Below are the latest METAR, TAF and NOTAM 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. NOTAM data is updated between 0200z and 0400z daily.
Weather Decoded for Zurich Airport at ZH: UTC on the LSth
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at Zurich Airport, all times in UTC.
Dawn Twilight | 04:49 |
Sunrise | 05:18 |
Sunset | 17:15 |
Evening Twilight | 17:44 |
Wind
Direction:
Variable
Magnetic:
-
Speed: 2kts (3mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility:
Greater than 10km
Clouds
Few (1 - 2 octas coverage) at 300ft
Scattered (3 - 4 octas coverage) at 900ft
Weather Phenomena
No precipitation detected
No significant change to the conditions expected
Temperature
Temperature: 10°
Dewpoint: 09°
RAW METAR and TAF data for Zurich Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR
METAR LSZH 270120Z AUTO VRB02KT 9999 FEW003 SCT009 10/09 Q1020 NOSIG
METAR LSZH 270050Z AUTO VRB03KT 9999 FEW006 10/09 Q1021 NOSIG
METAR LSZH 270020Z AUTO 13002KT 9999 -RA BKN/// 10/09 Q1021 NOSIG
METAR LSZH 262350Z AUTO VRB01KT 9999 -RA FEW006 BKN070 10/09 Q1020 NOSIG
Wind Variable (max) |
Headwind |
Crosswind |
~2 kts |
~2 kts |
Wind is variable with no runway being favoured
TAF
LSZH 262338Z 2700/2806 22004KT 9999 -RA FEW005 OVC070 TX14/2714Z TN08/2705Z TN06/2803Z
PROB40 TEMPO 2700/2710 4000 DZRA BKN012
PROB30 TEMPO 2700/2708 2500 BKN007
PROB40 TEMPO 2713/2717 04005KT
BECMG 2717/2721 CAVOK
BECMG 2722/2801 6000 BR BKN010
PROB40 2802/2806 2000 BCFG
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.
Notam data is still being synced for this airport, please check back later.
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 00:00-01:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 500ft
Overcast at 7000ft
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 01:00-02:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 500ft
Overcast at 7000ft
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 02:00-03:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 500ft
Overcast at 7000ft
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 03:00-04:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 500ft
Overcast at 7000ft
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 04:00-05:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 500ft
Overcast at 7000ft
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 05:00-06:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 500ft
Overcast at 7000ft
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 06:00-07:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 500ft
Overcast at 7000ft
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 07:00-08:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 500ft
Overcast at 7000ft
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 08:00-09:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 500ft
Overcast at 7000ft
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 09:00-10:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 500ft
Overcast at 7000ft
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 10:00-11:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 500ft
Overcast at 7000ft
Forecast for period 11:00-12:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 500ft
Overcast at 7000ft
Forecast for period 12:00-13:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 500ft
Overcast at 7000ft
Forecast for period 13:00-14:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 500ft
Overcast at 7000ft
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 14:00-15:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 500ft
Overcast at 7000ft
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 15:00-16:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 500ft
Overcast at 7000ft
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 16:00-17:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 500ft
Overcast at 7000ft
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 17:00-18:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 500ft
Overcast at 7000ft
Forecast for period 18:00-19:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 500ft
Overcast at 7000ft
Forecast for period 19:00-20:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 500ft
Overcast at 7000ft
Forecast for period 20:00-21:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 500ft
Overcast at 7000ft
Forecast for period 21:00-22:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 500ft
Overcast at 7000ft
Weather
Cloud and Visibility OK
Forecast for period 22:00-23:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 500ft
Overcast at 7000ft
Weather
Cloud and Visibility OK
Forecast for period 23:00-00:00 on the 27th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 500ft
Overcast at 7000ft
Weather
Cloud and Visibility OK
Forecast for period 00:00-01:00 on the 28th
Visiblity
Greater than 10km
Cloud
Few at 500ft
Overcast at 7000ft
Weather
Cloud and Visibility OK
Forecast for period 01:00-02:00 on the 28th
Forecast for period 02:00-03:00 on the 28th
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 03:00-04:00 on the 28th
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 04:00-05:00 on the 28th
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 05:00-06:00 on the 28th
High Probability Temporary Conditions
* 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 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