Longyearbyen weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Longyearbyen is expected to be -6°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Longyearbyen, Svalbard for more weather parameters.

Saturday
10th Oct
-6

-9

6

0
Sunday
11th Oct
-1

-9

1

0
Monday
12th Oct
3

-1

0

0
Tuesday
13th Oct
4

2

1

0
Wednesday
14th Oct
5

3

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Saturday 10th 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 Saturday 10th October 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -6°C and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a light breeze of 9 kph from the east.

-6
°C maximum temperature
-9
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
6
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
cm of snow expected
-10
°C wind chill
9
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Sunday 11th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -1°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 56% chance of some snow and a light breeze of 10 kph from the south-east.

-1
°C maximum temperature
-9
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
56
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-5
°C wind chill
10
kph wind from SE

Longyearbyen weather for Monday 12th October 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 3°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of sleet/snow expected with 95% chance of some sleet or snow and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the south-west.

3
°C maximum temperature
-1
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
95
% chance of some sleet or snow
<10
mm of sleet/snow expected
-1
°C wind chill
20
kph wind from SW

Longyearbyen weather for Tuesday 13th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 4°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 81% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south.

4
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
81
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
0
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from S

Longyearbyen weather for Wednesday 14th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with 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 76% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south-east.