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ZRH Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Zurich Airport, Zurich, Switzerland · LSZH

Current weather at Zurich Airport in Zurich, Switzerland (IATA ZRH, ICAO LSZH): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 160° at 4 kt. Below are the latest METAR and TAF from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center, decoded into plain English, and the headwind and crosswind on each runway.

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Current conditions (METAR)

VFRObserved at 22:50Z on Oct 27, 27 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the south-southeast (160° true) at 4 knots.
  • Visibility: 6 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: none reported; no ceiling.
  • Temperature: 8°C (46°F), dew point 7°C (45°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.18 inHg (1022 hPa).
METAR LSZH 272250Z AUTO 16004KT CAVOK 08/07 Q1022 NOSIG

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 160° at 4 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
16 Most headwind152°4 kt1 kt from the right12,139 ft
34332°Tailwind 4 kt1 kt from the left12,139 ft
14134°4 kt2 kt from the right10,827 ft
32314°Tailwind 4 kt2 kt from the left10,827 ft
10093°2 kt4 kt from the right8,202 ft
28273°Tailwind 2 kt4 kt from the left8,202 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 20:25Z, valid Oct 27 21:00Z to Oct 29 03:00Z

TAF LSZH 272025Z 2721/2903 14004KT CAVOK TX12/2814Z TN07/2803Z BECMG 2800/2803 9999 BKN050 TEMPO 2805/2810 4000 RA BKN012 PROB30 TEMPO 2807/2810 31008KT BECMG 2817/2820 03005KT
  1. Oct 27 21:00Z to Oct 28 00:00Z
    Wind 140° at 4 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; no significant clouds.
  2. Becoming, Oct 28 00:00Z to 17:00Z
    Wind 140° at 4 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 5,000 ft.
  3. Temporarily, Oct 28 05:00Z to 10:00Z
    Visibility about 2.5 miles; rain; broken clouds at 1,200 ft.
  4. 30% chance, temporarily, Oct 28 07:00Z to 10:00Z
    Wind 310° at 8 kt.
  5. Becoming, Oct 28 17:00Z to Oct 29 03:00Z
    Wind 030° at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 5,000 ft.

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Times are UTC (Z). Weather and runway data come from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov) and are refreshed here every few minutes; the plain-English summaries are generated by cwsi.net and may simplify, so the raw METAR and TAF are authoritative. Runway headings are true, worked out from NOAA's runway alignment. cwsi.net is not affiliated with NOAA or the FAA: get an official weather briefing before flight.

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