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.

Tuesday
24th Feb
1

-12

0

0
Wednesday
25th Feb
1

-1

3

0
Thursday
26th Feb
0

-2

3

0
Friday
27th Feb
-2

-4

2

0
Saturday
28th Feb
-3

-5

4

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 24th 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 Tuesday 24th February 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 73% chance of some snow and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the south-east.

1
°C maximum temperature
-12
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
73
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-4
°C wind chill
24
kph wind from SE

Longyearbyen weather for Wednesday 25th February 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 1°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 22% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 45 kph from the south-east.

1
°C maximum temperature
-1
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
3
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
22
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
-6
°C wind chill
45
kph wind from SE

Longyearbyen weather for Thursday 26th February 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 0°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 29% chance of some snow and a strong breeze of 43 kph from the south-east.

0
°C maximum temperature
-2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
3
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
29
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-8
°C wind chill
43
kph wind from SE

Longyearbyen weather for Friday 27th February 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -2°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a moderate breeze of 27 kph from the east.

-2
°C maximum temperature
-4
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
cm of snow expected
-9
°C wind chill
27
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Saturday 28th February 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -3°C and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a moderate breeze of 27 kph from the east.