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Skansbukta Weather Forecast

Svalbard · Svalbard
Issued: 7 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light rain
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light rain
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
200
300
100
50
50
50
50
50
0
50
50
50
300
400
700
km/h
20
WSW
35
W
10
NE
15
ESE
20
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
S
45
SW
10
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
1
1
1
—
—
—
2
—
1
2
—
1
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
4
6
0.8
1.7
1.1
—
—
1.2
0.9
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
0
-2
1
2
3
3
4
3
1
1
3
4
1
-3
-7
-9
-8
min °C
0
-3
-4
0
2
3
2
3
0
1
0
1
2
0
-7
-8
-9
-10
 chill °C
-5
-11
-9
-3
-2
-1
-2
-1
-8
-4
-4
-2
-1
-4
-14
-14
-16
-16
Freezing level m
300
0
0
300
550
650
900
750
150
150
300
550
500
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-2-312334211231-5-8-9-9
Sunrise
9:03
—
—
9:11
—
—
9:21
—
—
9:30
—
—
9:41
—
—
9:52
—
—
Sunset
—
4:17
—
—
4:07
—
—
3:59
—
—
3:48
—
—
3:37
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—
3:26
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Skansbukta Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Skansbukta is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night).

Skansbukta Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Skansbukta at the specific elevation of 5 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Skansbukta. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Svalbard.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
UNIS Vindodden
24 km SSE
5m alt.
44 minutes ago
-
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 159).
19
34 km S
213m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
clear
No report.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
8.0 km
36 km S
469m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
No report.
Wind obs. (25 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
Brentskaret- HS
40 km SSE
180m alt.
44 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 123).
4
Adventdalen- Gruve 7
41 km S
360m alt.
44 minutes ago
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 272).
19
Barentsburg
67 km SSW
76m alt.
44 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
20 km
UNIS Svea
72 km SSE
10m alt.
44 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 67).
0
76 km SSW
9m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
36
Fresh winds from the ENE
(36 kph at 60).
Akseloya
98 km S
6m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (29 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
NY -Alesund
100 km W
8m alt.
44 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (18 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.