Longyearbyen weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Longyearbyen is expected to be 4°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Longyearbyen, Svalbard for more weather parameters.

Monday
28th Sep
4

2

2

0
Tuesday
29th Sep
2

-3

2

0
Wednesday
30th Sep
-4

-7

4

0
Thursday
1st Oct
1

-3

0

0
Friday
2nd Oct
6

2

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Monday 28th 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 Monday 28th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 4°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 50% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 11 kph from the east.

4
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
50
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
11
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Tuesday 29th September 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 2°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected with 30% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the north.

2
°C maximum temperature
-3
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
30
% chance of some sleet or snow
<2
mm of sleet/snow expected
-2
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from N

Longyearbyen weather for Wednesday 30th September 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -4°C and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a light breeze of 10 kph from the west.

-4
°C maximum temperature
-7
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
4
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
cm of snow expected
-8
°C wind chill
10
kph wind from W

Longyearbyen weather for Thursday 1st October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 1°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 52% chance of some snow and a light breeze of 10 kph from the east.

1
°C maximum temperature
-3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
52
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-2
°C wind chill
10
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Friday 2nd October 2026

Expect overcast with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 6°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 89% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 11 kph from the east.