Europe Aviation Weather Report for Zakynthos Airport (LGZA/ZTH)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Zakynthos Airport at 10:20 UTC on the 04th
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 10:20 UTC on the 04th
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at Zakynthos Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 05:06 |
| Sunrise | 05:34 |
| Sunset | 15:19 |
| Evening Twilight | 15:46 |
Wind
Direction: Variable
Magnetic: -
Speed: 3kts (5mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: 5000 meters
Clouds
Scattered (3 - 4 octas coverage) at 1400ft
Few (1 - 2 octas coverage) at 1800ft
Cloud type Towering Cumulonimbus
Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 2500ft
Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 7000ft
Weather Phenomena
Light Rain
RERA Rain
Temperature
Temperature: 17°
Dewpoint: 15°
Pressure
QNH: 1009
RAW METAR and TAF data for Zakynthos Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR LGZA 041020Z VRB03KT 5000 -RA SCT014 FEW018TCU BKN025 BKN070 17/15 Q1009 RERA
METAR LGZA 040950Z 12017KT 3000 -RA BR SCT014 FEW018TCU BKN025 OVC070 17/15 Q1009 RERA
METAR LGZA 040920Z 13023G35KT 1500 RA BR SCT014 SCT018TCU BKN025 17/15 Q1008 RETS
METAR LGZA 040850Z COR 13024G34KT 1500 +TSRA BR SCT014 SCT018CB BKN025 17/15 Q1009
| Wind Variable (max) | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| ~3 kts | ~3 kts |
Wind is variable with no runway being favoured
LGZA 040927Z 0409/0418 15015KT 7000 FEW014 BKN025 BKN070
TEMPO 0409/0418 5000 RA FEW012 FEW018TCU BKN020
PROB30 TEMPO 0409/0412 2000 TSRA SCT010 FEW018CB BKN020 OVC070
TEMPO 0409/0412 14020G30KT
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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 09:00-10:00 on the 4th
Broken at 2500ft
Broken at 7000ft
Temporary Conditions
Few at 1800ft Towering Cumulonimbus
Broken at 2000ft
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 10:00-11:00 on the 4th
Broken at 2500ft
Broken at 7000ft
Temporary Conditions
Few at 1800ft Towering Cumulonimbus
Broken at 2000ft
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 11:00-12:00 on the 4th
Broken at 2500ft
Broken at 7000ft
Temporary Conditions
Few at 1800ft Towering Cumulonimbus
Broken at 2000ft
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 12:00-13:00 on the 4th
Broken at 2500ft
Broken at 7000ft
Temporary Conditions
Few at 1800ft Towering Cumulonimbus
Broken at 2000ft
Forecast for period 13:00-14:00 on the 4th
Broken at 2500ft
Broken at 7000ft
Temporary Conditions
Few at 1800ft Towering Cumulonimbus
Broken at 2000ft
Forecast for period 14:00-15:00 on the 4th
Broken at 2500ft
Broken at 7000ft
Temporary Conditions
Few at 1800ft Towering Cumulonimbus
Broken at 2000ft
Forecast for period 15:00-16:00 on the 4th
Broken at 2500ft
Broken at 7000ft
Temporary Conditions
Few at 1800ft Towering Cumulonimbus
Broken at 2000ft
Forecast for period 16:00-17:00 on the 4th
Broken at 2500ft
Broken at 7000ft
Temporary Conditions
Few at 1800ft Towering Cumulonimbus
Broken at 2000ft
Forecast for period 17:00-18:00 on the 4th
Broken at 2500ft
Broken at 7000ft
Temporary Conditions
Few at 1800ft Towering Cumulonimbus
Broken at 2000ft
* 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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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 Zakynthos Airport.
Kefallinia Airport (LGKF/EFL)
Runways Available 14, 32
Distance 33 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 14 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 2 kts | 2 kts |
Araxos Airport (LGRX/GPA)
Runways Available 18, 36
Distance 40 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 18 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 9 kts | 8 kts |
Kalamata Airport (LGKL/KLX)
Runways Available 17R, 35L
Distance 78 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 17 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 4 kts | 3 kts |
Preveza Airport (LGPZ/PVK)
Runways Available 06, 24
Distance 81 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 06 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 7 kts | 4 kts |
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