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↑, Honningsvag at 533mi↑, Nordkapp at 533mi↑, Hasvik at 540mi↑,
Elevation : 95ft
currently : 12°F few clouds at Longyearbyen

The current temperature is 12°F, the felt temperature is -4°F.
Wind direction from East with a speed of 15mph.
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 67 %.
Pressure is 30inHg : anticyclonic regime, a harbinger of good weather even if mists can appear in the morning and persist because the wind remains weak.
weather last updated 3018 minutes
Sun rises in 14h22 and the sun is setting in -484978h-38. 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)
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night and the day will be sunny.
the temperature will range from 10°F to 16°F
wind speed up to 6mph
extreme cold alert with 10°F at Longyearbyen
13h
13°F

Few clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 66 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 5mph with gusts at 5mph
16h
15°F

Few clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 69 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 6mph with gusts at 6mph
19h
16°F

Sky clear
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 77 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 5mph with gusts at 5mph
22h
11°F

Sky clear
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 81 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 4mph with gusts at 4mph
Sunday, April 27, 2025
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night and the day will be cloudy but the sun will appear.
the temperature will range from 5°F to 18°F
wind speed up to 3mph
extreme cold alert with 5°F at Longyearbyen
1h
7°F

Sky clear
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 75 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 2mph with gusts at 3mph
4h
4°F

Few clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 80 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 2mph with gusts at 2mph
7h
6°F

Broken clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 83 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 1mph with gusts at 2mph
10h
12°F

Broken clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 78 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 2mph with gusts at 2mph
13h
16°F

Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 66 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 3mph with gusts at 3mph
16h
18°F

Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 61 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 3mph with gusts at 3mph
19h
18°F

Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 67 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 2mph with gusts at 3mph
22h
15°F

Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 69 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 1mph with gusts at 2mph
Today Monday, April 28, 2025
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night and the day will be dominated by the sun.
the temperature will range from 9°F to 18°F
wind speed up to 3mph
extreme cold alert with 9°F at Longyearbyen
1h
12°F

Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 70 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 0mph with gusts at 2mph
4h
9°F

Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 76 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 1mph with gusts at 2mph
7h
9°F

Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 81 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 1mph with gusts at 2mph
10h
14°F

Broken clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 83 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North East 2mph with gusts at 2mph
13h
17°F

Scattered clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 80 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 3mph with gusts at 3mph
16h
19°F

Few clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 78 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 3mph with gusts at 3mph
19h
18°F

Sky clear
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 78 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 2mph with gusts at 3mph
22h
14°F

Sky clear
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 82 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 2mph with gusts at 2mph
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night and the day will be sunny.
the temperature will range from 5°F to 18°F
wind speed up to 6mph
extreme cold alert with 5°F at Longyearbyen
1h
9°F

Sky clear
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 89 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 1mph with gusts at 2mph
4h
5°F

Few clouds
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 93 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 1mph with gusts at 3mph
7h
6°F

Broken clouds
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 95 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 1mph with gusts at 2mph
10h
11°F

Broken clouds
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 91 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 1mph with gusts at 2mph
13h
15°F

Few clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 82 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 2mph with gusts at 2mph
16h
17°F

Few clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 78 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 3mph with gusts at 3mph
19h
18°F

Few clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 80 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 4mph with gusts at 5mph
22h
15°F

Few clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 85 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 6mph with gusts at 6mph
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night and the day will be very cloudy with may be a small apparition of the sun
the temperature will range from 10°F to 27°F
wind speed up to 4mph
extreme cold alert with 10°F at Longyearbyen
1h
12°F

Scattered clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 86 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 4mph with gusts at 4mph
4h
11°F

Scattered clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 88 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 4mph with gusts at 4mph
7h
12°F

Scattered clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 87 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 2mph with gusts at 3mph
10h
17°F

Scattered clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 83 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 3mph with gusts at 3mph
13h
22°F

Few clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 76 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 3mph with gusts at 3mph
16h
26°F

Scattered clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 71 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 4mph with gusts at 4mph
19h
27°F

Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 72 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 3mph with gusts at 3mph
22h
24°F

Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 78 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 3mph with gusts at 4mph
Thursday, May 1, 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
20°F

Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 76 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 3mph with gusts at 4mph
4h
18°F

Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 82 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 2mph with gusts at 3mph
7h
18°F

Broken clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 84 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 2mph with gusts at 3mph
10h
23°F

Scattered clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 78 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North East 2mph with gusts at 2mph
Weather observation and forecast provided by OpenWeatherMap under CC BY-SA 4.0 license amended by aviation weather data.
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- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 2058mi↑
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- for Longyearbyen airport at 2mi↑
- for Svalbard, Longyear airport at 3mi↑
- for Barentsburg, Heerodden airport at 22mi↑
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