Longyearbyen weather live forecast

Tomorrow's maximum temperature in Longyearbyen is expected to be 3°C.

  • Monday
    12th May
    Cloudy with sleet or snow (5-10 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Tuesday
    13th May
    Cloudy with sleet or snow (2-5 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Wednesday
    14th May
    Cloudy with sleet or snow (5-10 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Thursday
    15th May
    Mostly cloudy with light snow (0-2 cm of snow expected)
  • Friday
    16th May
    Broken clouds

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Monday 12th May 2025 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 12th May 2025

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 3°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of sleet/snow expected with 85% chance of some sleet or snow and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the south-west.

  • 3°C maximum temperature3
    °C maximum temperature
  • 1°C minimum temperature1
    °C minimum temperature
  • Cloudy with sleet or snow
    cloudy with sleet or snow
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 85% chance of some sleet or snow85
    % chance of some sleet or snow
  • 5-10 mm of sleet/snow expected<10
    mm of sleet/snow expected
  • -2°C wind chill-2
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 24 kph from the South-West24
    kph wind from SW

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Longyearbyen weather for Tuesday 13th May 2025

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 3°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of sleet/snow expected with 60% chance of some sleet or snow and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south-east.

  • 3°C maximum temperature3
    °C maximum temperature
  • 2°C minimum temperature2
    °C minimum temperature
  • Cloudy with sleet or snow
    cloudy with sleet or snow
  • 9 hours of bright sunshine9
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 60% chance of some sleet or snow60
    % chance of some sleet or snow
  • 2-5 mm of sleet/snow expected<5
    mm of sleet/snow expected
  • 0°C wind chill0
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 12 kph from the South-East12
    kph wind from SE

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Longyearbyen weather for Wednesday 14th May 2025

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 2°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of sleet/snow expected with 84% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the west.

  • 2°C maximum temperature2
    °C maximum temperature
  • -2°C minimum temperature-2
    °C minimum temperature
  • Cloudy with sleet or snow
    cloudy with sleet or snow
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 84% chance of some sleet or snow84
    % chance of some sleet or snow
  • 5-10 mm of sleet/snow expected<10
    mm of sleet/snow expected
  • -2°C wind chill-2
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 18 kph from the West18
    kph wind from W

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Longyearbyen weather for Thursday 15th May 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -2°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 11% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the west.

  • -2°C maximum temperature-2
    °C maximum temperature
  • -3°C minimum temperature-3
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light snow
    mostly cloudy with light snow
  • 8 hours of bright sunshine8
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 11% chance of some snow11
    % chance of some snow
  • 0-2 cm of snow expected<2
    cm of snow expected
  • -6°C wind chill-6
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 14 kph from the West14
    kph wind from W

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Longyearbyen weather for Friday 16th May 2025

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -1°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a light breeze of 9 kph from the west.

  • -1°C maximum temperature-1
    °C maximum temperature
  • -3°C minimum temperature-3
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 cm of snow expected0
    cm of snow expected
  • -4°C wind chill-4
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 9 kph from the West9
    kph wind from W

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