Longyearbyen weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Longyearbyen is expected to be -1°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Longyearbyen, Svalbard for more weather parameters.

Thursday
26th Feb
-1

-2

1

0
Friday
27th Feb
-2

-4

2

0
Saturday
28th Feb
0

-3

0

0
Sunday
1st Mar
0

-2

0

0
Monday
2nd Mar
1

-2

2

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Thursday 26th February 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 Thursday 26th February 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 15% chance of some snow and a strong breeze of 43 kph from the south-east.

-1
°C maximum temperature
-2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
15
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-9
°C wind chill
43
kph wind from SE

Longyearbyen weather for Friday 27th February 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -2°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 25% chance of some snow and a moderate breeze of 28 kph from the east.

-2
°C maximum temperature
-4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
25
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-9
°C wind chill
28
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Saturday 28th February 2026

Expect overcast with light snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 0°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 cm of snow expected with 56% chance of some snow and a moderate breeze of 28 kph from the east.

0
°C maximum temperature
-3
°C minimum temperature
overcast with light snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
56
% chance of some snow
<5
cm of snow expected
-7
°C wind chill
28
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Sunday 1st March 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 0°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the east.

0
°C maximum temperature
-2
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
cm of snow expected
-6
°C wind chill
23
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Monday 2nd March 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 1°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected with 35% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the east.