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 : 16°F sky clear at Longyearbyen

The current temperature is 16°F, the felt temperature is 5°F.
Wind direction from South East with a speed of 8mph.
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 79%.
Pressure is 30inHg : low-pressure regime, a harbinger of gray and even rainy weather.
weather last updated 3461 minutes
Sunset in 16h52 and the sun rises in 22h54. The day lasts 8h02.
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)
Monday, March 31, 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 16°F to 16°F
wind speed up to 5mph
extreme cold alert with 16°F at Longyearbyen
22h
16°F

Light snow
0.1in of snow
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 79%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North East 5mph with gusts at 5mph
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening. 1in snow in 24h.
the temperature will range from 5°F to 18°F
wind speed up to 7mph
extreme cold alert with 5°F at Longyearbyen
1h
17°F

Light snow
0.2in of snow
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 84%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 3mph with gusts at 3mph
4h
17°F

Broken clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 88%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 3mph with gusts at 3mph
7h
12°F

Overcast
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 93%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 4mph with gusts at 5mph
10h
15°F

Light snow
0.1in of snow
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 94%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 3mph with gusts at 4mph
13h
16°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 North 4mph with gusts at 4mph
16h
15°F

Light snow
0.1in of snow
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 89%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 7mph with gusts at 7mph
19h
12°F

Light snow
0in of snow
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 87%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 8mph with gusts at 7mph
22h
6°F

Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 87%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 7mph with gusts at 6mph
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night and the day will be sunny.
the temperature will range from -4°F to 3°F
wind speed up to 7mph
extreme cold alert with -4°F at Longyearbyen
1h
4°F

Overcast
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 94%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North East 5mph with gusts at 4mph
4h
2°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 East 5mph with gusts at 5mph
7h
-3°F

Overcast
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 95%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 7mph with gusts at 7mph
10h
-3°F

Broken clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 88%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 8mph with gusts at 7mph
13h
1°F

Sky clear
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 75%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 7mph with gusts at 7mph
16h
2°F

Sky clear
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 71%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 6mph with gusts at 6mph
19h
-0°F

Sky clear
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 71%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 5mph with gusts at 5mph
22h
-5°F

Sky clear
: relative air humidity is 65%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 3mph with gusts at 4mph
Today Thursday, April 3, 2025
Sky will be mainly clear but cloud will appear and the day will be dominated by the sun.
the temperature will range from -9°F to 3°F
wind speed up to 4mph
extreme cold alert with -9°F at Longyearbyen
1h
-7°F

Sky clear
: relative air humidity is 66%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 2mph with gusts at 4mph
4h
-8°F

Sky clear
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 78%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 2mph with gusts at 3mph
7h
-9°F

Scattered clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 85%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 2mph with gusts at 3mph
10h
-5°F

Scattered clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 86%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 1mph with gusts at 3mph
13h
1°F

Scattered clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 83%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 0mph with gusts at 2mph
16h
4°F

Few clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 81%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 2mph with gusts at 2mph
19h
2°F

Sky clear
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 84%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 1mph with gusts at 3mph
22h
-3°F

Sky clear
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 87%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 3mph with gusts at 4mph
Friday, April 4, 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 -4°F to 16°F
wind speed up to 5mph
extreme cold alert with -4°F at Longyearbyen
1h
-4°F

Scattered clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 87%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 3mph with gusts at 4mph
4h
-2°F

Scattered clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 85%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 3mph with gusts at 3mph
7h
1°F

Broken clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 84%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 3mph with gusts at 3mph
10h
8°F

Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 83%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 2mph with gusts at 3mph
13h
13°F

Light snow
0.1in of snow
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 89%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 1mph with gusts at 3mph
16h
16°F

Light snow
0.1in of snow
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 86%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 2mph with gusts at 4mph
19h
15°F

Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 87%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 4mph with gusts at 4mph
22h
13°F

Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 87%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 5mph with gusts at 5mph
Saturday, April 5, 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 14°F to 18°F
wind speed up to 7mph
extreme cold alert with 14°F at Longyearbyen
1h
14°F

Broken clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 79%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 7mph with gusts at 7mph
4h
14°F

Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 84%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 0mph with gusts at 2mph
7h
17°F

Light snow
0.2in of snow
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 93%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 2mph with gusts at 3mph
10h
17°F

Light snow
0.2in of snow
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 94%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 6mph with gusts at 6mph
13h
17°F

Overcast
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 90%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 7mph with gusts at 7mph
16h
17°F

Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 81%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 7mph with gusts at 8mph
19h
14°F

Scattered clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 82%.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 5mph with gusts at 5mph
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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