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.

Tuesday
13th Oct
5

-3

0

0
Wednesday
14th Oct
5

3

0

0
Thursday
15th Oct
5

3

0

0
Friday
16th Oct
4

-5

1

0
Saturday
17th Oct
-5

-7

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 13th 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 Tuesday 13th October 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 5°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of sleet/snow expected with 97% chance of some sleet or snow and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the south.

5
°C maximum temperature
-3
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
97
% chance of some sleet or snow
<20
mm of sleet/snow expected
1
°C wind chill
22
kph wind from S

Longyearbyen weather for Wednesday 14th 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 17 kph from the east.

5
°C maximum temperature
3
°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
17
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 96% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south-west.

5
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with some rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
96
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
21
kph wind from SW

Longyearbyen weather for Friday 16th October 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 4°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of sleet/snow expected with 68% chance of some sleet or snow and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the north-west.

4
°C maximum temperature
-5
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
68
% chance of some sleet or snow
<5
mm of sleet/snow expected
0
°C wind chill
20
kph wind from NW

Longyearbyen weather for Saturday 17th October 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -5°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the north-west.