum temperature
-3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
27
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-5
°C wind chill
8
kph wind from SE

Longyearbyen weather for Friday 16th January 2026

Expect overcast with light snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 0°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 16% chance of some snow and a light breeze of 7 kph from the south-east.

0
°C maximum temperature
-2
°C minimum temperature
overcast with light snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
16
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-2
°C wind chill
7
kph wind from SE

Longyearbyen weather for Saturday 17th 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 73% chance of some sleet or snow and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south-east.

2
°C maximum temperature
-2
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
73
% chance of some sleet or snow
<10
mm of sleet/snow expected
-1
°C wind chill
9
kph wind from SE

Longyearbyen weather for Sunday 18th 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 2-5 mm of sleet/snow expected with 66% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-west.

3
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
66
% chance of some sleet or snow
<5
mm of sleet/snow expected
0
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from SW

Longyearbyen weather for Monday 19th January 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 5°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected with 73% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-west.