This report for Svalbard & Jan Mayen uses the forecast at Longyearbyen. It describes one location, not a national average.
Forecast outlook: Snow. Forecast temperatures range from -4.2 to 2.3 °C. Wind speeds range from 2.1 to 11.8 m/s. Available precipitation intervals total 4.6 mm across 20 h. This covers part of the day.
Tomorrow's outlook
Forecast outlook: Snow. Forecast temperatures range from -3 to 3.7 °C. Wind speeds range from 1.3 to 12 m/s. Forecast precipitation for the full local day totals 5.9 mm.
Automatically summarised from the MET Norway forecast. These are forecasts, not observations; today's values cover the remaining available forecast. Times use Arctic/Longyearbyen.
Forecast for Longyearbyen (Svalbard & Jan Mayen). Conditions elsewhere in the country can differ.
Current forecast · 04:00
0°Snow
Wind
8 m/s
Precipitation
0.2 mm / 1 h
Humidity
82 %
Daily forecast
Updated 12/10 03:13
Daily weather for Longyearbyen. Minimum and maximum temperatures refer to the available forecast period.
Daily weather for Longyearbyen. Minimum and maximum temperatures refer to the available forecast period.
Day
Conditions
High / Low
Precipitation
Wind
TodayPartial day
Snow
2° / -4°
4.6 mm *
12 m/s
Tomorrow
Snow
4° / -3°
5.9 mm
12 m/s
Wed 14/10Partial day
Rain
4° / 2°
7.6 mm *
11 m/s
Thu 15/10Partial day
Rain
3° / 3°
2.5 mm *
6 m/s
Fri 16/10Partial day
Cloudy
3° / -2°
2.2 mm *
4 m/s
Sat 17/10Partial day
Cloudy
-4° / -5°
1.0 mm *
4 m/s
Sun 18/10Partial day
Cloudy
-5° / -6°
0.0 mm *
3 m/s
Mon 19/10Partial day
Cloudy
-2° / -6°
0.0 mm *
3 m/s
Tue 20/10Partial day
Cloudy
-2° / -3°
0.5 mm *
3 m/s
Wed 21/10Partial day
Cloudy
-3° / -7°
0.0 mm *
3 m/s
* Partial totals exclude intervals that cross local midnight. Compare the original time intervals in the hourly forecast. Forecasts become less certain further ahead. Check again closer to your plans.
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