Longyearbyen weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Longyearbyen is expected to be 5°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Longyearbyen, Svalbard for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
14th Oct
5

3

0

0
Thursday
15th Oct
5

4

0

0
Friday
16th Oct
5

-3

0

0
Saturday
17th Oct
-3

-8

2

0
Sunday
18th Oct
-1

-8

1

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 14th October 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 14th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 5°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 97% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the east.

5
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
97
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
18
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Thursday 15th October 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 5°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 98% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south.

5
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with some rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
98
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
18
kph wind from S

Longyearbyen weather for Friday 16th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 5°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 69% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the north.

5
°C maximum temperature
-3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
69
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
15
kph wind from N

Longyearbyen weather for Saturday 17th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -3°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 cm of snow expected with 54% chance of some snow and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the north-west.

-3
°C maximum temperature
-8
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
54
% chance of some snow
<5
cm of snow expected
-10
°C wind chill
22
kph wind from NW

Longyearbyen weather for Sunday 18th October 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 2-5 cm of snow expected with 61% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south-east.