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
22nd Sep
3

2

3

0
Wednesday
23rd Sep
6

3

0

0
Thursday
24th Sep
5

4

1

0
Friday
25th Sep
4

2

1

0
Saturday
26th Sep
5

3

1

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Monday 21st 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 Tuesday 22nd September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 3°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 32% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-west.

3
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
32
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from SW

Longyearbyen weather for Wednesday 23rd September 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 6°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of sleet/snow expected with 96% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the east.

6
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
96
% chance of some sleet or snow
<10
mm of sleet/snow expected
2
°C wind chill
17
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Thursday 24th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 5°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 81% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-west.

5
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
81
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from SW

Longyearbyen weather for Friday 25th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 4°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 36% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-west.

4
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
36
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from SW

Longyearbyen weather for Saturday 26th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 5°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 76% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the east.