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
16th Sep
5

2

0

0
Thursday
17th Sep
6

3

7

0
Friday
18th Sep
4

1

0

0
Saturday
19th Sep
5

2

4

0
Sunday
20th Sep
5

2

3

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 16th September 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 16th September 2026

Expect overcast 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 92% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the east.

5
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
overcast with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
92
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
24
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Thursday 17th September 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 6°C and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 12% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the east.

6
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
7
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
12
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Friday 18th September 2026

Expect overcast skies in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 4°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 8 kph from the north-east.

4
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
overcast skies
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
8
kph wind from NE

Longyearbyen weather for Saturday 19th September 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 5°C and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 8 kph from the north-east.

5
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
4
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
8
kph wind from NE

Longyearbyen weather for Sunday 20th September 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 5°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 8 kph from the north-east.