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.

Friday
4th Sep
3

2

1

0
Saturday
5th Sep
2

1

3

0
Sunday
6th Sep
4

1

2

0
Monday
7th Sep
5

4

0

0
Tuesday
8th Sep
5

3

3

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Friday 4th 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 Friday 4th September 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 3°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected with 40% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the west.

3
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
40
% chance of some sleet or snow
<2
mm of sleet/snow expected
0
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from W

Longyearbyen weather for Saturday 5th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 2°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 12% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the west.

2
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
12
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
-2
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from W

Longyearbyen weather for Sunday 6th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 4°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 92% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the south.

4
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
92
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
0
°C wind chill
25
kph wind from S

Longyearbyen weather for Monday 7th September 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 94% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 26 kph from the south.

5
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with some rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
94
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
26
kph wind from S

Longyearbyen weather for Tuesday 8th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 5°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 37% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south-west.