METAR LSZH Zürich

The current aviation weather for Zürich, decoded and with its GAFOR category. The data comes live from aviationweather.gov.

Current METAR

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LSZHAirfield

The four-letter ICAO code, here for Zürich.

Time:: 2. 23:50 UTC
Wind:: 330° at 3 knots
Visibility:: 10 km or more
Clouds:: SCT at 4400 ft
Temperature, dewpoint:: 13 °C / 12 °C
QNH:: 1030 hPa
Trend:: NOSIG

How the METARMAP shows this airfield

From every METAR, the METARMAP and the METARMAP Mini work out the GAFOR category and light the airfield's LED in its colour. The worse of the two values always decides: visibility or cloud ceiling. See the maps →

Charlie, clear

Visibility10 km or more → C

Cloud ceilingno closed layer (≥ 5/8) reported → C

Visibility ↓ / Cloud ceiling →	500 to 1000 ft	1000 to 2000 ft	2000 to 5000 ft	above 5000 ft, no cloud
over 10 km	M2	D1	O	C
8 to 10 km	M2	D1	O	O
5 to 8 km	M5	D4	D3	D3
1.5 to 5 km	M8	M7	M6	M6
below 1.5 km	X	X	X	X

Calculated from the observation itself. The official GAFOR by the DWD is a forecast for areas.

Crosswind at LSZH right now

Runway	Head-/tailwind	Crosswind
16155°	3 kt tailwind	none
34335°likely in use	3 kt headwind	none
14137°	3 kt tailwind	1 kt from the left
32317°	3 kt headwind	1 kt from the right
1096°	2 kt tailwind	2 kt from the left
28276°	2 kt headwind	2 kt from the right

Runway data: OurAirports, true headings. The runway that counts is the one tower or ATIS assigns.

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TAF: the forecast

LSZHAirfield

The four-letter ICAO code, here for Zürich.

Valid from day 3, 00:00 UTC to day 4, 06:00 UTC · issued day 2, 23:25 UTC

Base forecastday 3, 00:00 UTC to day 4, 06:00 UTC
variable, 2 knots · 10 km or more · BKN at 4000 ft
VRB02KT 9999 BKN040 TX22/0315Z TN11/0305Z TN11/0405Z
O
40 % probabilityday 3, 03:00 UTC to day 3, 08:00 UTC
variable, 2 knots · 10 km or more · BKN at 1000 ft
PROB40 0303/0308 BKN010
D1
30 % probabilityday 3, 03:00 UTC to day 3, 08:00 UTC
variable, 2 knots · 0.5 km · fog · VV at 200 ft
PROB30 0303/0308 0500 FG VV002
X
Becomingday 3, 13:00 UTC to day 3, 16:00 UTC
variable, 2 knots · 10 km or more · no cloud below 5000 ft / CAVOK
BECMG 0313/0316 CAVOK
C
Becomingday 4, 01:00 UTC to day 4, 03:00 UTC
variable, 2 knots · 3 km · patches fog · BKN at 500 ft
BECMG 0401/0403 3000 BCFG BKN005
M8
40 % probabilityday 4, 03:00 UTC to day 4, 06:00 UTC
variable, 2 knots · 1.2 km · partial fog · BKN at 200 ft
PROB40 0403/0406 1200 PRFG BKN002
X

Zürich on the METARMAP

On the METARMAP, Zürich is one of 82 LEDs. It glows in the GAFOR colour shown above and fetches the new METAR every five minutes.

Airfield

ICAO identifier	`LSZH`
Country	Switzerland
Elevation	1391 ft (424 m)
Sun today	↑ 07:27 · ↓ 19:01 · night from 19:32
Position	47.461° N, 8.553° E

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