Longyearbyen weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Longyearbyen is expected to be 2°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Longyearbyen, Svalbard for more weather parameters.

Friday
17th Apr
2

0

0

0
Saturday
18th Apr
3

0

1

1
Sunday
19th Apr
4

2

2

0
Monday
20th Apr
3

0

2

1
Tuesday
21st Apr
-1

-3

6

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:03 on Friday 17th April 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 Friday 17th April 2026

Expect overcast skies in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 2°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south-west.

2
°C maximum temperature
0
°C minimum temperature
overcast skies
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
-1
°C wind chill
9
kph wind from SW

Longyearbyen weather for Saturday 18th April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 3°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 80% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 11 kph from the south-east.

3
°C maximum temperature
0
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
80
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
°C wind chill
11
kph wind from SE

Longyearbyen weather for Sunday 19th April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 4°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 62% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south.

4
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
62
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from S

Longyearbyen weather for Monday 20th April 2026

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 56% chance of some sleet or snow and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the south-west.

3
°C maximum temperature
0
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
56
% chance of some sleet or snow
<10
mm of sleet/snow expected
-2
°C wind chill
22
kph wind from SW

Longyearbyen weather for Tuesday 21st April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -1°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 cm of snow expected with 54% chance of some snow and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the south-west.