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 : 16°F broken clouds at Longyearbyen
The current temperature is 16°F, the felt temperature is -2°F.
Wind direction from West with a speed of 22mph.
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 67 %.
Pressure is 30inHg : low-pressure regime, a harbinger of gray and even rainy weather.
weather last updated 3648 minutes
Sun rises in 4h46 and the sun is setting in -491732h-14. The duration of the night is 1h00.
For more details on weather observations and short-term forecasts, see the aeronautical weather provided by Svalbard, Longyear airport.
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Weather forecast for Longyearbyen (Svalbard and Jan Mayen)
Sunday, February 1, 2026
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 12°F to 16°F
wind speed up to 13mph
extreme cold alert with 12°F at Longyearbyen
11h
15°F
Light snow
0.1in of snow
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 74 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 12mph with gusts at 13mph
14h
15°F
Light snow
0.1in of snow
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 83 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 10mph with gusts at 11mph
17h
13°F
Overcast
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 94 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 5mph with gusts at 7mph
20h
13°F
Light snow
0.1in of snow
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 95 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 4mph with gusts at 5mph
23h
11°F
Overcast
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 96 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 2mph with gusts at 3mph
Monday, February 2, 2026
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening. 2in snow in 24h.
the temperature will range from 7°F to 19°F
wind speed up to 7mph
extreme cold alert with 7°F at Longyearbyen
snow alert with 2in at Longyearbyen
2h
8°F
Overcast
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 95 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 4mph with gusts at 4mph
5h
18°F
Light snow
0.3in of snow
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 95 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 5mph with gusts at 6mph
8h
20°F
Snow
0.7in of snow
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 95 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 5mph with gusts at 5mph
11h
16°F
Light snow
0.5in of snow
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 96 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 4mph with gusts at 4mph
14h
13°F
Light snow
0.1in of snow
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 95 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 6mph with gusts at 6mph
17h
13°F
Light snow
0.1in of snow
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 96 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 5mph with gusts at 5mph
20h
10°F
Light snow
0.1in of snow
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 93 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 5mph with gusts at 6mph
23h
7°F
Overcast
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 91 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 7mph with gusts at 7mph
Today Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening.
the temperature will range from -8°F to 3°F
wind speed up to 7mph
extreme cold alert with -8°F at Longyearbyen
2h
4°F
Overcast
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 90 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 6mph with gusts at 7mph
5h
2°F
Overcast
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 92 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 4mph with gusts at 5mph
8h
-2°F
Overcast
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 96 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 2mph with gusts at 3mph
11h
-3°F
Overcast
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 97 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 1mph with gusts at 3mph
14h
-5°F
Overcast
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 96 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North East 1mph with gusts at 4mph
17h
-7°F
Overcast
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 96 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 2mph with gusts at 4mph
20h
-6°F
Overcast
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 94 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 3mph with gusts at 3mph
23h
-5°F
Overcast
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 94 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 4mph with gusts at 4mph
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening.
the temperature will range from -0°F to 3°F
wind speed up to 6mph
extreme cold alert with -0°F at Longyearbyen
2h
1°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 89 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 5mph with gusts at 5mph
5h
2°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 86 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 5mph with gusts at 5mph
8h
-1°F
Broken clouds
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 90 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 6mph with gusts at 6mph
11h
1°F
Broken clouds
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 90 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 6mph with gusts at 6mph
14h
3°F
Broken clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 88 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 6mph with gusts at 6mph
17h
2°F
Broken clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 89 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 5mph with gusts at 5mph
20h
0°F
Broken clouds
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 90 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 4mph with gusts at 5mph
23h
-0°F
Broken clouds
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 92 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 5mph with gusts at 4mph
Thursday, February 5, 2026
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening.
the temperature will range from -0°F to 5°F
wind speed up to 4mph
extreme cold alert with -0°F at Longyearbyen
2h
-1°F
Broken clouds
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 93 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 4mph with gusts at 4mph
5h
-1°F
Scattered clouds
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 92 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 4mph with gusts at 4mph
8h
-0°F
Scattered clouds
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 90 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 4mph with gusts at 4mph
11h
1°F
Broken clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 87 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 3mph with gusts at 3mph
14h
1°F
Scattered clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 86 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 3mph with gusts at 3mph
17h
2°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 84 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 2mph with gusts at 3mph
20h
4°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 82 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 2mph with gusts at 2mph
23h
5°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 79 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 2mph with gusts at 2mph
Friday, February 6, 2026
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening.
the temperature will range from 5°F to 10°F
wind speed up to 4mph
extreme cold alert with 5°F at Longyearbyen
2h
4°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 75 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 3mph with gusts at 3mph
5h
7°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 69 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 4mph with gusts at 4mph
8h
10°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 67 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 4mph with gusts at 4mph
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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