Europe Aviation Weather Report for Sion Airport (LSGS/SIR)

TAF, METAR and NOTAM reports Decoded for Sion Airport at GS: UTC on the LSth

Runways Available 07R, 25L


Below are the latest METAR, TAF and NOTAM reports for Sion 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. NOTAM data is updated between 0200z and 0400z daily.



Weather Decoded for Sion Airport at GS: UTC on the LSth

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


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


Dawn Twilight04:54
Sunrise05:22
Sunset17:20
Evening Twilight        17:48
Wind

Direction: Variable

Magnetic: -

Speed: 1kts (2mph)

compass windsock
Visibility

Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km

Clouds

Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 7000ft

Weather Phenomena

Light Rain

Temperature

Temperature: 10°

Dewpoint: 09°

Pressure

QNH: 1021

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

METAR
METAR LSGS 270120Z AUTO VRB01KT 9999 -RA BKN070 10/09 Q1021
METAR LSGS 270050Z AUTO VRB03KT 9999 FEW012 SCT023 OVC065 10/09 Q1021
METAR LSGS 270020Z AUTO 26003KT 9999 FEW014 BKN055 10/09 Q1021
METAR LSGS 262350Z AUTO VRB02KT 9999 BKN055 10/09 Q1021
runway variable wind
Wind Variable (max)
Headwind Crosswind
~1 kts ~1 kts

Wind is variable with no runway being favoured


TAF
LSGS 261425Z 2615/2624 25010KT 9999 SCT050 BKN065
PROB30 TEMPO 2615/2620 RA
BECMG 2618/2620 VRB02KT

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.




NOTAMS




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 15:00-16:00 on the 26th

Wind
250/10Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 5000ft
Broken at 6500ft

Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Weather
Rain
Forecast for period 16:00-17:00 on the 26th

Wind
250/10Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 5000ft
Broken at 6500ft

Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Weather
Rain
Forecast for period 17:00-18:00 on the 26th

Wind
250/10Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 5000ft
Broken at 6500ft

Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Weather
Rain
Forecast for period 18:00-19:00 on the 26th

Wind
250/10Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 5000ft
Broken at 6500ft

Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Weather
Rain
Forecast for period 19:00-20:00 on the 26th

Wind
250/10Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 5000ft
Broken at 6500ft

Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Weather
Rain
Forecast for period 20:00-21:00 on the 26th

Wind
Variable at 02Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 5000ft
Broken at 6500ft

Forecast for period 21:00-22:00 on the 26th

Wind
Variable at 02Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 5000ft
Broken at 6500ft

Forecast for period 22:00-23:00 on the 26th

Wind
Variable at 02Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 5000ft
Broken at 6500ft

Forecast for period 23:00-00:00 on the 26th

Wind
Variable at 02Kts
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Scattered at 5000ft
Broken at 6500ft

* 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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Bern Airport (LSZB/BRN)
Runways Available 14, 32
Distance 49 Nautical Miles

Bern Airport is a general aviation airport, or the longest runway is less than 1600M


Clich here to see the full details for Bern Airport

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