Europe Aviation Weather Report for Zurich Airport (LSZH/ZRH)

Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Zurich Airport at 08:50 UTC on the 21th

Runways Available 10, 14, 16, 28, 32, 34


Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for Zurich 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 Zurich Airport at 08:50 UTC on the 21th

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


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


Dawn Twilight02:48
Sunrise03:26
Sunset19:28
Evening Twilight        20:07
Wind

Direction: Variable

Magnetic: -

Speed: 4kts (6mph)

compass windsock
Visibility

Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km

Clouds

No clouds detected

Weather Phenomena

No precipitation detected

No significant change to the conditions expected

Temperature

Temperature: 28°

Dewpoint: 16°

Pressure

QNH: 1027

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

METAR
METAR LSZH 210850Z VRB04KT CAVOK 28/16 Q1027 NOSIG
METAR LSZH 210820Z VRB02KT CAVOK 27/15 Q1027 NOSIG
METAR LSZH 210750Z VRB02KT CAVOK 27/16 Q1027 NOSIG
METAR LSZH 210720Z VRB02KT CAVOK 25/16 Q1027 NOSIG
runway variable wind
Wind Variable (max)
Headwind Crosswind
~4 kts ~4 kts

Wind is variable with no runway being favoured


TAF
LSZH 210825Z 2109/2215 VRB02KT CAVOK TX34/2115Z TN17/2204Z TX35/2214Z
TEMPO 2113/2117 9999 FEW080TCU
PROB40 TEMPO 2114/2118 01010KT FEW070CB
BECMG 2209/2211 05005KT

Not sure of an abbreviation in the TAF or just looking for a quick refresher on how to decode a TAF, check out our TAF decode guide.
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 09:00-10:00 on the 21st

Wind
Variable at 02Kts
Visiblity
Clear Skies

Forecast for period 10:00-11:00 on the 21st

Wind
Variable at 02Kts
Visiblity
Clear Skies

Forecast for period 11:00-12:00 on the 21st

Wind
Variable at 02Kts
Visiblity
Clear Skies

Forecast for period 12:00-13:00 on the 21st

Wind
Variable at 02Kts
Visiblity
Clear Skies

Forecast for period 13:00-14:00 on the 21st

Wind
Variable at 02Kts
Visiblity
Clear Skies

Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 8000ft Towering Cumulonimbus

Forecast for period 14:00-15:00 on the 21st

Wind
Variable at 02Kts
Visiblity
Clear Skies

Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 8000ft Towering Cumulonimbus

High Probability Temporary Conditions
Wind
010/10Kts
Cloud
Few at 7000ft Cumulonimbus

Forecast for period 15:00-16:00 on the 21st

Wind
Variable at 02Kts
Visiblity
Clear Skies

Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 8000ft Towering Cumulonimbus

High Probability Temporary Conditions
Wind
010/10Kts
Cloud
Few at 7000ft Cumulonimbus

Forecast for period 16:00-17:00 on the 21st

Wind
Variable at 02Kts
Visiblity
Clear Skies

Temporary Conditions
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 8000ft Towering Cumulonimbus

High Probability Temporary Conditions
Wind
010/10Kts
Cloud
Few at 7000ft Cumulonimbus

Forecast for period 17:00-18:00 on the 21st

Wind
Variable at 02Kts
Visiblity
Clear Skies

High Probability Temporary Conditions
Wind
010/10Kts
Cloud
Few at 7000ft Cumulonimbus

Forecast for period 18:00-19:00 on the 21st

Wind
Variable at 02Kts
Visiblity
Clear Skies

Forecast for period 19:00-20:00 on the 21st

Wind
Variable at 02Kts
Visiblity
Clear Skies

Forecast for period 20:00-21:00 on the 21st

Wind
Variable at 02Kts
Visiblity
Clear Skies

Forecast for period 21:00-22:00 on the 21st

Wind
Variable at 02Kts
Visiblity
Clear Skies

Forecast for period 22:00-23:00 on the 21st

Wind
Variable at 02Kts
Visiblity
Clear Skies

Forecast for period 23:00-00:00 on the 21st

Wind
Variable at 02Kts
Visiblity
Clear Skies

Forecast for period 00:00-01:00 on the 22nd

Wind
Variable at 02Kts
Visiblity
Clear Skies

Forecast for period 01:00-02:00 on the 22nd

Wind
Variable at 02Kts
Visiblity
Clear Skies

Forecast for period 02:00-03:00 on the 22nd

Wind
Variable at 02Kts
Visiblity
Clear Skies

Forecast for period 03:00-04:00 on the 22nd

Wind
Variable at 02Kts
Visiblity
Clear Skies

Forecast for period 04:00-05:00 on the 22nd

Wind
Variable at 02Kts
Visiblity
Clear Skies

Forecast for period 05:00-06:00 on the 22nd

Wind
Variable at 02Kts
Visiblity
Clear Skies

Forecast for period 06:00-07:00 on the 22nd

Wind
Variable at 02Kts
Visiblity
Clear Skies

Forecast for period 07:00-08:00 on the 22nd

Wind
Variable at 02Kts
Visiblity
Clear Skies

Forecast for period 08:00-09:00 on the 22nd

Wind
Variable at 02Kts
Visiblity
Clear Skies

Forecast for period 09:00-10:00 on the 22nd

Wind
Variable at 02Kts
Visiblity
Clear Skies

Forecast for period 10:00-11:00 on the 22nd

Wind
Variable at 02Kts
Visiblity
Clear Skies

Forecast for period 11:00-12:00 on the 22nd

Wind
050/05Kts
Visiblity
Clear Skies

Forecast for period 12:00-13:00 on the 22nd

Wind
050/05Kts
Visiblity
Clear Skies

Forecast for period 13:00-14:00 on the 22nd

Wind
050/05Kts
Visiblity
Clear Skies

Forecast for period 14:00-15:00 on the 22nd

Wind
050/05Kts
Visiblity
Clear Skies

* 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.

Planning a flight to or from Zurich Airport?

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Below are the nearest 4 airports (potentially including general aviation or airports with runways shorter than 1600M, as well as military airports) from our database that may also be useful for your planning purposes, sorted in distance from Zurich Airport.




Dübendorf Air Base (LSMD/)
Runways Available 11, 29
Distance 7 Nautical Miles

Dübendorf Air Base is a military airport and may not be available as an alternate


Clich here to see the full details for Dübendorf Air Base

runway variable wind
Wind Variable (max)
Headwind Crosswind
~1 kts ~1 kts



Emmen Air Base (LSME/EML)
Runways Available 04, 22
Distance 28 Nautical Miles

Emmen Air Base is a military airport and may not be available as an alternate


Clich here to see the full details for Emmen Air Base

runway variable wind
Wind Variable (max)
Headwind Crosswind
~2 kts ~2 kts



Friedrichshafen Airport (EDNY/FDH)
Runways Available 06, 24
Distance 47 Nautical Miles

Clich here to see the full details for Friedrichshafen Airport

runway variable wind
Wind Variable (max)
Headwind Crosswind
~1 kts ~1 kts



St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (LSZR/ACH)
Runways Available 10R, 28L
Distance 47 Nautical Miles

St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport is a general aviation airport, or the longest runway is less than 1600M


Clich here to see the full details for St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport

runway variable wind
Wind Variable (max)
Headwind Crosswind
~2 kts ~2 kts


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