current weather for Longyearbyen (Svalbard and Jan Mayen)
Longyearbyen is located near Nybyen at 1mi↑, Svalbard at 5mi↑, Spitsbergen at 32mi↑, Havoysund at 524mi↑, Nordmannset at 531mi↑,
Elevation : 95ft
currently : 27°F light snow at Longyearbyen
The current temperature is 27°F, the felt temperature is 27°F.
Wind direction from East with a speed of 4mph.
The air is saturated with water : relative air humidity is 100 %.
Pressure is 30inHg : low-pressure regime, a harbinger of gray and even rainy weather.
weather last updated 1552 minutes
Sun rises in 6h09 and the sun is setting in 8h28. The duration of the night is 21h41.
For more details on weather observations and short-term forecasts, see the aeronautical weather provided by Svalbard, Longyear airport.
light snow at Longyearbyen
aerial view of Longyearbyen
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Weather forecast for Longyearbyen (Svalbard and Jan Mayen)
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening.
the temperature will range from 25°F to 27°F
wind speed up to 4mph
7h
26°F
Light snow
0in of snow
The air is saturated with water : relative air humidity is 100 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North East 3mph with gusts at 4mph
10h
26°F
Broken clouds
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 96 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North East 3mph with gusts at 4mph
13h
25°F
Overcast
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 92 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 3mph with gusts at 3mph
16h
25°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 85 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 3mph with gusts at 3mph
19h
25°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 82 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 3mph with gusts at 4mph
22h
24°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 81 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 3mph with gusts at 3mph
Today Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening.
the temperature will range from 19°F to 23°F
wind speed up to 6mph
1h
23°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 83 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 4mph with gusts at 4mph
4h
23°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 86 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 4mph with gusts at 4mph
7h
22°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 89 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 5mph with gusts at 5mph
10h
21°F
Broken clouds
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 90 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 5mph with gusts at 5mph
13h
21°F
Broken clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 88 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 5mph with gusts at 5mph
16h
20°F
Broken clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 88 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 5mph with gusts at 5mph
19h
23°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 85 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 5mph with gusts at 5mph
22h
24°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 84 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 5mph with gusts at 5mph
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening.
the temperature will range from 18°F to 23°F
wind speed up to 4mph
extreme cold alert with 18°F at Longyearbyen
1h
23°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 85 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 4mph with gusts at 5mph
4h
23°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 82 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 4mph with gusts at 4mph
7h
22°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 84 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 4mph with gusts at 4mph
10h
20°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 87 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 3mph with gusts at 3mph
13h
18°F
Broken clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 88 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 3mph with gusts at 3mph
16h
18°F
Broken clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 88 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 1mph with gusts at 2mph
19h
17°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 89 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 1mph with gusts at 3mph
22h
18°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 89 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 1mph with gusts at 3mph
Friday, October 24, 2025
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening.
the temperature will range from 12°F to 16°F
wind speed up to 4mph
extreme cold alert with 12°F at Longyearbyen
1h
16°F
Broken clouds
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 90 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 0mph with gusts at 3mph
4h
14°F
Broken clouds
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 90 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 1mph with gusts at 4mph
7h
15°F
Broken clouds
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 90 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 2mph with gusts at 3mph
10h
15°F
Broken clouds
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 90 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 1mph with gusts at 4mph
13h
14°F
Scattered clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 89 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 1mph with gusts at 4mph
16h
13°F
Scattered clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 88 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 2mph with gusts at 4mph
19h
13°F
Scattered clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 89 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 3mph with gusts at 4mph
22h
13°F
Scattered clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 89 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 3mph with gusts at 4mph
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening.
the temperature will range from 10°F to 21°F
wind speed up to 11mph
extreme cold alert with 10°F at Longyearbyen
1h
11°F
Scattered clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 89 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 2mph with gusts at 4mph
3h
10°F
Scattered clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 89 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 1mph with gusts at 3mph
6h
10°F
Broken clouds
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 92 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 1mph with gusts at 4mph
9h
11°F
Broken clouds
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 94 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 1mph with gusts at 4mph
12h
11°F
Broken clouds
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 94 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 3mph with gusts at 4mph
15h
11°F
Broken clouds
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 94 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 4mph with gusts at 5mph
18h
16°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 89 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 7mph with gusts at 8mph
21h
21°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 84 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 9mph with gusts at 11mph
Sunday, October 26, 2025
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening. 0in snow in 24h.
the temperature will range from 23°F to 23°F
wind speed up to 14mph
0h
24°F
Light snow
0.2in of snow
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 84 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 11mph with gusts at 14mph
3h
22°F
Light snow
0.2in of snow
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 86 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 9mph with gusts at 11mph
Weather observation and forecast provided by OpenWeatherMap under CC BY-SA 4.0 license amended by aviation weather data.
near
- Hotels in Longyearbyen
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 2056mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 2057mi↑
- Paris at 2058mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 2058mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 2058mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 2071mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 2090mi↑
- for Longyearbyen airport at 2mi↑
- for Svalbard, Longyear airport at 3mi↑
- for Barentsburg, Heerodden airport at 22mi↑
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