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Zürich Airport (ZRH/LSZH)

Zurich424 m

12°CTemperature150° · 5 ktWind6+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
12°C
Dew point
11°C
Wind
150° · 5 kt
Visibility
6+ mi
Altimeter
29.62 inHg
Current conditions
VFR

Wind on the runway

Runway heading
0°
Headwind
4 kt
Tailwind
Crosswind
2 kt
From the right

Cloud ceiling profile

Ceiling
7,000 ftBKN
SCT1,600 ft AGL
BKN7,000 ft AGL

METAR

Nov 11, 2026, 10:50 PM (UTC)

Decoded observation

Report type
METAR
issued
Nov 11, 2026, 10:50 PM (UTC)
wind
150° · 5 kt · Wind varying between 120°–180°
visibility
>10 km
weather
light · showers · rain · drizzle
clouds
SCT · scattered clouds · 1,600 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 7,000 ft AGL
temperature
12 °C
dew point
11 °C
altimeter setting
1,003 hPa
flight category
VFR

TAF

Nov 11, 2026, 8:25 PM (UTC)

Forecast period 1 · base period

Validity
Nov 11, 2026, 9:00 PM (UTC) – Nov 11, 2026, 9:00 PM (UTC)
wind
230° · 5 kt
visibility
6 km
weather
light · rain
clouds
FEW · few clouds · 400 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 800 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 2 · becoming

Validity
Nov 11, 2026, 9:00 PM (UTC) – Nov 11, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC)
wind
230° · 5 kt
visibility
2 km
weather
patches · fog
clouds
FEW · few clouds · 400 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 800 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 3 · becoming

Validity
Nov 11, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC) – Nov 12, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
wind
230° · 5 kt
visibility
1.2 km
weather
partial · fog
clouds
FEW · few clouds · 400 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 800 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,000 ft AGL
Vertical visibility
300 ft

Forecast period 4 · becoming

Validity
Nov 12, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC) – Nov 12, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC)
wind
230° · 5 kt
visibility
300 m
weather
fog
clouds
FEW · few clouds · 400 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 800 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,000 ft AGL
Vertical visibility
200 ft

Forecast period 5 · becoming

Validity
Nov 12, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC) – Nov 12, 2026, 11:00 AM (UTC)
wind
230° · 5 kt
visibility
2 km
weather
patches · fog
clouds
BKN · broken cloud layer · 300 ft AGL

Forecast period 6 · becoming

Validity
Nov 12, 2026, 11:00 AM (UTC) – Nov 12, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC)
wind
230° · 5 kt
visibility
4 km
weather
mist
clouds
BKN · broken cloud layer · 500 ft AGL

Forecast period 7 · becoming

Validity
Nov 12, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC) – Nov 12, 2026, 7:00 PM (UTC)
wind
230° · 5 kt
visibility
6 km
weather
mist
clouds
SCT · scattered clouds · 800 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 6,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 8 · temporary conditions

Validity
Nov 12, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC) – Nov 13, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC)
visibility
4 km
weather
rain
clouds
BKN · broken cloud layer · 800 ft AGL

Forecast period 9 · becoming

Validity
Nov 12, 2026, 7:00 PM (UTC) – Nov 13, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC)
wind
350° · 8 kt
visibility
6 km
weather
mist
clouds
SCT · scattered clouds · 800 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 6,000 ft AGL

Terminal forecast

TEMPO
Nov 12, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC)
VRB° · — kt
2.49 mi · RA
BECMG
Nov 12, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC)
230° · 5 kt
3.73 mi · BR
BASE
Nov 11, 2026, 9:00 PM (UTC)
230° · 5 kt
3.73 mi · -RA
BECMG
Nov 11, 2026, 9:00 PM (UTC)
230° · 5 kt
1.24 mi · BCFG
BECMG
Nov 11, 2026, 11:00 PM (UTC)
230° · 5 kt
0.75 mi · PRFG
BECMG
Nov 12, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC)
230° · 5 kt
0.19 mi · FG
BECMG
Nov 12, 2026, 11:00 AM (UTC)
230° · 5 kt
2.49 mi · BR
BECMG
Nov 12, 2026, 7:00 PM (UTC)
350° · 8 kt
3.73 mi · BR
BECMG
Nov 12, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC)
230° · 5 kt
1.24 mi · BCFG

Observation history

UTCCurrent conditionsTemperatureWindVisibility
Nov 11, 2026, 10:50 PM (UTC)VFR12°C5 kt6+ mi

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