Weather forecast forLongyearbyen (Svalbard)
| Time | Forecast | Temp. | Precipitation | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00–06:00 |
|
-1° | 2.9 – 4.0 mm |
 Light air, 2 m/s from southeast |
| 06:00–12:00 |
|
0° | 2.4 – 3.7 mm |
 Light air, 1 m/s from south |
| 12:00–18:00 |
|
0° | 0.5 – 1.1 mm |
 Light air, 2 m/s from west |
| 18:00–00:00 |
|
0° | 0.3 – 1.0 mm |
 Light breeze, 3 m/s from west |
| Time | Forecast | Temp. | Precipitation | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00–06:00 |
|
-1° | 0.2 – 1.1 mm |
 Gentle breeze, 6 m/s from north |
| 06:00–12:00 |
|
-3° | 0 – 0.3 mm |
 Moderate breeze, 6 m/s from north |
| 12:00–18:00 |
|
-4° | 0 – 0.1 mm |
Moderate breeze, 6 m/s from north |
| 18:00–00:00 |
|
-4° | 0 mm |
 Gentle breeze, 4 m/s from north-northwest |
| Time | Forecast | Temp. | Precipitation | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00–06:00 |
|
-5° | 0 mm |
 Light air, 1 m/s from north |
| 08:00–14:00 |
|
-4° | 0 mm |
 Light air, 1 m/s from west-northwest |
| 14:00–20:00 |
|
-4° | 0 mm |
 Gentle breeze, 4 m/s from west-northwest |
| 20:00–02:00 |
|
-4° | 0 mm |
 Light breeze, 3 m/s from west-northwest |
| Svalbard Airport observation site, 28 m. 4.8 km from Longyearbyen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Weather | Temp. | Wind | Temperature last 30 days |
|
|
-1.6° |
 Gentle breeze, 3.4 m/s from east-northeast |
|
| kl 23 | kl 22 | kl 22 | |
| More statistics for Svalbard Airport observation site | |||
| Sveagruva observation site, 9 m. 45.2 km from Longyearbyen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Weather | Temp. | Wind | Temperature last 30 days |
| -2.7° |
 Moderate breeze, 6.1 m/s from northeast |
|
|
| kl 22 | kl 22 | ||
| More statistics for Sveagruva observation site | |||
| Pyramiden observation site, 20 m. 50.8 km from Longyearbyen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Weather | Temp. | Wind | Temperature last 30 days |
| -1.8° |
 Calm, 0.0 m/s |
|
|
| kl 21 | kl 21 | ||
| More statistics for Pyramiden observation site | |||
| Thu 23.05 |
Wed 22.05 |
Tue 21.05 |
Mon 20.05 |
Sun 19.05 |
Sat 18.05 |
Fri 17.05 |
Thu 16.05 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Svalbard Airport | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ny-Ålesund | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Hornsund | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Obserrved precipitation last 24 hours at 8 am on indicated day. | ||||||||
The meteorologist’s text forecast
Thursday and Friday
Spitsbergen: Sørøstlig bris, frisk bris 10 utsatte steder. Sludd og snø av og til. Fredag skiftende bris, fra om ettermiddagen nordlig liten kuling 12 i vest, senere også i øst. Litt snø.
Nordenskiöld Land på Spitsbergen: Sørøstlig bris. Sludd og snø av og til, fare for frysende regn. Fredag skiftende bris, om kvelden nordlig frisk bris 10 m/s. Litt sludd.
Friday and Saturday
Spitsbergen: Nordlig liten kuling 12. Lørdag kveld minking til nordvestlig frisk bris 10 m/s. Litt snø først på dagen, senere oppholdsvær.
Saturday
Nordenskiöld Land på Spitsbergen: Nordlig liten kuling 12 m/s utsatte steder, lørdag kveld minking til nordvestlig bris. Stort sett oppholdsvær.
| Sun | Moon | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Midnight sun, the sun doesn’t set. |
|
The moon does not rise. |
Have the forecasts been accurate the last few days?
100 percent of the temperature forecasts have been very good or good the last three days.
During the last three days have:
- 89 percent of the temperature forecasts been very good (less than 2 degrees off)
- 11 percent of the temperature forecasts been good (2–3 degrees off)
- 0 percent of the temperature forecasts been mediocre (more than 3 degrees off)
- the forecasts on average been 1 degrees wrong
The temperature forecasts have been compared with observations from Svalbard Airport observation site.
- 89%
- 11%
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Latitude/longitude: 78°13′20″N15°37′53″E
Decimal coordinates: 78.2222 15.6315
The Norwegian Polar Institute is responsible for place names in the Norwegian polar areas..
Official name: Longyearbyen.
Read more about Longyearbyen at the Norwegian Polar Institute.
Category: Small town
Area: Svalbard, Norway
NP-ID: 21/8560
See it on: Google Maps.
