Europe Aviation Weather Report for Zakynthos Airport (LGZA/ZTH)

Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Zakynthos Airport at 19:50 UTC on the 27th

Runways Available 16, 34


Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for Zakynthos Airport, as well as details for the nearest alternates.

The warning and threat levels in the METAR and TAF reports are currently being displayed for an airliner operating as a multi crew, CAT2/3 capable IFR flight, if you wish to change these thresholds to be more suitable for general aviation aircraft operating single crew VFR then use this drop down to select general aviation

METAR data is updated on the hour and half hour, TAF data is updated every few hours inline with its publication schedule.



Weather Decoded for Zakynthos Airport at 19:50 UTC on the 27th

The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.


dawn sun  
Almanac for daylight hours at Zakynthos Airport, all times in UTC.


Dawn Twilight04:30
Sunrise04:57
Sunset15:42
Evening Twilight        16:09
Wind

Direction: Westerly

Magnetic: 290°

Speed: 7kts (11mph)

compass windsock
Visibility

Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km

Clouds

Few (1 - 2 octas coverage) at 2000ft

Scattered (3 - 4 octas coverage) at 3000ft

Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 8000ft

Weather Phenomena

No precipitation detected

Temperature

Temperature: 17°

Dewpoint: 07°

Pressure

QNH: 1010

RAW METAR and TAF data for Zakynthos Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.

METAR
METAR LGZA 271950Z 29007KT 9999 FEW020 SCT030 BKN080 17/07 Q1010
METAR LGZA 271920Z 30007KT 9999 FEW020 SCT030 BKN080 17/07 Q1011
METAR LGZA 271850Z 30009KT 9999 FEW020 SCT030 BKN080 17/07 Q1011
METAR LGZA 271820Z 31010KT 9999 FEW020 SCT030 BKN080 17/07 Q1011
runway
34
windsock
Runway 34
Headwind Crosswind
4 kts 5 kts

Wind favours runway 34 with a crosswind of 5 kts and a headwind of 4 kts


TAF
LGZA 280200Z 2803/2812 01015KT 9999 SCT020
PROB30 TEMPO 2803/2812 5000 SHRA FEW018TCU SCT020 BKN080

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Both the latest METAR and TAF are decoded into plain text with hour by hour synopsis in the expanded decoded weather tab.
The nearest 4 alternate airport's weather is also avaiable via the Alternates tab.

The following is the forecast presented in hour segments from the most recently published TAF above.

Notes for using the following -
1) BECMG (becoming) assumes the change will occur at the end of the period listed, e.g. BECMG xx10/xx12, the new conditions will be present from 12 noon.
2) PROB30 are listed as Low Probability Temporary Conditions with PROB40 being listed as High Probability Temporary Conditions.
3) TEMPO are listed as Temporary Conditions, these conditions will be present for 50% of the time period.
4) All times are in UTC (zulu).

Forecast for period 03:00-04:00 on the 28th

Wind
010/15Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 2000ft

Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
5000 Meters
Cloud
Few at 1800ft Towering Cumulonimbus
Scattered at 2000ft
Broken at 8000ft
Weather
Showers Rain
Forecast for period 04:00-05:00 on the 28th

Wind
010/15Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 2000ft

Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
5000 Meters
Cloud
Few at 1800ft Towering Cumulonimbus
Scattered at 2000ft
Broken at 8000ft
Weather
Showers Rain
Forecast for period 05:00-06:00 on the 28th

Wind
010/15Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 2000ft

Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
5000 Meters
Cloud
Few at 1800ft Towering Cumulonimbus
Scattered at 2000ft
Broken at 8000ft
Weather
Showers Rain
Forecast for period 06:00-07:00 on the 28th

Wind
010/15Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 2000ft

Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
5000 Meters
Cloud
Few at 1800ft Towering Cumulonimbus
Scattered at 2000ft
Broken at 8000ft
Weather
Showers Rain
Forecast for period 07:00-08:00 on the 28th

Wind
010/15Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 2000ft

Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
5000 Meters
Cloud
Few at 1800ft Towering Cumulonimbus
Scattered at 2000ft
Broken at 8000ft
Weather
Showers Rain
Forecast for period 08:00-09:00 on the 28th

Wind
010/15Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 2000ft

Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
5000 Meters
Cloud
Few at 1800ft Towering Cumulonimbus
Scattered at 2000ft
Broken at 8000ft
Weather
Showers Rain
Forecast for period 09:00-10:00 on the 28th

Wind
010/15Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 2000ft

Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
5000 Meters
Cloud
Few at 1800ft Towering Cumulonimbus
Scattered at 2000ft
Broken at 8000ft
Weather
Showers Rain
Forecast for period 10:00-11:00 on the 28th

Wind
010/15Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 2000ft

Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
5000 Meters
Cloud
Few at 1800ft Towering Cumulonimbus
Scattered at 2000ft
Broken at 8000ft
Weather
Showers Rain
Forecast for period 11:00-12:00 on the 28th

Wind
010/15Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 2000ft

Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
5000 Meters
Cloud
Few at 1800ft Towering Cumulonimbus
Scattered at 2000ft
Broken at 8000ft
Weather
Showers Rain

* Although every effort has been made to confirm the accuracy of these decode, the raw metar and TAF from above must be used for flight planning purposes.
** These decode are designed for civilian airports only, military decodes will most likely contain omissions or errors.

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Kefallinia Airport (LGKF/EFL)
Runways Available 14, 32
Distance 33 Nautical Miles

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runway
32
windsock
Runway 32
Headwind Crosswind
13 kts 5 kts



Araxos Airport (LGRX/GPA)
Runways Available 18, 36
Distance 40 Nautical Miles

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runway variable wind
Wind Variable (max)
Headwind Crosswind
~0 kts ~0 kts



Kalamata Airport (LGKL/KLX)
Runways Available 17R, 35L
Distance 78 Nautical Miles

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runway variable wind
Wind Variable (max)
Headwind Crosswind
~3 kts ~3 kts



Preveza Airport (LGPZ/PVK)
Runways Available 06, 24
Distance 81 Nautical Miles

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runway
06
windsock
Runway 06
Headwind Crosswind
14 kts 2 kts


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