METAR & TAF for Zürich Airport
Live aviation weather for LSZH, decoded in plain English. Elevation 1417ft, runways 01H/19H, 10/28, 14/32, 16/34.
METAR LSZH 311520Z 30010KT 9999 FEW056 25/10 Q1019 NOSIG
Observed 29 min ago
Wind
300° (WNW) at 10kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Few at 5,600ft
Temperature
25°C / 10°C dew
Humidity
39%
QNH
1019 hPa
TAF LSZH 311425Z 3115/0121 29010KT 9999 FEW050 TX25/3115Z TN12/0104Z TX26/0114Z PROB30 TEMPO 3115/3117 30015G25KT BECMG 3117/3120 23004KT CAVOK PROB40 0102/0107 6000 MIFG NSC PROB30 0103/0106 3000 BCFG SCT003 BECMG 0109/0112 9999 FEW050 PROB30 TEMPO 0113/0118 28008KT BECMG 0116/0119 CAVOK
- Mon 15:00Z to Mon 17:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 290° (WNW) at 10kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 5,000ft
- Mon 15:00Z to Mon 17:00Z30% temporaryVFR
- Wind 300° (WNW) at 15kt, gusting 25kt
- Mon 17:00Z to Tue 09:00ZBecomingVFR
- Wind 230° (SW) at 4kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- NSW
- Cloud: no significant cloud
- Tue 02:00Z to Tue 07:00Z40% probableMVFR
- Visibility 6 km
- MIFG
- Cloud: no significant cloud
- Tue 03:00Z to Tue 06:00Z30% probableIFR
- Visibility 3000 m
- BCFG
- Cloud: scattered at 300ft
- Tue 09:00Z to Tue 16:00ZBecomingVFR
- Wind 230° (SW) at 4kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- NSW
- Cloud: few at 5,000ft
- Tue 13:00Z to Tue 18:00Z30% temporaryVFR
- Wind 280° (W) at 8kt
- Tue 16:00Z to Tue 21:00ZBecomingVFR
- Wind 230° (SW) at 4kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- NSW
- Cloud: no significant cloud
Sunrise
04:44Z
Sunset
18:11Z
Daylight
13h 27m
Pressure alt
1,245 ft
Density alt
2,741 ft
Common questions
Does Zürich Airport (LSZH) issue a METAR?
Yes. Zürich Airport issues its own METAR and TAF, updated through the day. The latest is shown above.
What is a personal minima?
Your own line in the sand: the cloudbase, visibility, wind, crosswind and gust limits you will not fly below. Threshold stores yours and checks live weather against them, so the go/no-go call is yours, made once, not guessed every time.
Where does this weather come from?
Live METAR and TAF from public aviation weather feeds, updated about every 10 minutes. Always confirm against your official pre-flight brief.